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New survey tracks recovery of households affected by Maui wildfires

Summary by The Garden Island
Twice as many households affected by the August 2023 Maui wildfires were living in poverty a year after the disaster, a new survey suggests. The University of Hawaii Economic Research Organization reported Tuesday that 29% of fire-affected households now live below the poverty line, up from 14% before the fires that destroyed most of Lahaina and claimed 19 homes in Upcountry Maui on Aug. 8, 2023. UHERO said the recent poverty rate among those af…
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