LAHAINA, Hawaii — Makenna Kuykendall grew up in Utah before making a life for herself on Maui. Now she is among the many who are starting over after a wildfire"I never imagined it would be as catastrophic as it actually was," Kuykendall said, recounting the events of Aug. 8. "It was just chaotic."
Kuykendall, her partner and their dog were faced with a growing traffic jam as they tried to leave. The thick smoke started to surround them. "There was flare-ups here and there," she said. "I learned that second day that my business had burned to the ground. My whole crystal shop and the piercing studio that I work out of. I didn't have any insurance or anything."
"I don't think I've ever felt this much support in my life," she said. "The community here is unlike any community I've ever been a part of. People that have absolutely nothing will give you anything that they have left."She added that as the area was closed off by authorities and became difficult to reach, it was people in the community who found ways to make sure everyone received supplies as they came in.
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