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The Fire That Remains
Paperback
Publisher: Independently Published
Published: Mar 5 2025
Pages: 210
Weight: 0.63
Height: 0.48 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
The Fire That Remains: A Story of Survival, Resistance, and the Fight for Home
As flames engulf Lahaina, firefighter Lono Souza battles through the inferno, trying to save lives, homes, and history itself. But when the smoke clears, he realizes the true disaster has only begun. The August 8, 2023 Lahaina Wildfire wasn't just a natural catastrophe-it was an opportunity.
In the aftermath, land developers and government officials move in, using the devastation to push out locals and reshape Lahaina in their image. Lono, trained to put out fires, now faces a different kind of destruction-one that threatens to erase his people's land, identity, and future.
As he uncovers long-buried corruption, Lono must decide: remain a bystander, or risk everything to protect what cannot be bought.
A powerful novel inspired by true events, The Fire That Remains is a gripping historical drama that explores:
- Hawaiian land rights and indigenous resistance
- The impact of disaster capitalism in the aftermath of tragedy
- One man's transformation from first responder to protector of his people
For readers of Where the Crawdads Sing by Delia Owens, The Water Knife by Paolo Bacigalupi, Pompeii by Robert Harris, and The Night Watchman by Louise Erdrich, this novel is a haunting reminder that some fires burn long after the last embers fade.
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