{"id":201464,"date":"2024-08-06T16:12:34","date_gmt":"2024-08-07T02:12:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=201464"},"modified":"2024-08-09T09:10:00","modified_gmt":"2024-08-09T19:10:00","slug":"maui-fires-1-year-on-uh-research","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2024\/08\/06\/maui-fires-1-year-on-uh-research\/","title":{"rendered":"Maui fires 1 year on: UH<\/abbr> research continues to assess impacts, support recovery"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> 4<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>
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August 2024, marks the first anniversary of the August 8 wildfire that resulted in the deaths of more than 100 people, the destruction of thousands of homes and structures, and devastation of historic Lahaina and its entire community.<\/p>\n

Within days of the worst natural disaster in state history, University of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> researchers began providing assistance and support on multiple fronts, including providing direct support and assessing the environmental impact and the long-term health outcomes of residents. They have also studied how to improve disaster preparedness and wildfire mitigation efforts and worked to determine the short- and long-term economic impacts.<\/p>\n

“Our researchers come from a wide variety of disciplines and were united in bringing together their diverse expertise and experience to help the people of Lahaina and all of Maui,” said UH<\/abbr> President David Lassner. “Their efforts over this first year and the work that will continue for years to come will help make Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> more resilient so that we can prevent another tragedy like this from occurring again.”<\/p>\n

Here is some of the work related to the devastating Maui wildfires being conducted by UH<\/abbr> researchers.<\/p>\n

The National Science Foundation, which is funding many projects, created a video featuring the work of several UH<\/abbr> scientists<\/a> who study the effects of the wildfire.<\/p>\n

Human Health, Trauma Impacts, Initiatives<\/h2>\n