served everything from biddy's chicken, just like fleetwood's mom biddy made it, to dough desserts dreamed up by his children. ♪ it was also a place where mickld play. >> we created, i created a band of people under a roof. >> reporter: at fleetwood's. >> instead of a traveling circus, it was a resident circus that at fleetwood's on front street. >> reporter: and then in august of 2023, the music stopped. >> we begin tonight with wildfires in hawaii that have people fleeing for their lives. >> reporter: a wind-driven fire tore through western maui, killing more than 100 people and consuming more than two thousand buildings. fleetwood was in los angeles when the fire started, and he hurried back to a scene of utter devastation. and his beloved restaurant? this charred sign was about all that was left. thinking was fleetwood's on front street. amen. >> reporter: amen. i understand you're not wanting to be me, me, me, and especially in light of the lives that were lost, the homes that were lost. you don't want the make too big of a deal out of a restaurant. >> no. >> reporter: but at the same time, this was your family. this was your home. >> c