Construction has begun on 612 Front Street, marking the first permanent commercial rebuild on Lahaina’s Front Street since the August 2023 wildfire. The 4,400-square-foot retail building is expected to open in summer 2027, with Pacific Whale Foundation as the anchor tenant.
- Arita Poulson General Contracting broke ground October 12 on a 4,400-sq-ft retail building and detached kiosk at 612 Front Street — the first commercial rebuild on the corridor since the 2023 fire.
- The structure will use fire-resistant materials including metal roofing and cement board siding, and construction is expected to take approximately six months.
- Pacific Whale Foundation is slated as the anchor tenant, planning to reopen its Ocean Store on Front Street by summer 2027.
- Commercial recovery has lagged behind residential: it took a full year to clear 148 commercial properties, compared to eight months to clear 1,390 residential lots.
- Before the fire, Lahaina businesses generated over $70 million in monthly revenue and employed roughly 8,500 people, underscoring the economic stakes of the rebuild.
Source: Hoodline
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