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The Hawaiian flag flies at Launiupoko Beach Park, located south of Lahaina town center, on the first day of tourism resuming in parts of west Maui on October 08, 2023 near Lahaina, Hawaii. The popular park reopened September 23rd after being closed following the wildfire due to wind-blown damage which downed trees and littered the park with debris. The wind-whipped wildfire on August 8th killed at least 98 people while displacing thousands more and destroying over 2,000 buildings in the historic town of Lahaina, most of which were homes. A phased reopening of tourist resort areas in west Maui begins today on the two-month anniversary of the deadliest wildfire in modern U.S. history. Many local residents feel that the community needs more time to grieve and heal before reopening to tourists while the Maui economy was estimated to be losing around $13 million per day to lost tourism. (Photo by Mario Tama/Getty Images/AFP Photo)
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