LAHAINA, HAWAII – AUGUST 07: An aerial view of Kipuka Olowalu volunteers pulling weeds next to kalo plants, also known as taro, a Hawaiian staple food, on August 7, 2024 near Lahaina, Hawaii. Kipuka Olowalu is a community organization that works to preserve the Olowalu Valley, a Native Hawaiian cultural site, utilizing traditional practices and replacing invasive plants with native plants and crops that are more fire-resistant. August 8 marks the first anniversary of the Maui wildfires which killed 102 people and devastated the historic community of Lahaina in West Maui.
