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LAHAINA (HawaiiNewsNow) – Forty-eight passengers aboard the Holokai shuttle boat docked at Lahaina Harbor Wednesday, seemingly unaware of the vessel\u2019s significance.<\/p>\n

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\u201cThis shuttle boat that you\u2019re sitting on right now is the only vessel that survived the Lahaina wildfires,\u201d Keo Kenolio tells the passengers. \u201cOut of over 100 boats, this is the only boat.\u201d<\/p>\n

Kenolio was born and raised in Lahaina.<\/p>\n

She is a naturalist and copilot for Atlantis Submarines Maui, the Valley Isle\u2019s only submarine, which has been around since 1991.<\/p>\n

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She was eight months pregnant when Lahaina went up in flames.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was very stressful. My husband was on this side. Luckily, he got home before it got bad. My mom called me. All my family had to evacuate. We lost a lot of childhood homes and then, I found out that we lost the boats as well,\u201d said Kenolio.<\/p>\n

Atlantis lost nearly everything in the 2023 Lahaina fire, including employee Kirk Carter.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe lost a life, and that\u2019s just one of the most horrible things you could ever have,\u201d said Ronald Williams President & CEO. \u201cIt was a really tough one. It also was tough because we tried to take care of the employees as long as we could, but obviously we couldn\u2019t and we had to furlough people. So, I\u2019m so happy that we were able to bring them back.\u201d<\/p>\n

Returning to the water<\/h2>\n

Nearly three years later, employees are ready to share their knowledge about Lahaina and educate passengers about Maui\u2019s undersea beauty once again.<\/p>\n

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\u201cDid you see that big silver fish? That was a giant trevally. Ulua is the Hawaiian name,\u201d Kenolio educates passengers aboard the submarine.<\/p>\n

Passengers saw schools of fish, coral, sea urchins, star fish, lots of other marine life unique to Hawaii and learned a lot.<\/p>\n

\u201cThat was a Hawaiian Cleaner Wrasse, Hinalea. He is endemic to Hawaii. He\u2019s kind of the dentist out here,\u201d Kenolio said.<\/p>\n

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In the past, passengers have also seen dolphins and whales.<\/p>\n

\u201cOnly 1% of the world has been down that deep. So, it\u2019s really fun to be able to do that and teach about fish and stuff like that,\u201d Kenolio said. \u201cAtlantis is such a close-knit family, especially on Maui. We all work together. We all love each other. It\u2019s really fun working here.\u201d<\/p>\n

Even though many of the employees are still rebuilding their lives, they are grateful to be back working once again.<\/p>\n

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