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Off-the-grid Maui homestead marred by conflict

DENNIS ODA / DODA@STARADVERTISER.COM
Lawakua Aganos inspected an acacia koa tree that he planted on his family’s lot in Kahikinui. He surrounded the tree with barbed wire and metal fencing to protect it from goats and cattle trying to eat or trample over it.

KAHIKINUI, Maui >> Perched atop a simple wood structure on the southern slopes of Haleakala, Warren Aganos takes in the majestic views, the mountain in one direction, the ocean in another.