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Freddy Tomas was working in his yard in Lahaina when the fire advanced with stunning speed right up to his fence. He rushed to save valuables from a safe inside his house but realized he didn't have time and fled, his face blackened with soot.
Foreign workers once benefitted from jobs that were plentiful in Lahaina before fires whipped by hurricane-force winds leveled the Hawaiian town earlier this month. Immigrants from all over the world had been lured to the town on Maui for its culture, employment opportunities and family. The fires have changed things and many lost their livelihoods, as well as critically important documents like passports and birth certificates.
The Associated Press LAHAINA, Hawaii — Freddy Tomas was working in his yard in Lahaina when the fire advanced with stunning speed right up to his fence. He r
The presence of immigrant workers in Lahaina boosted the proportion of its foreign-born residents to 32%, compared to 13.5% for the United States as a whole.
LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) — Freddy Tomas was working in his yard in Lahaina when the fire advanced with stunning speed right up to his fence. He rushed to save valuables