Thousands of displaced residents on Maui have faced a year of anxious uncertainty since the deadliest U.S. wildfire in a century devastated Lahaina. [CutID: <Cuts> MAUI-WILDFIRE-ANNY-house-q-MONam.mp3 Time: 26s Title: MAUI-WILDFIRE-ANNY-house-q-MONam Out-cue: affordable, covenient housing] TAG: Correspondent Jeremy House reporting. ———————– VERBATIM: Government and nonprofit groups have offered temporary solutions, including providing hotel rooms and leasing […]
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A complicated recovery one year after Maui wildfire
Thousands of displaced residents on Maui have faced a year of anxious uncertainty since the deadliest U.S. wildfire in a century devastated Lahaina.
[CutID: <Cuts> MAUI-WILDFIRE-ANNY-house-q-MONam.mp3
Time: 26s
Title: MAUI-WILDFIRE-ANNY-house-q-MONam
Out-cue: affordable, covenient housing]
TAG: Correspondent Jeremy House reporting.
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VERBATIM: Government and nonprofit groups have offered temporary solutions, including providing hotel rooms and leasing apartments. But a housing market squeezed by vacation rentals is undermining attempts to find long-term shelter for survivors. Some estimates say members of at least 1,500 households have already left for other islands or other states. Locals fear more will depart if they can’t find stable, affordable, convenient housing.