Hawaiʻi Fires

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.

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.

Maui Fires Settlement: Kamehameha Schools Poised To Pay $872 Million Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022

Maui Fires Settlement: Kamehameha Schools Poised To Pay $872 Million

A state court will decide soon whether to allow one of Hawaiʻi’s oldest and largest charitable trusts to settle claims related to the fires that destroyed Lahaina.

Plans To Improve Lahaina Evacuation Routes Are Slowly Inching Forward Nathan Eagle/Civil Beat/2024

Plans To Improve Lahaina Evacuation Routes Are Slowly Inching Forward

Nearly three dozen people died trying to escape the Kuhua Camp neighborhood, where the county is now working to extend and widen roadways.

Hawaiʻi Launches A New Fire Playbook As Maui Investigations Wrap Jack Truesdale/Civil Beat/2023

Hawaiʻi Launches A New Fire Playbook As Maui Investigations Wrap

A new state fire marshal and a Big Island nonprofit will take the lead on preparing communities for fires and reducing risks.

See A Birds-Eye View Of Maui’s Massive Fire Debris Transfer Kawika Lopez/Civil Beat/2025

See A Birds-Eye View Of Maui’s Massive Fire Debris Transfer

County officials and residents said the first day of hauling went smoothly, but the enormous project is just getting started.