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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Jennifer Sinco Kelleher

Lahaina's fire-stricken Filipino residents are key to tourism and local culture. Will they stay?

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Ambulance and fire truck sirens wailed outside as Elsie Rosales stripped linens from king-sized mattresses at a beachfront resort in Lahaina.

She tried to focus on the work, but was beset by dread: Had a wildfire taken the home she scrimped to buy on a housekeeper’s wages?

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