GOVERNOR GREEN ANNOUNCES PROGRESS ON WEST MAUI SCHOOL, HOUSING TRANSITION, AND FINANCIAL HELP FOR WILDFIRE SURVIVORS

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"We know that parents want stability and normalcy for their keiki and we, the DOE, and our federal partners are working to bring that qualityof life back to them as soon as we possibly can. DOE Superintendent Keith Hayashi and our Army Corps partners will provide more details in the coming days.

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In terms of housing, we can't say enough how grateful we are that our hospitality industry, including so many hotels, has extended its aloha to residents who survived the wildfires by immediately providing more suitable accommodations for our Maui families. I thank our vacation rentals for housing more than 1,400 displaced residents, in addition to the thousands in hotel rooms and hundreds in HHFDC units. We are beginning the process of transitioning survivors out of hotels and into longer-term housing including additional vacation rental and condo-hotel housing, that will begin to feel at least a little bit more normal for those deeply affected."

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