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West Maui tourism restarts Sunday

The official restart of tourism Sunday in the northernmost section of West Maui is in for a mixed reception of open arms and crossed arms from the community, two months after a deadly wildfire burned down most of Lahaina.

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The Olowalu Tunnel bears the graffiti celebrating pride of place and a death toll from the Aug. 8 Lahaina wildfires.
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The Olowalu Tunnel bears the graffiti celebrating pride of place and a death toll from the Aug. 8 Lahaina wildfires.
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The Olowalu Tunnel bears the graffiti celebrating pride of place and a death toll from the Aug. 8 Lahaina wildfires.
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The Olowalu Tunnel bears the graffiti celebrating pride of place and a death toll from the Aug. 8 Lahaina wildfires.
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A shopper browsed At Witt’s End gift shop at the Kahana Gateway on Saturday.
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A shopper browsed At Witt’s End gift shop at the Kahana Gateway on Saturday.
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A group of visitors from Phoenix, Ariz., had nearly all of Honolua - Mokuleia Bay to themselves on Saturday.
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A group of visitors from Phoenix, Ariz., had nearly all of Honolua - Mokuleia Bay to themselves on Saturday/
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Only a handful of people were at the beach at Honolua - Mokuleia Bay on Saturday.
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Kapalua Zipline employees Jesse Westbrook, Matt Doverspike and Owen Doverspike prepare the course for the return of visitors to Maui.
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West employee Sabrina Dimond of California shopped at Honolua at Kapalua on Saturday.
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Jessica Marbut of Texas, left, and Sabrina Dimond of California shopped at Honolua at Kapalua on Saturday.
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Sabrina Dimond of California, left, and Jessica Harbut of Texas shopped at Honolua at Kapalua on Saturday.
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Honolua Store employee Rhoda Aceret in the nearly empty store at Kapalua.
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A golfer on the green at Kapalua on Saturday.
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Golfers on the green at Kapalua on Saturday.
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The empty Hawaiian Village Coffee shop at the Kahala Gateway on Saturday.

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