Single mom battles heart disease, builds new life on Big Island after Maui wildfires
After the devastating Aug. 8 Lahaina firestorm laid waste to their home and material possessions, single-mother Cijon Chee, 28, and her three children moved to the Big Island to rebuild their life from the ground up.
Chee had been at work that day, and while her children safely escaped the fire with the help of their neighbors, she didn’t realize what had happened until driving home from her shift at about 3:30 p.m.
