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Olowalu temporary landfill site for the debris from the Lahaina fire is seen on Sunday, July 7, 2024, in Lahaina, Hawaii. (AP Photo/Mengshin Lin)

Olowalu temporary landfill site for the debris from the Lahaina fire is seen on Sunday, July 7, 2024, in Lahaina, Hawaii. (AP Photo/Mengshin Lin)

Hinano Rodrigues, left, sniffs a mango from farmer Eddy Garcia, right, in Lahaina, Hawaii on Thursday, July 18, 2024. Rodrigues and Garcia are concerned about debris from last year's deadly fire being store in Olowalu, which they say is a culturally and environmentally sensitive community. (AP Photo/Jennifer Sinco Kelleher)

Hinano Rodrigues, left, sniffs a mango from farmer Eddy Garcia, right, in Lahaina, Hawaii on Thursday, July 18, 2024. Rodrigues and Garcia are concerned about debris from last year's deadly fire being store in Olowalu, which they say is a culturally and environmentally sensitive community. (AP Photo/Jennifer Sinco Kelleher)

Eddy Garcia lands a drone on his farm in Lahaina, Hawaii on Thursday, July 18, 2024, after using it to check on a nearby dump site where debris is being stored from last year's fire. (AP Photo/Jennifer Sinco Kelleher)

Eddy Garcia lands a drone on his farm in Lahaina, Hawaii on Thursday, July 18, 2024, after using it to check on a nearby dump site where debris is being stored from last year's fire. (AP Photo/Jennifer Sinco Kelleher)

An aerial view shows a truck leaving the Olowalu temporary landfill site after dumping debris from the Lahaina fire on Sunday, July 7, 2024, in Lahaina, Hawaii. (AP Photo/Mengshin Lin)

An aerial view shows a truck leaving the Olowalu temporary landfill site after dumping debris from the Lahaina fire on Sunday, July 7, 2024, in Lahaina, Hawaii. (AP Photo/Mengshin Lin)

The ocean can be seen from the entrance to a dump site in Lahaina, Hawaii on Thursday, July 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Jennifer Sinco Kelleher)

The ocean can be seen from the entrance to a dump site in Lahaina, Hawaii on Thursday, July 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Jennifer Sinco Kelleher)

Randy Awo sits in his backyard with his granddaughters in Wailuku, Hawaii, on Thursday, July 18, 2024. As a Native Hawaiian Maui resident and a retired administrator in the state Department of Land and Natural Resources, Awo said he is concerned about storing debris from last year's deadly fire anywhere on the island. (AP Photo/Jennifer Sinco Kelleher)

Randy Awo sits in his backyard with his granddaughters in Wailuku, Hawaii, on Thursday, July 18, 2024. As a Native Hawaiian Maui resident and a retired administrator in the state Department of Land and Natural Resources, Awo said he is concerned about storing debris from last year's deadly fire anywhere on the island. (AP Photo/Jennifer Sinco Kelleher)

Olowalu temporary landfill site for the debris from the Lahaina fire is seen on Sunday, July 7, 2024, in Lahaina, Hawaii. (AP Photo/Mengshin Lin)

Olowalu temporary landfill site for the debris from the Lahaina fire is seen on Sunday, July 7, 2024, in Lahaina, Hawaii. (AP Photo/Mengshin Lin)

A truck exits from a temporary dump site in Lahaina, Hawaii on Thursday, July 18, 2024, where debris from last year's deadly fire is being stored. (AP Photo/Jennifer Sinco Kelleher)

A truck exits from a temporary dump site in Lahaina, Hawaii on Thursday, July 18, 2024, where debris from last year's deadly fire is being stored. (AP Photo/Jennifer Sinco Kelleher)

Eddy Garcia uses a mango picker to pluck a mango from a tree on his farm in Lahaina, Hawaii on Thursday, July 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Jennifer Sinco Kelleher)

Eddy Garcia uses a mango picker to pluck a mango from a tree on his farm in Lahaina, Hawaii on Thursday, July 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Jennifer Sinco Kelleher)

Eddy Garcia places mangoes from his farm in a sink in Lahaina, Hawaii on Thursday, July 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Jennifer Sinco Kelleher)

Eddy Garcia places mangoes from his farm in a sink in Lahaina, Hawaii on Thursday, July 18, 2024. (AP Photo/Jennifer Sinco Kelleher)

FILE - A burnt kettlebell sits in the debris of a home, Dec. 8, 2023, in Lahaina, Hawaii. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson, File)

FILE - A burnt kettlebell sits in the debris of a home, Dec. 8, 2023, in Lahaina, Hawaii. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson, File)

FILE - Wilted palm trees line a destroyed property, Friday, Dec. 8, 2023, in Lahaina, Hawaii. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson, File)

FILE - Wilted palm trees line a destroyed property, Friday, Dec. 8, 2023, in Lahaina, Hawaii. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson, File)

FILE - A general view of the burn zone after the completion of residential primary debris removal and the beginning of commercial debris removal, Saturday, July 6, 2024, in Lahaina, Hawaii. (AP Photo/Mengshin Lin, File)

FILE - A general view of the burn zone after the completion of residential primary debris removal and the beginning of commercial debris removal, Saturday, July 6, 2024, in Lahaina, Hawaii. (AP Photo/Mengshin Lin, File)

Ti leaf and pineapples are among the plans that grow on Eddy Garcia's farm in Lahaina, Hawaii on Thursday, July 18 2024. (AP Photo/Jennifer Sinco Kelleher)

Ti leaf and pineapples are among the plans that grow on Eddy Garcia's farm in Lahaina, Hawaii on Thursday, July 18 2024. (AP Photo/Jennifer Sinco Kelleher)

FILE - Crews work to clean debris and repave roads, Saturday, July 6, 2024, in Lahaina, Hawaii. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson, File)

FILE - Crews work to clean debris and repave roads, Saturday, July 6, 2024, in Lahaina, Hawaii. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson, File)

FILE - Destroyed homes are visible in the aftermath of a devastating wildfire in Lahaina, Hawaii, Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2023. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)

FILE - Destroyed homes are visible in the aftermath of a devastating wildfire in Lahaina, Hawaii, Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2023. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)