Maui will never be the same again.

The blaze burned through over 735 square miles of land on the island of Maui but did the most damage to the town of Lahaina located

on the western peninsula of Maui. According to CBS, over 800 people are still missing. This will become known as one of the world’s deadliest fires. After the fire in Lahaina, the flames unfortunately made their way over to other parts of the Hawaiian islands.

Students at Chandler High School in the Pacific Islanders Club talked about what the fires meant for them and their families. Molot

Luis, a junior at Chandler, said, “It hurt to see the amount of people that were affected by the fires and seeing how much the island was changed.” These fires are not only affecting the people on the islands but people all around the world. Homes that now have to be rebuilt, travel plans between

families, families that now have no place to go, and so much more. Natalie Ahoia, another member of the Pacific Islanders Club, described what her family is having to do because of the fires. This includes housing numerous people because her relatives’ house is still standing. So, they had to greet strangers with open arms and support them through this tragic time.

When asked if there is anything people all over the world can do to help the people in Hawaii, Natalie said, “it’s to spread awareness about the fires. The more information we get out, the more people can get the help they need.”