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As we approach the one year mark of the

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devastating wildfires that swept

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through Maui last August , the US Army

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Corps of Engineers has made significant

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progress in its recovery missions which

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have been funded by Fe Ma in support of

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the community since August 11th ,

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2023 more than 1300 U A

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volunteers have supported critical

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missions including temporary power ,

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temporary school debris removal and

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temporary housing . USA worked side by

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side with its federal state and local

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partners as well as contractors to

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complete projects in record time . Much

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of that is attributed to Maui locals

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comprising nearly 80% of the manpower

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in our missions since debris removal

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began in Lahaina on January 17th . USA

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and its contractors cleared 1378 of the

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approximately 1399 residential

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properties . It contracted to clear ,

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this includes 1231 residential lots

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that were returned to the county of

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Maui , allowing homeowners to begin the

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rebuilding process to date . The county

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issued more than 40 permits to affected

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residents for rebuilding . In addition

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to residential properties . USA also

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cleared 76 commercial lots of ash and

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fire debris and more than 3080

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vehicles were removed from the impacted

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area and disposed of .