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The leader of the Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement reflects on a year since the Lahaina fire

By GABRIELA AOUN ANGUEIRA, Associated Press
Published: August 11, 2024, 6:02am
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Images of Disney characters are seen on the entrance to the Kako’o Maui Relief & Aid Services Center, run by the Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement, on Wednesday, July 10, 2024, in Kahului, Hawaii.
Images of Disney characters are seen on the entrance to the Kako’o Maui Relief & Aid Services Center, run by the Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement, on Wednesday, July 10, 2024, in Kahului, Hawaii. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson) Photo Gallery

KAHULUI, Hawaii (AP) — On a Monday morning in July, 11 months after the devastating Lahaina fires, the Kako’o Maui Resource Center was still busy.

Sunlight poured through big windows. A young man with a white flower tucked behind his ear sat behind a desk near the door, smiling as he greeted visitors.

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