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Officials are still sorting out the human and financial toll of the unprecedented fire on Maui. Many Native Hawaiians remain missing, hundreds more sustained serious damage to their homes and businesses. Meanwhile, Canada is dealing with a record-setting wildfire season with evacuations affecting many First Nations reserves. As the hottest summer on record winds down, we’ll get an assessment of what Native emergency management officials view as the path ahead.
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Jake Heflin (Osage/Cherokee), president and CEO of the Tribal Emergency Management Association (iTEMA)
Leela Gilday (Dene Nation), award-winning singer-songwriter
April Sells (member of the Poarch Band of Creek Indians), Poarch Band of Creek Indians Tribal Emergency Management Administrator (EMA) Director
Kuʻuwehi Hiraishi (Native Hawaiian), reporter for Hawaii Public Radio
Adam Weintraub, communication director for Hawaii Emergency Management Agency
Break 1 Music: K’eintah Natse Ju (song) Leela Gilday (artist) North Star Calling (album)
Break 2 Music: Losing Control (Song) Qacung (Artist) Miu (Album)
