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MauiWES Research Featured on PBS NewsHour
August 26, 2026
PBS NewsHour recently featured UHERO’s Ruben Juarez and the John A. Burns School of Medicine’s Alika Maunakea discussing the lasting health effects of the Maui wildfires. Their Maui Wildfire Exposure Study (MauiWES) tracks survivors’ physical and mental health to better understand the disaster’s long-term consequences and inform Maui’s recovery. https://www.pbs.org/newshour/show/maui-residents-face-health-struggles-3-years-after-wildfires