Disaster survivors were given $1,100 per month to help them rebuild their lives. The effect was profound

Mari Younger cherished her life in West Maui, where she worked hard at her career in the restaurant industry and was proudly self-sufficient, happily living in the same condo for 11 years, lovingly doting on her cat, Stella.

Then she suffered a health emergency that forced her to leave her physically demanding work. Shortly after, fire destroyed Lahaina and the existence she knew.