Off the news: Storms hurt Maui youth education program
Kahakukahi Ocean Academy, a West Maui youth program founded after the Lahaina fire, suffered damage from hurricanes Lala and Lowell. The storms destroyed solar panels and an outrigger canoe while damaging classrooms. The academy provides free ocean-education and mentorship to help youth recover from disaster.
Kahakukahi Ocean Academy began providing free ocean-education programs for West Maui youth in the wake of 2023’s Lahaina fire disaster, offering Riding the Waves of Life mentorship and in-the-water learning opportunities that support coping and recovery. But hurricanes Lala and Lowell took the school’s solar panels and outrigger canoe out of commission and damaged classrooms, leaving Kahakukahi in need.
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