Stephanie Wash

Jun 14, 2024 | southernillinoisnow.com | Doc Louallen |Caterina Barbera Kipreos |Stephanie Wash |Mireya Villarreal

(LAHAINA, Hawaii) — Nearly a year after wildfires devastated Maui and displaced many of its residents, Charles Nahale is still searching for a permanent place to call home. Nahale is one of the more than 1,300 fire victims who find themselves enrolled in FEMA’s Direct Lease program, which aims to convert short-term rental units into long-term housing for up to two years for fire survivors, but has been fraught with challenges.

Jun 14, 2024 | abcnews.go.com | Doc Louallen |Caterina Barbera Kipreos |Stephanie Wash |Mireya Villarreal

One resident said they witnessed a rat infestation at one housing unit. ByDoc Louallen, Caterina Barbera Kipreos, Stephanie Wash, and Mireya VillarrealNearly a year after wildfires devastated Maui and displaced many of its residents, Charles Nahale is still searching for a permanent place to call home.

May 9, 2024 | ca.news.yahoo.com | Emily Lippiello |Malka Abramoff |Mireya Villarreal |Stephanie Wash |Derick Yanehiro

For the thousands of people who survived the Maui fires last August, the trauma of what they lived through still lingers. Lahaina painter Kirk Boes and his wife Laura have lived on Lahaina together for more than 40 years. They evacuated on August 8, only to return three days later. They were overwhelmed with grief at the destruction left behind. “There's the initial disbelief, just denial,” Boes told ABC News. “I wasn't even registering what I was seeing. Then it hit me.

May 9, 2024 | abcnews.go.com | Emily Lippiello |Malka Abramoff |Mireya Villarreal |Stephanie Wash |Derick Yanehiro

Mental health expert says it’s hard to be well on Maui right now. ByEmily Lippiello, Malka Abramoff, Mireya Villarreal, Stephanie Wash, and Derick YanehiroFor the thousands of people who survived the Maui fires last August, the trauma of what they lived through still lingers. Lahaina painter Kirk Boes and his wife Laura have lived on Lahaina together for more than 40 years. They evacuated on August 8, only to return three days later. They were overwhelmed with grief at the destruction left behind.

Apr 9, 2024 | abcnews.go.com | Doc Louallen |Becky Worley |Stephanie Wash |Derick Yanehiro

Survivors of 2011 deadly earthquake, tsunami offer valuable life lessons. ByDoc Louallen, Becky Worley , Stephanie Wash, and Derick YanehiroStudents from Hawaii who were impacted by the wildfires on Maui traveled 4,000 miles to Japan to learn from the community there how residents recovered from their own devastating disaster. Japan's Ministry of Foreign Affairs has helped fund a program called "Kibou for Maui," which is being implemented by the U.S.-Japan Council. Kibou means hope in Japanese.