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600,000 tons to be hauled away from Lahaina burn zone

The Lahaina wildfire debris removal project began Tuesday with preparation work in anticipation of hauling away an estimated 600,000 tons of ash and waste over the next year.

By Andrew Vliet / Special to the Star-Advertiser

Jan. 16, 2024

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Deserted Honoapiilani Highway at Launiupoko which will soon be used by trucks hauling an estimated 400,000 tons of debris from the Lahaina fire.
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A temporary roadway crossing Honoapiilani Highway from trucks transporting debris from the Lahaina fire to a temporary storage site at Olowalu.
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Truck scales installed to weigh debris from the Lahaina fire at the entrance to the temporary storage site at Olowalu.
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After an outpouring of opposition, the Maui County Council approved the use of an abandoned cinder pit for the temporary storage of debris from the Lahaina fires of August.
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Warning signs alerting motorists along Honoapiilani Highway about traffic impacts due to trucks hauling debris from the Lahaina fires to the temporary storage site at Olowalu.
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The entrance to the Olowalu site that will be used as a temporary site for the storage of approximately 400,000 tons of debris from the August Lahaina fire.

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