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Army Corps of Engineers expect to restore temporary disposal site of Lahaina fire debris in Olowalu by end of year

With the transportation of debris from the Lahaina fire to its permanent site in Central Maui nearing completion, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has begun preparations to restore the land used for the temporary debris location in Olowalu.

Open house on Olowalu Temporary Debris Storage restoration plan to be held Sept. 20

Information on restoration plans for the Olowalu site used for temporary storage of wildfire debris will be shared at an open house on Saturday, Sept. 20, 2025, from 10 a.m. to noon at the Lahaina Resource Center.

Transport of 400,000 tons of wildfire debris from Olowalu to Central Maui to begin in June

The transport of nonhazardous Lahaina wildfire debris from the Temporary Debris Storage Site in Olowalu to the Permanent Disposal Site at the Central Maui Landfill in Puʻunēnē will begin in early June.