Hawaiʻi Fires

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Maui County Faces Huge Funding Gap For Wildfire Recovery, Draft Plan Shows David Croxford/Civil Beat/2025

Maui County Faces Huge Funding Gap For Wildfire Recovery, Draft Plan Shows

The county is hosting public meetings on the plan starting Saturday. Billions of dollars from other funding sources must be identified to achieve long-term goals. 

Kirstin Downey: Devastated Lahaina Restores Its History First Kirstin Downey/Civil Beat/ 202

Kirstin Downey: Devastated Lahaina Restores Its History First

What will surround them remains in doubt, but many historical buildings are making a comeback in the burn zone.

Toxic Maui Wildfire Debris Heading Soon To Permanent Home Nathan Eagle/Civil Beat/2024

Toxic Maui Wildfire Debris Heading Soon To Permanent Home

It took nearly a year and a half to remove the ash and wreckage from commercial lots and residential properties and move it to the Olowalu landfill. Now that debris is headed to Central Maui.

Few Property Sales, High Prices in Lahaina As Victims Try To Recoup Losses

Few Property Sales, High Prices in Lahaina As Victims Try To Recoup Losses

Sales have increased in recent months, but real estate agents say sellers of burned-down homes have no other choice.

Maui Residents Can’t Find Housing. Neither Can Their Cats And Dogs David Croxford/Civil Beat/2025

Maui Residents Can’t Find Housing. Neither Can Their Cats And Dogs

With housing scarce after the Lahaina wildfire, the Maui Humane Society says it’s struggling to find people to adopt animals and its shelter is well over capacity.

These Are The Stories Lahaina Wildfire Survivors Never Got To Tell Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2024

These Are The Stories Lahaina Wildfire Survivors Never Got To Tell

Court documents filed in a wildfire compensation lawsuit give an unprecedented look at the struggles fire survivors continue to face.

Hawaiʻi Supreme Court Clears Way For $4 Billion Maui Wildfire Settlement Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022

Hawaiʻi Supreme Court Clears Way For $4 Billion Maui Wildfire Settlement

A historic settlement can begin flowing to people and businesses affected by the fire, but consequences for the insurance market are unclear.

Stakes Are High As Maui Wildfire Settlement Case Goes Before Supreme Court Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2021

Stakes Are High As Maui Wildfire Settlement Case Goes Before Supreme Court

The outcome could mean higher insurance premiums or a bankrupt utility. It could also upend the proposed settlement, delaying payments to wildfire victims

Kirstin Downey: Maui’s Historic Restaurants Get Help From National Trust Kirstin Downey/Civil Beat/2025

Kirstin Downey: Maui’s Historic Restaurants Get Help From National Trust

They survived Covid. Then they escaped the Maui fire. Now some longtime island favorites are finally getting some help.

Cost Of 450 Temporary Homes For Maui Wildfire Victims: $411,000 Each Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2024

Cost Of 450 Temporary Homes For Maui Wildfire Victims: $411,000 Each

Costs are up 60% just this year, and it is unclear what will happen to the homes after 5 years. But families are grateful to be settling into their own homes.