Who Owns Lahaina’s Future?

First came the Maui wildfires. Now come the land grabs: ‘Who owns the land is key to Lahaina’s future’ (Guardian).

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[ed. Recurrent theme, most recently in LA. where many homes were multi-generational passdowns, frequently paid off, and homeowners barely had funds for insurance and taxes, let alone home rebuilding. As they say, never let a good disaster go to waste.]