Environmental Protection Agency and local authorities take precautionary measures on fire rehabilitation steps. 

A news release from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) states that the agency has started spraying soil stabilizer on burned structures and vehicles in Lhain. This endeavor is being carried out in collaboration with Maui County and the many authorities located in the surrounding areas. On Thursday, October 12, the first application, which had the declared goal of "fine-tuning operations," took place on a residential property that was approximately half an acre in size and was located in Zone 6C.

Since then, applications have been made available in four other zones, and this expansion will continue right up to the following Saturday. These locations were chosen so that kids would have the least possible contact with ash and debris when they returned to school on Monday, October 16th.

This stabilizer for the soil is designed to reduce the risk to both human health and the environment, as well as to slow the spread of toxic ash. According to a news statement issued by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), the same soil stabilizer has been utilized in Kula, Maui, with outstanding results.

In response to concerns from the local community, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has released a press release in which it states that it would not apply the stabilizer in areas that are considered to be culturally sensitive and that it will relocate cat feeding stations.

After the soil stabilizer was applied, the EPA issued a press statement advising individuals to refrain from returning to their properties for a period of twenty-four hours.   The recommendation was explicitly stated in the statement.   These actions demonstrate a proactive approach to reducing the adverse effects of recent wildfires on the ecology and the well-being of the general population.