Three years after the August 2023 Maui wildfires, rebuilding and land restoration efforts remain in early stages. Volunteer groups, including faith-based disaster relief teams, are assisting Habitat for Humanity in Lahaina and supporting native plant restoration on Kula’s fire-scarred hillsides.
- Three years after the August 2023 wildfires, large-scale rebuilding in Lahaina and Kula has barely begun.
- Volunteer disaster relief groups are supplementing local recovery efforts by building homes with Habitat for Humanity in Lahaina.
- The Kula Community Watershed Alliance is restoring 120 acres of burn-scarred land by replacing invasive species with native plants to reduce future fire risk.
- Eighty-four landowners in the affected Kula area are participating in a collaborative, ongoing land stewardship program.
- Restoration work is guided by the Hawaiian principle of mālama ʻāina — respectful, community-shared care of the land.
Source: Sonomasun
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