Old town Lahaina used to be crisscrossed by canals and spring-fed ponds. But sugar plantations diverted the water and the wetlands were buried under baseball fields and parking lots.

Lahaina, United States - January 27 : Ke'eaumoku Kapu, 60, won a lengthy legal battle to win control of his family land in Kauaula Valley, uphill of Lahaina, from one of the island's most prominent real estate developers. Pictured is the plantation pump house on Kapu's land. He has a taro patch there that has been there for many generations. Water flows from the mountain above his home and down into Lahaina below. Old town Lahaina used to be crisscrossed by canals and spring-fed ponds. But sugar plantations diverted the water and the wetlands were buried under baseball fields and parking lots. Now, after flames claimed the historic district, Native Hawaiian leaders and some elected officials want to restore the original ecosystem which is naturally coming back on its own. (Photo by Sarah L. Voisin/The Washington Post via Getty Images)