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From Ashes to Action — Indigenous Health Perspectives on the Lāhainā Fires

Kekoa Taparra, Mālia Purdy, Kalani L. Raphael

2023New England Journal of Medicine13 citationsDOI

Abstract

Interview with Kekoa Taparra on the Lāhainā fires and persistent threats to community recovery. (09:44)Download Historical oppression fueled both the Lāhainā fires and the health inequities faced by Native Hawaiian communities. Healing and rebuilding should be shaped by community voices and perspectives.

Topics & Concepts

IndigenousOppressionAction (physics)MedicineCriminologyEnvironmental ethicsSociologyPolitical scienceLawEcologyBiologyQuantum mechanicsPoliticsPhilosophyPhysicsDisaster Response and ManagementDisaster Management and Resilience