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A year after Maui wildfire, chronic housing shortage and pricey vacation rentals complicate recovery

  • Residents in Lahaina, Hawaii, have faced practical and emotional challenges since the deadly wildfire on August 8, 2023.
  • FEMA is leasing homes for over 1,200 households and giving subsidies to 500 others, with many rentals in Kihei.
  • To encourage landlords to rent to locals, FEMA raised rental rates by 75% in October, resulting in higher market prices.
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'We're going to survive and it's going to come back': A year after Maui wildfire, survivors press on

Hawaii residents have faced a year of challenges since the deadliest U.S. wildfire in a century decimated the historic town of Lahaina, on Maui, on Aug. 8, 2023

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A year after Maui wildfire, chronic housing shortage and pricey vacation rentals complicate recovery

Thousands of displaced residents on Maui have faced a year of anxious uncertainty since the deadliest U.S. wildfire in a century devastated Lahaina. Government and nonprofit groups have offered temporary

·United States
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A year after Maui wildfire, chronic housing shortage and pricey vacation rentals complicate recovery

Thousands of displaced residents on Maui have faced a year of anxious uncertainty since the deadliest U.S. wildfire in a century devastated Lahaina

·United States
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A year after Maui wildfire, chronic housing shortage and pricey vacation rentals complicate recovery

Associated Press LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) — Josephine Fraser worried her young family’s next home would be a tent. Fraser and her partner, their two sons and their dog had moved nine times in as many months, from one hotel room to another, since the deadliest U.S. wildfire in a century razed her hometown of Lahaina, on Maui. They would sometimes get just 24 hours to relocate, with no immediate word where they were headed. Now, the Red Cross was warn…

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A year after Maui wildfire, chronic housing shortage and pricey vacation rentals complicate recovery

Associated Press LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) — Josephine Fraser worried her young family’s next home would be a tent. Fraser and her partner, their two sons and their dog had moved nine times in as many months, from one hotel room to another, since the deadliest U.S. wildfire in a century razed her hometown of Lahaina, on Maui. They would sometimes get just 24 hours to relocate, with no immediate word where they were headed. Now, the Red Cross was warn…

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A year after Maui wildfire, chronic housing shortage and pricey vacation rentals complicate recovery

LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) — Josephine Fraser worried her young family’s next home would be a tent. Fraser and her partner, their two sons and their dog had moved nine times in as many months, from one hotel room to another, since the deadliest U.S. wildfire in a century razed her hometown of Lahaina, on Maui.…

·Washington, United States
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