Lahaina Rebuilds Slowly 2 Years After Devastating Wildfire, Community Land Trust Offers Hope

Editorial: What Maui needs to rebuild, thrive | Honolulu Star-Advertiser

The Lahaina wildfire disaster of Aug. 8, 2023, inflicted staggering losses — cutting lives short, destroying homes and businesses, displacing thousands of families and affecting the statewide economy. With islanders’ close connections and the state’s intertwined concerns, all of Hawaii has been affected — and all should take interest in and support efforts to help those harmed and rebuild Lahaina.

FEMA housing programs set to end in six months for thousands of Lahaina residents

Thousands of Maui wildfire survivors still don't have permanent housing two years after the disaster, and many still can't make ends meet. In six months, federal housing programs that help survivors keep a roof over their heads are set to…

Lahaina rebuilds slowly 2 years after devastating wildfire, community land trust offers hope

Two years after the devastating Lahaina wildfire, a new community land trust is working to keep local residents in their hometown as the slow process of rebuilding unfolds.

2 Years After Deadly Fire, Lahaina Struggles To Rebuild

Homeowners are running into big gaps between their insurance payouts and the cost to rebuild.

Two years later: Lāhainā residents look at progress, business district has long road ahead

LAHAINA, Hawaii (KHON2) -- Aug. 8 marks two years since the deadly Maui wildfires that claimed 102 lives and displaced thousands, and it's still a very long road to recovery. Front Street's commercial district still has a long way to go, but some Kula and Lāhainā residents are already back in their homes, with hundreds more one step closer to their homecoming. Lahaina’s historic Banyan Tree Park could re-open in several months Residents li…

Lahaina, Maui Fires Two Years Later: Some New Homes Built But Almost No Businesses

Two years ago I was sitting in my back yard in Toronto when I got a text message from my sister. “So awful about the Maui and Lahaina fires,” she said. I had been busy and hadn’t been checking the news. I had no idea what she was talking about, so I was dumbfounded when I did a google search and saw the photos and read about the devastation of a town I’ve probably visited 100 times or more. It was a delightful, slightly rowdy, engaging, colourfu…