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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Isabella O'Malley and Jennifer McDermott

In Hawaii, concerns over 'climate gentrification' rise after devastating Maui fires

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Kim Cuevas-Reyes, a 38-year-old cellphone store owner, snuck into Lahaina last Friday to see the remnants of her home with her own eyes. She took backroads and walked. What she saw stunned her.

“When you step into the house, it’s like an inch or two of ash. There is nothing," she said, adding that she hopes to stay and rebuild her home and destroyed business and is in touch with the insurance company.

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