Hawaiʻi Fires

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2 Years After Deadly Fire, Lahaina Struggles To Rebuild Erin Nolan/Civil Beat/2025

2 Years After Deadly Fire, Lahaina Struggles To Rebuild

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

‘The Crisis Isn’t Over’: Maui Kids’ Mental Health Needs Are Mounting Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2025

‘The Crisis Isn’t Over’: Maui Kids’ Mental Health Needs Are Mounting

Two years after the Maui fires, many students are still struggling — and not all of them are receiving the help they need.

Kirstin Downey: For Now, Lahaina Artists Must Live In The Past Courtesy: Darice McGuire

Kirstin Downey: For Now, Lahaina Artists Must Live In The Past

Maddeningly slow efforts to rebuild the burned-out downtown area delay the return of an arts district.

Lahaina Fire Survivors Make A Home Without A House Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2025

Lahaina Fire Survivors Make A Home Without A House

Kuhua Camp had the highest concentration of wildfire deaths. The plight of this homeowner shows the challenges of rebuilding two years after the blaze.

See A Bird’s-Eye View Of Lahaina’s Fire Recovery  Sean Hower/Civil Beat/2025

See A Bird’s-Eye View Of Lahaina’s Fire Recovery 

Aerial photos reveal changes big and small in Lahaina and Upcountry as the island continues to rebuild and recover from the 2023 fires.

Studies Tie Unrecognized Deaths And Health Problems To Maui Wildfire David Croxford/Civil Beat/2023

Studies Tie Unrecognized Deaths And Health Problems To Maui Wildfire

Researchers found that the Maui wildfires left 1 in 5 people with lung damage and half with symptoms of depression. Suicide and overdose death rates also nearly doubled.

An Infusion Of Fire Aid Is Changing How The Maui Food Bank Does Business Courtesy: Maui Food Bank/2023

An Infusion Of Fire Aid Is Changing How The Maui Food Bank Does Business

The Maui Food Bank saw its revenues jump to more than $77 million after the 2023 fires, a nearly eightfold increase from the previous year. It’s trying to use the windfall wisely.

Crucial Insurance Deadline Looms In Two Weeks For Maui Fire Victims David Croxford/Civil Beat/2024

Crucial Insurance Deadline Looms In Two Weeks For Maui Fire Victims

Homeowners and renters with property lost or damaged in the 2023 wildfires risk losing key insurance benefits if they miss Aug. 8 deadline to file claims or request extensions.

What If HOAs, Not Government, Enforced  Wildfire Prevention Rules? Kawika Lopez/Civil Beat/2024

What If HOAs, Not Government, Enforced Wildfire Prevention Rules?

A Kauaʻi County planner thinks homeowners associations should be the first line of defense when it comes to wildfire risk.

Top Trump Official Made A Startling Lahaina Fire Claim. There’s More To It National Guard/2023

Top Trump Official Made A Startling Lahaina Fire Claim. There’s More To It

Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem misstated the conclusions of a limited study of a small group of fire survivors.