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A lion statue is pictured at the remains of Tamara Akiona's house, Thursday, Dec. 12, 2024, in Lahaina, Hawaii. Akiona's father passed down the set of statues from his restaurant to her. (AP Photo/Mengshin Lin)

A lion statue is pictured at the remains of Tamara Akiona's house, Thursday, Dec. 12, 2024, in Lahaina, Hawaii. Akiona's father passed down the set of statues from his restaurant to her. (AP Photo/Mengshin Lin)

From left to right, Ron Sambrano, Tamara, and Kawehi Akiona watch football at their home, Thursday, Dec. 12, 2024, in Wailuku, Hawaii. (AP Photo/Mengshin Lin)

From left to right, Ron Sambrano, Tamara, and Kawehi Akiona watch football at their home, Thursday, Dec. 12, 2024, in Wailuku, Hawaii. (AP Photo/Mengshin Lin)

Peter Lim, a supervising building inspector for 4LEAF, helps Edyngton Naki with his permit notice, at Lahaina Resource Center, Thursday, Dec. 12, 2024, in Lahaina, Hawaii. (AP Photo/Mengshin Lin)

Peter Lim, a supervising building inspector for 4LEAF, helps Edyngton Naki with his permit notice, at Lahaina Resource Center, Thursday, Dec. 12, 2024, in Lahaina, Hawaii. (AP Photo/Mengshin Lin)

Kawehi Akiona wears a wristband with the words "Lahaina Strong" at his home, Thursday, Dec. 12, 2024, in Wailuku, Hawaii. Akiona has been wearing this wristband since the Lahaina wildfire. (AP Photo/Mengshin Lin)

Kawehi Akiona wears a wristband with the words "Lahaina Strong" at his home, Thursday, Dec. 12, 2024, in Wailuku, Hawaii. Akiona has been wearing this wristband since the Lahaina wildfire. (AP Photo/Mengshin Lin)

The lot where the four-bedroom house Tamara Akiona and her ten family members and friends used to live, is pictured, Thursday, Dec. 12, 2024, in Lahaina, Hawaii. The house burned down during last year's Lahaina wildfire. (AP Photo/Mengshin Lin)

The lot where the four-bedroom house Tamara Akiona and her ten family members and friends used to live, is pictured, Thursday, Dec. 12, 2024, in Lahaina, Hawaii. The house burned down during last year's Lahaina wildfire. (AP Photo/Mengshin Lin)

Tamara Akiona fries sweet potato chips as a snack for watching football, Thursday, Dec. 12, 2024, in Wailuku, Hawaii. (AP Photo/Mengshin Lin)

Tamara Akiona fries sweet potato chips as a snack for watching football, Thursday, Dec. 12, 2024, in Wailuku, Hawaii. (AP Photo/Mengshin Lin)

FILE - Kuhio Lewis, CEO of the Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement, stands for a portrait between two under-construction modular housing units at the Ke Ao Maluhia housing development, July 8, 2024, in Kahului, Hawaii. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson, File)

FILE - Kuhio Lewis, CEO of the Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement, stands for a portrait between two under-construction modular housing units at the Ke Ao Maluhia housing development, July 8, 2024, in Kahului, Hawaii. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson, File)

From left to right, Ron Sambrano, Tamara, and Kawehi Akiona pose for a portrait at their home, Thursday, Dec. 12, 2024, in Wailuku, Hawaii. Sambrano and the Akionas are part of the 253 households receiving funds from the Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement. (AP Photo/Mengshin Lin)

From left to right, Ron Sambrano, Tamara, and Kawehi Akiona pose for a portrait at their home, Thursday, Dec. 12, 2024, in Wailuku, Hawaii. Sambrano and the Akionas are part of the 253 households receiving funds from the Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement. (AP Photo/Mengshin Lin)

Tamara Akiona holds a photograph of her mother at her home, Thursday, Dec. 12, 2024, in Wailuku, Hawaii. Akiona was only able to bring two photographs of her deceased parents when evacuating from the Lahaina wildfire. (AP Photo/Mengshin Lin)

Tamara Akiona holds a photograph of her mother at her home, Thursday, Dec. 12, 2024, in Wailuku, Hawaii. Akiona was only able to bring two photographs of her deceased parents when evacuating from the Lahaina wildfire. (AP Photo/Mengshin Lin)

A Desert Rose blooms for the first time after the Lahaina wildfire, in Tamara Akiona's yard, Thursday, Dec. 12, 2024, in Wailuku, Hawaii. The Desert Rose was the only plant that survived at Akiona's house after the Lahaina fire. (AP Photo/Mengshin Lin)

A Desert Rose blooms for the first time after the Lahaina wildfire, in Tamara Akiona's yard, Thursday, Dec. 12, 2024, in Wailuku, Hawaii. The Desert Rose was the only plant that survived at Akiona's house after the Lahaina fire. (AP Photo/Mengshin Lin)