Old Lahaina Town Utterly Destroyed - Recovery & Relief Efforts

[ironyak]

Following up on what homeowners can do, and Obie's mention of Hardiplank (cement board siding), lots of news focus on one home that survived the fires. Build using cement in the 1950s by Kazuichi Tamura who worked at Pioneer Mill & Lahaina Electric. He gave an interview for an oral history project in the 1970s about what it was like living and working in Lahaina from the early 1900s.

Fascinating bit of site appropriate foresight in materials - hopefully others will learn from this going forward on all islands.