Hawaii fires: Lahaina community rallies together as rescue operations continue
by Libby Leonard in Kapa'au from US news | The Guardian on (#6DRDP)
As ash settles and search for survivors carries on, residents band together to locate loved ones and help those stranded
The former capital of the Hawaiian Kingdom, Lahaina is a place with a rich landscape, sacred to Kanaka Maoli or Native Hawaiians, one that long has provided a connection to their ancestors.
On Thursday, the town of 9,100 lay in ruins, destroyed by the largest natural disaster to hit Hawaii since Hurricane Iniki in 1992.
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