#august 2023 wildfire
HCF Maui Strong Fund grant helps restore emergency shelter and housing in Lahaina
The Hawaiʻi Community Foundation, through its Maui Strong Fund, has committed up to $8 million to help restore a vital emergency shelter and affordable housing facility in Lahaina, closing a critical funding gap for Ka Hale A Ke Ola Homeless Resource Centers Inc., one of the island’s longest-standing service providers for Maui’s unhoused.
Property owners urged to apply for permits to rebuild nonconforming structures lost in 2023 wildfires
The County of Maui Department of Planning is encouraging property owners whose legally nonconforming structures were destroyed in the August 2023 wildfires to apply for building permits and begin the process of rebuilding.
2025 Real Property Assessments to be mailed by March 15; appeal deadline is April 9
The 2025 real property assessment notices will be mailed to Maui County property owners by March 15, 2025, according to an announcement today by the County of Maui Department of Finance Real Property Assessment Division.
FEMA finishes installing 167 temporary homes at Kilohana
FEMA’s 167-unit Kiohana temporary home site for wildfire survivors was completed this week in Lahaina, Maui.
Waihou Spring Forest Reserve and trail set to reopen April 1
Waihou Spring Forest Reserve and trail will reopen to residents and visitors on April 1, seven months after its emergency closure due to damage caused by the August 2023 wildfires and high winds.
Hirono, Hawaiʻi delegation urge FEMA to reopen Disaster Response Program to include COFA citizens
US Sen. Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) along with Hawaiʻi colleagues, Sen. Brian Schatz (D-HI), Rep. Jill Tokuda (D-HI), and Rep. Ed Case (D-HI) are urging the Federal Emergency Management Agency Administrator, Deanne Criswell, to reopen the enrollment for the Individuals and Households Program to include Compacts of Free Association (COFA) citizens.
$5,000 grant program to help Maui families replace vehicles destroyed in wildfire
The program is dedicated to Native Hawaiian families that experienced transportation loss due to the Maui wildfires in August 2023. The program provides vehicle financing with deferred payments for 12 months and a one time grant of up to $5,000 to replace a vehicle lost in the fires.