A University of Hawaii study tracking long-term health impacts on 2,000 Maui wildfire survivors faces shutdown after the state legislature failed to approve $1.5 million in funding. The study has been monitoring health conditions and connecting survivors to medical services since the August 2023 fires.
- The Maui Wildfire Exposure Study will shut down without $1.5 million in state funding that was denied by the legislature.
- The study has been tracking long-term health impacts on 2,000 wildfire survivors since the August 2023 fires.
- Researchers planned to expand the study to 3,000 participants including children and had a waiting list of families.
- The study serves as a bridge connecting survivors to healthcare services and resources beyond just research.
- Senate Bill 2969 seeking funding made it to conference committee but failed in the final legislative session.
Source: The Garden Island
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