A renowned surfer from Hawaii's Maui Island who has been spearheading relief efforts after the deadliest U.S. wildfires in over a century devastated his community of Lahaina invoked Japan's recovery from the 2011 earthquake and tsunami in starting to envision a path forward. "Today I understand what happened to Japan when that earthquake and tidal waves hit" and decimated Japanese towns, Archie Kalepa said in an interview with Kyodo News on Wednesday. The native Hawaiian has emerged as a local leader in efforts to provide necessities to those impacted by the fires that started on Aug.

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