For three weeks, heaping piles of gravel sat untouched on the dirt lot where Mario Siatris’ house once stood.
The gravel, a form of erosion control, needed to be spread out over the dirt, the final step in an intricate process overseen by the federal government to clear fire-ravaged Lahaina properties of hazards and toxic waste.
Mario’s property had undergone rigorous soil sampling, which revealed that the dirt that hadn’t already been scraped and hauled off to the landfill was clear of contaminants.
With his property deemed safe, he and his business partner U‘i…
