LAHAINA, Hawaii (Island News) — Lahainaluna High School students traveled to Japan for the TOMODACHI Kibou for Maui program designed to teach them about culture and community rebuilding after last year’s wildfires.
The trip, organized by the Japanese Cultural Center of Hawaii, sent its first group of LHS students in March, and the second group of students recently returned from Higashimatsushima, Japan. The program sent 11 students who are juniors and seniors to learn how Japan rebuilt after the 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami.
After Maui’s tragic wildfires on Aug. 8, 2023, the new generation of …