As of Friday, 1,372 residential properties in Lahaina had been cleared of ash and debris, representing 98% of the homes destroyed in the Aug. 8, 2023, wildfire disaster, according to Col. Eric Swenson, Maui Wildfires Recovery Field Office commander with the US Army Corps of Engineers.
“We are working very rapidly to get the last 25 or so properties cleared of debris,” he said during a media tour Friday of the Lahaina burn zone.
As for properties ready for homeowners to apply for building permits, the percentage …