Mahalo nui to ABC News for their continued commitment to sharing stories from Maui in the wake of the August wildfires through their monthly Maui 808 series.

Months after the August wildfires, the organic environment on Maui is coming back. Some trees are starting to show signs of renewal, illustrating the resilience of nature even in the face of devastation. To support a U.S. Army Corps of Engineering (USACE) contract for site assessment and to accelerate renewal, Hoʻōla Maui arborists are assessing each tree to determine its health - whether it is likely to survive and eventually thrive once again, or if it is damaged to the point of needing to be removed for the safety of the community and ʻāina.

Maui-based artist, Wailani Artates of Artistry 8, shares the moʻolelo behind Hoʻōla Maui’s logo. This radiating design incorporates custom typography, ʻulu, and the rising sun to signal strength and new beginnings.

The Hoʻōla Maui team joined together with partners from the Lahaina community to support Halloween at Whalers Village, the shopping center next door to Hoʻōla Maui’s base of operations. Being a part of the Hoʻōla Maui effort is about kuleana to this community, in ways big and small.

Hoʻōla Maui crews marked the opening of work in Lahaina on Friday, Oct. 27, as the team nears the end of work in Kula for this phase of the clean-up effort. The Lahaina work includes hazard site assessments and hazard tree assessments and asbestos surveys.

Hoʻōla Maui held job interviews for Maui residents in Kahului this week for positions that will start work right away. The organizations are hiring as many qualified Maui resident workers as possible to aid in the successful clean-up of Maui’s burn zones.

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) contract for the next phase of Maui wildfire clean-up awarded to Ho’ōla Maui member, DAWSON.