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Binhi at Ani will host its annual Bayanihan Food Distribution on Nov. 14, 2026, at Lahaina Intermediate School to provide food boxes, hot meals, produce, and groceries to those in need.

After a year of heavy storm cleanup and ongoing work toward fire fuel reduction, disaster relief, and natural resource management, the grassroots nonprofit, Mālama Kula, will host their 2nd Annual “Aloha In Action” Fundraising Gala on Nov. 6, at Ocean Vodka. Tickets and sponsorship opportunities are still available.

Arita Poulson General Contracting will lead the reconstruction of 612 Front Street, the first commercial rebuild on Front Street since the August 2023 wildfire.

The health consequences of catastrophic wildfires that burn through towns and cities may extend far beyond the period when flames are extinguished and smoke disappears, according to new research from the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa’s Maui Wildfire Exposure Study (MauiWES).

As part of its ongoing wildfire safety strategy to harden the transmission lines serving West Maui, Hawaiian Electric contractors will conduct utility pole surveys in Lahaina from Sept. 28 through Oct. 7, between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m.

The County of Maui Department of Water Supply was reimbursed for more than $1.1 million spent on emergency protective measures as a result of wildfires. The funding is part of a larger $8.2 million in FEMA post-disaster funding approved for Public Assistance and the Hazard Mitigation Grant Program projects in Hawai’i, Nevada, and the Northern Mariana Islands.

Hale Makua will gather with employees, residents, and families for a week-long celebration marking an 80 year milestone of serving the Maui community.

A portion of Front Street in Lahaina will be temporarily closed on Saturday, Sept. 12, 2026, to accommodate the Lights for Lahaina Light March.

The County of Maui Office of Recovery has extended the application deadline for its Hoʻokumu Hou Economic Revitalization Ka ʻImi ʻIke Program and Hoʻokumu Hou Public Services Program to 5 p.m. on Oct. 8, 2026.

Lahainaluna High School will host Paradise High School of California for a historic “Unity Bowl” under the theme “Two Towns, One Spirit.”

The state of Hawaiʻi Department of Education is set to receive $9.3 million in post-disaster funding from the Federal Emergency Management Agency for permanent repairs to King Kamehameha III Elementary School on Maui.

Maui fire crews responded to a half acre brush fire in the Waikō area of Central Maui, Tuesday night.  The fire was reported at 7:07 p.m., west of the Kuihelani Highway and north of East Waikō Road.

Council Vice-Chair Yuki Lei K. Sugimura today thanked Hawaii’s congressional delegation for its efforts to secure federal tax relief for qualified disaster survivors, such as those impacted by the August 2023 wildfires in Lahaina and Upcountry Maui, and is urging President Donald Trump to sign the legislation into law.

Three years after the devastating wildfires that started on Aug. 8, 2023, the community came together in remembrance, reflection and aloha during Kuhinia Maui held on the grounds of Lahaina United Methodist Church.

“With deep reverence for the County of Maui and its people who three years ago faced deadly and devastating wildfires, the Maui County Council sends its renewed blessings and support for recovery and healing,” Chair Alice L. Lee said.

As Lahaina marks three years since the Aug. 8, 2023 fire, Maui artist Rafael Pereda is unveiling “Lahainaluna,” a deeply personal new painting created over the past year in honor of the community he has called home for more than two decades.

Three years after the Maui Wildfire Disaster, Mayor Richard Bissen and his administration report a continued focus on housing recovery and business rebuilding efforts. The response remains a focal point as the community recovers from one of the most complex megafires in US history.

Gov. Josh Green announced that the One ʻOhana Fund has offered the full $175 million in compensation to families of the 102 people who died and to individuals who suffered serious physical injuries in the Aug. 8, 2023, Maui wildfires.

Hawaiian Community Assets, a statewide nonprofit housing counseling agency, announced that the first four Wailuku homes offered through its Ua Hale Aʻela program for Maui wildfire survivors will be available for occupancy beginning Aug. 28, 2026. 

While usually held the first Wednesday of each month, the Lahaina Community Meeting for August was moved to the following week out of respect for the three-year mark of the Aug. 8, 2023, Maui wildfires.