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Lahaina residents want a new path for rebuilding community

Lahaina residents urged Maui County Council members during a standing-room-only committee meeting in Kaanapali to put the brakes on tourism and seek a different path forward as the community rebuilds.

By Craig T. Kojima

Sept. 27, 2023

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Lahaina residents urged Maui County Council members during a standing-room-only committee meeting in Kaanapali to put the brakes on tourism and seek a different path forward as the community rebuilds.
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Mikey Burke provided testimony on Wednesday.
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Lahaina residents urged Maui County Council members during a standing-room-only committee meeting in Kaanapali to put the brakes on tourism and seek a different path forward as the community rebuilds.
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Mikey Burke kisses her son, Maleko Burke after he gave testimony on Wednesday.
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Na Kula Kaiapuni o Lahaina, a Hawaiian language immersion class, did an oli before the meeting.
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Attendees of meeting file into the Westin Maui meeting room.
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Council member Nohelani U’u-Hodgins, middle, calls the meeting into order.
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Protesters lined Honoapiilani Highway on Wednesday.
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Kalama’ehu Takahashi provided testimony on Wednesday.
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Kahana resident,Eileen Smith, middle, listened to testimony.
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Council members Shane Sinenci and Gabe Johnson prepare for the meeting.
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Kanoelani Steward provided testimony on Wednesday.
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Council members at the meeting included Alice Lee, middle, Yuki Lei Sugimura and at right, Tasha Kama.
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Protesters lined Honoapiilani Highway on Wednesday.
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Kalama’ehu Takahashi provided testimony on Wednesday.
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Kumu Liko Rogers is hugged after he delivered testimony.
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Mikey Burke, left, watches her son, Maleko Burke, deliver his testimony.
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Na Kula Kaiapuni o Lahaina, a Hawaiian language immersion class, prepared to do an oli before the meeting.
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Protesters lined Honoapiilani Highway on Wednesday.
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Kalama’ehu Takahashi provided testimony on Wednesday.
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Mikey Burke, left, and son, Maleko Burke both delivered testimonies.
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Kalama’ehu Takahashi, walks off to applause after his testimony.

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