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West Maui residents speak out as officials look to reopen

Season 2023 Episode 282 | 5m 02s

Children will return to schools in Lahaina, Hawaii, starting next month and tourists will also be allowed back into parts of western Maui nearly two months after the devastating fires there. Officials are trying to help restart an economy that ground to a halt on parts of the island. William Brangham is in Maui and has been talking with residents about these plans.

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