A massive firestorm fanned by a typhoon roared through Maui’s historic district of Lahaina on Wednesday. Lahaina was the original capital of the Hawaiian Kingdom and played a key role as an east-west bridge. Theo Morrison, a longtime resident and the executive director of the Lahaina Restoration Foundation, speaks with host Carol Hills.
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