Kula residents readily acknowledge their losses are nowhere near the level experienced by Lahaina wildfire survivors but they share many of the same frustrations.

“It’s not unusual for Upper Kula residents terrorized by an Aug. 8 wildfire to wake up to find Pohakuokala Gulch, where the blaze is believed to have originated, filled with smoke from deep-seated hot spots still smoldering three months after 202 acres burned and 17 area homes were destroyed.”