Fellows mentioned in this story: Kainoa Casco

From The Maui News:

In an effort organized by Maui United Way, 70 volunteers — many graduates of the school — joined local organizations and community leaders to clear nine acres of dry brush above Lahainaluna High School.

Maui United Way brought the volunteers together on Saturday with partners from Hawaiian Electric, Maui Land & Pineapple Company, Lahaina Excavation and Maui Emergency Management Agency to launch the Lahainaluna Firebreak Initiative.

The initiative is designed to help protect the high school and Princess Nāhiʻenaʻena Elementary, Lahaina Intermediate as well as the nearby homes along Lahainaluna Road.

“We have a responsibility to this ʻāina to protect it from disaster events, and we’re taking that very seriously,” said Amos Lonokailua-Hewett, Maui Emergency Management Administrator, in a news release. “The firebreak initiative was created and led by Maui people, for Maui people.”

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