A Voice from the Eastern Door

After Lāhainā, Indigenous Peoples Call for Independence

Activists appealed to the United Nations for help staving off “disaster capitalism” in the wake of the deadly blaze

By Anita Hofschneider

On the evening of August 8, hours after a wildfire ravaged West Maui, Maui County’s top emergency management official, Herman Andaya, texted his secretary to ask about the status of other fires across the island.

“Still burning,...

 

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