Among the first families to return to the burn zone in Lahaina is that of Leola Vierra, who spent nearly 50 years living in a home she designed before it burned down Aug. 8 in the deadliest U.S. wildfire in a century.
They wore boots, white coveralls, face masks and gloves to protect them fromand other dangers, but their visit was cut short after about 15 minutes when workers showed up and cordoned off the property with yellow caution tape.
Afterward, the family milled about on the sidewalk and looked toward the property. Vierra's son, Mika, said they would come back when they get clearance so they can look around some more. The family ran four stores that catered to tourists, selling aloha shirts and muumuus along with leis that Vierra's husband, Mike Vierra, would make from plumeria blossoms he picked in their yard. Three of the stores burned down. Of the family's dozen plumeria trees, three survived.
Officials opened the first area for reentry — a section of about two dozen parcels in the north of Lahaina — on Monday and Tuesday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Residents and property owners could obtain passes to enter the burn zone.
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