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Guests enjoy their lunch at Mala Ocean Tavern, Monday, Nov. 18, 2024, in Lahaina, Hawaii. Mala Ocean Tavern is the first restaurant on Front Street to reopen after last year's wildfire. (AP Photo/Mengshin Lin)

Guests enjoy their lunch at Mala Ocean Tavern, Monday, Nov. 18, 2024, in Lahaina, Hawaii. Mala Ocean Tavern is the first restaurant on Front Street to reopen after last year's wildfire. (AP Photo/Mengshin Lin)

Guests enjoy their lunch at Mala Ocean Tavern, Monday, Nov. 18, 2024, in Lahaina, Hawaii. Mala Ocean Tavern is the first restaurant on Front Street to reopen after last year's wildfire. (AP Photo/Mengshin Lin)

Guests enjoy their lunch at Mala Ocean Tavern, Monday, Nov. 18, 2024, in Lahaina, Hawaii. Mala Ocean Tavern is the first restaurant on Front Street to reopen after last year's wildfire. (AP Photo/Mengshin Lin)

Mala Ocean Tavern is pictured, Monday, Nov. 18, 2024, in Lahaina, Hawaii. Mala Ocean Tavern is the first restaurant on Front Street to reopen after last year's wildfire. (AP Photo/Mengshin Lin)

Mala Ocean Tavern is pictured, Monday, Nov. 18, 2024, in Lahaina, Hawaii. Mala Ocean Tavern is the first restaurant on Front Street to reopen after last year's wildfire. (AP Photo/Mengshin Lin)

TJ Rickard, right, Lahainaluna High School boys basketball coach, practices with players at Lahainaluna High School, Monday, Nov. 18, 2024, in Lahaina, Hawaii. (AP Photo/Mengshin Lin)

TJ Rickard, right, Lahainaluna High School boys basketball coach, practices with players at Lahainaluna High School, Monday, Nov. 18, 2024, in Lahaina, Hawaii. (AP Photo/Mengshin Lin)

Workers set up banners and signs at Lahaina Civic Center, the venue for the Maui Invitational, Monday, Nov. 18, 2024, in Lahaina, Hawaii. The Maui Invitational is back in Lahaina, where eight of the NCAA's top men's basketball teams will compete in a three-day tournament. (AP Photo/Mengshin Lin)

Workers set up banners and signs at Lahaina Civic Center, the venue for the Maui Invitational, Monday, Nov. 18, 2024, in Lahaina, Hawaii. The Maui Invitational is back in Lahaina, where eight of the NCAA's top men's basketball teams will compete in a three-day tournament. (AP Photo/Mengshin Lin)

Javier Barberi, one of the owners of Mala Ocean Tavern, Coco Deck, and Pizza Paradiso, poses for a picture at Coco Deck, Monday, Nov. 18, 2024, in Lahaina, Hawaii. Barberi looks forward to the Maui Invitational, where Pizza Paradiso will be one of the food vendors. (AP Photo/Mengshin Lin)

Javier Barberi, one of the owners of Mala Ocean Tavern, Coco Deck, and Pizza Paradiso, poses for a picture at Coco Deck, Monday, Nov. 18, 2024, in Lahaina, Hawaii. Barberi looks forward to the Maui Invitational, where Pizza Paradiso will be one of the food vendors. (AP Photo/Mengshin Lin)

Workers set up banners and signs at Lahaina Civic Center, the venue for the Maui Invitational, Monday, Nov. 18, 2024, in Lahaina, Hawaii. The Maui Invitational is back in Lahaina, where eight of the NCAA's top men's basketball teams will compete in a three-day tournament. (AP Photo/Mengshin Lin)

Workers set up banners and signs at Lahaina Civic Center, the venue for the Maui Invitational, Monday, Nov. 18, 2024, in Lahaina, Hawaii. The Maui Invitational is back in Lahaina, where eight of the NCAA's top men's basketball teams will compete in a three-day tournament. (AP Photo/Mengshin Lin)

FILE - A general view shows the aftermath of a devastating wildfire in Lahaina, Hawaii, Aug. 22, 2023. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)

FILE - A general view shows the aftermath of a devastating wildfire in Lahaina, Hawaii, Aug. 22, 2023. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)

Javier Barberi, one of the owners of Mala Ocean Tavern, Coco Deck, and Pizza Paradiso, poses for a picture at Mala Ocean Tavern, Monday, Nov. 18, 2024, in Lahaina, Hawaii. Barberi looks forward to the Maui Invitational, where Pizza Paradiso will be one of the food vendors. (AP Photo/Mengshin Lin)

Javier Barberi, one of the owners of Mala Ocean Tavern, Coco Deck, and Pizza Paradiso, poses for a picture at Mala Ocean Tavern, Monday, Nov. 18, 2024, in Lahaina, Hawaii. Barberi looks forward to the Maui Invitational, where Pizza Paradiso will be one of the food vendors. (AP Photo/Mengshin Lin)

Houses are being rebuilt in the burn zone, Monday, Nov. 18, 2024, in Lahaina, Hawaii. Over a hundred building permits have been issued after Maui County received 291 applications. (AP Photo/Mengshin Lin)

Houses are being rebuilt in the burn zone, Monday, Nov. 18, 2024, in Lahaina, Hawaii. Over a hundred building permits have been issued after Maui County received 291 applications. (AP Photo/Mengshin Lin)

FILE - Crosses honoring victims of the Lahaina wildfire are posted along the Lahaina Bypass in Lahaina, Hawaii, Aug. 21, 2023. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)

FILE - Crosses honoring victims of the Lahaina wildfire are posted along the Lahaina Bypass in Lahaina, Hawaii, Aug. 21, 2023. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)

TJ Rickard, Lahainaluna High School boys basketball coach, watches his players warm up at Lahainaluna High School, Monday, Nov. 18, 2024, in Lahaina, Hawaii. (AP Photo/Mengshin Lin)

TJ Rickard, Lahainaluna High School boys basketball coach, watches his players warm up at Lahainaluna High School, Monday, Nov. 18, 2024, in Lahaina, Hawaii. (AP Photo/Mengshin Lin)

FILE - The hall of historic Waiola Church in Lahaina and nearby Lahaina Hongwanji Mission are engulfed in flames along Wainee Street, Aug. 8, 2023, in Lahaina, Hawaii. (Matthew Thayer/The Maui News via AP, File)

FILE - The hall of historic Waiola Church in Lahaina and nearby Lahaina Hongwanji Mission are engulfed in flames along Wainee Street, Aug. 8, 2023, in Lahaina, Hawaii. (Matthew Thayer/The Maui News via AP, File)

Pizza Paradiso is pictured, Monday, Nov. 18, 2024, in Lahaina, Hawaii. Pizza Paradiso will be one of the food vendors for the Maui Invitational. (AP Photo/Mengshin Lin)

Pizza Paradiso is pictured, Monday, Nov. 18, 2024, in Lahaina, Hawaii. Pizza Paradiso will be one of the food vendors for the Maui Invitational. (AP Photo/Mengshin Lin)

TJ Rickard, Lahainaluna High School boys basketball coach, poses for a portrait at Lahainaluna High School, Monday, Nov. 18, 2024, in Lahaina, Hawaii. (AP Photo/Mengshin Lin)

TJ Rickard, Lahainaluna High School boys basketball coach, poses for a portrait at Lahainaluna High School, Monday, Nov. 18, 2024, in Lahaina, Hawaii. (AP Photo/Mengshin Lin)