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Lahaina, Hawaii - 26 June 2024
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1. Drone footage over Lahaina
2. SOUNDBITE (English) Col. Eric Swenson, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers:
"We are ahead of schedule on both, and we anticipate being done, meaningfully done, with residential, commercial in a few, in a few months. There's about 1,400 residential properties and 159 commercial properties that are part of our portfolio. We are working very hard to get those cleared."
3. Drone footage over Lahaina
4. SOUNDBITE (English) Richard Bissen, Maui Mayor:
"The second thing I want them to know is we're not focused on the speed. We're focused on the safety. We're focused on making sure we can get people back to their homes in a safe way as quickly as possible, but we have to be focusing on the safety, and I guess that's what I want people to see. Now if we can do both, I think that's a win win."
5. Wide of debris clean up
6. Various of house property cleaned up
7. SOUNDBITE (English) Kim Ball, Lahaina resident:
"Well, this is awesome. I mean, I can't say enough. The only sadness I have is that this neighborhood will never be the same."
8. Wide of house property cleared
9. SOUNDBITE (English) Kim Ball, Lahaina resident:
"I think initially everybody thought it was going to be like five years. And so now I think talking to some neighbors is like, 'oh man, maybe I pulled the trigger too fast.' You know, I think they have no idea."
10. Various of home under construction
11. SOUNDBITE (English) Gene Milne, Lahaina resident:
"So the permits for what will be the swimming pool, the walls and the, and the main house were still open. The city never ever closed them, so it made it very easy for me to get my permits again."
12. Various of banyan tree
13. SOUNDBITE (English) Tim Griffith, Maui County's arborist:
"As of two months ago, the tree just celebrated its 151st birthday. We're just so glad and blessed that the tree survived the fire. But there will definitely be some some scars."
14. Drone shot over Lahaina
STORYLINE:
Maui officials are highlighting some steps toward rebuilding nearly a year after a deadly wildfire destroyed much of Lahaina.
That includes residential building permits being issued, construction underway to rebuild one home and new growth on a giant, 151-year-old banyan tree along the town's historic Front Street.
Maui officials invited a group of Hawaii journalists to visit certain fire-ravaged sites to show what progress is being made.
The deadliest U.S. wildfire in more than a century destroyed thousands of homes and killed 102 people in Lahaina
Even though it’s been nearly a year, rebuilding Lahaina will be long and complicated. It’s unclear when people displaced by the fire will be able to move back and whether they’ll be able to afford to do so. The county has approved 23 residential building permits so far and 70 are under review, officials said.
Other stops of the tour included debris removal at a former outlet mall that had been a popular shopping destination for both tourists and locals, and a beloved, giant 151-year-old banyan tree, now drastically greener with new growth thanks to the preservation efforts of arborists.
AP Video shot by Mengshin Lin and Jennifer Sinco Kelleher
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