Maui wildfire response
UH News coverage of the University of Hawaiʻi response to the devastating deadly Maui wildfires.
How to help Maui ʻohana affected by wildfires
Relief organizations statewide are accepting donations.
UH alum: Tsunami survivor gives back to Lahaina survivors
Miku Narisawa brought students affected by the Lahaina wildfires to Japan.
From crisis to classroom: Maui culinary student plays a lead role
UH Maui College culinary student Ryan Chang played a pivotal role in disaster relief efforts.
- CTAHR to host disaster training workshops for Maui community, March 6, 2024
- UH Mānoa program helps student who survived Lahaina wildfire graduate, March 5, 2024
- UH Maui College culinary students distribute 1,600 produce boxes, more, December 12, 2023
- From fire relief food hub to community gathering place, November 3, 2023
- UH scholarship offer to Lahainaluna High seniors extended to two or four years, October 20, 2023
- UH Hilo pharmacy students, staff, alumni aid Lahaina survivors, September 19, 2023
- UH student athletes support Maui fire relief efforts, September 15, 2023
- Clerkship to immediate care, JABSOM students assist Maui fire survivors, September 8, 2023
- Providing support to those students affected by the Lahaina fires, August 24, 2023
- $1M from Stupski Foundation for UH students impacted by Maui fires, August 17, 2023
- UH Maui College Health Center offers free women’s healthcare, August 17, 2023
- UH Maui College serves as food preparation hub amidst wildfire tragedy, August 10, 2023
UH Maui students turn tragedy into community-building opportunity
Their efforts are part of a NSF RAPID grant on trauma-informed STEM education.
Hawaiʻi Keiki’s Maui providers honored for wildfire response
The team provided care through shelters, telehealth, partnerships and emotional support.
$2.1M for UH-led Maui wildfire response research
UH projects address air and water quality, public health, ecosystem resilience, more.
- ARL at UH provides support for Hawaiʻi during emergencies, May 9, 2024
- UH conservation heroes honored for wildfire response, April 23, 2024
- Students use AI to preserve Lahaina’s historical architecture, March 22, 2024
- Free mental health toolkit helps individuals with disabilities with Maui wildfire trauma, October 30, 2023
- West Maui water rights’ for community members focus of UH law clinic, October 3, 2023
- Shidler business kickstarters pivot to raise funds for Maui recovery, September 29, 2023
- Rebuilding, preserving Lahaina’s historic district, September 1, 2023
- UH forensic anthropologist assists in identifying Maui fire victims, August 26, 2023
- Short story helps keiki deal with trauma from fires, August 22, 2023
- FEMA, SBA open joint Disaster Recovery Center at UH Maui College, August 16, 2023
Maui fires 1 year on: UH research continues to assess impacts, support recovery
UH researchers are providing assistance and support on multiple fronts.
Q&A: Maui water quality expert on reef health since wildfires
UH News interviewed water quality expert Andrea Kealoha.
UH to study Lahaina wildfire response and impact on residents
The $3.8 million, 5-year study is funded by the National Institutes of Health.
- Tax hike for Maui short-term rentals, UHERO blog suggests, July 29, 2024
- Vacation rental crackdown may lower condo prices in Maui County, June 28, 2024
- AI-powered wildfire forecast system for Hawaiʻi is goal of UH researchers, May 29, 2024
- Home sales hit 25-year low, housing crisis explained in UHERO factbook, May 20, 2024
- Pandemic recovery ending, construction up, UHERO forecasts, February 23, 2024
- New Maui forest height research could impact water yields, fire risk, more, January 8, 2024
- Disaster relief design expert, students build prototype temporary shelter on Maui, December 19, 2023
- UH experts provide advice on how to salvage fire damaged items, October 17, 2023
- UH researchers investigate nearshore water quality, reef health after Maui fires, October 13, 2023
- Health, environmental impacts of Maui wildfires focus of briefing, October 3, 2023
- Free hazardous waste cleanup training for Maui residents, companies, September 25, 2023
- Safety of Maui drinking water focus of UH research, September 12, 2023
- Rebuilding, preserving Lahaina’s historic district, September 1, 2023
- Lies, misinformation: How to navigate social media following deadly fires, August 29, 2023
- Remains of prominent aliʻi, lost ‘royal island’ part of Lahaina, August 11, 2023
- What fuels Hawaiʻi wildfires? UH expert explains, August 10, 2023
$1.4M NIH grant boosts Maui Wildfire Exposure Study research
The grant helps fund the longitudinal aspect of the study for up to 1,000 participants.
UH Mānoa provost competition awards multidisciplinary innovation
11 projects were awarded $2.3M in the UH Mānoa Strategic Investment Initiative competition.
Maui residents face health decline, access struggles after wildfires
The study will document the acute and chronic health impacts caused by the Maui wildfires.
- Health hazards loom 6 months after Maui wildfires, study reveals, February 8, 2024
- Maui wildfire health researchers inform lawmakers, recruit participants, January 24, 2024
- UH Mānoa launches Maui wildfire health study, invites participants to join, December 22, 2023
- More than 11% of workers in Maui County file for unemployment after deadly wildfires, December 19, 2023
- State facing headwinds, Maui recovery ongoing in UHERO forecast, December 15, 2023
- Maui wildfire impacts on agriculture, health examined, December 4, 2023
- Reduce fire risk with regulation, restoration of fallow ag lands, October 23, 2023
- New funding to focus on future prevention of wildfires, trauma-informed education, October 2, 2023
- Estimated $5.5B needed to rebuild from Lahaina fire, October 30, 2023
- Wildfires deliver heavy blow to Maui economy in new UHERO forecast, September 22, 2023
- UHERO points to lessons from Iniki to help Maui recover, September 19, 2023
- UHERO report explores Maui wildfire impacts and recovery challenges, August 31, 2023
- Maui wildfires impact more than 100 UH students, dozens lose homes, August 17, 2023
Lahaina one year later: Honoring the lost, healing the living, building the future
UH President David Lassner shared a message of reflection on August 8.
Maui nui strong. UH-Maui College strong.
“We stand firm and ready to support our campus ʻohana and our community at large as we face the future.”
Embarking on the Road to Recovery
UH Maui College has increased their fall enrollment by 7.5 percent.
- Giving thanks is different this year, November 27, 2023
- UH President: Beginning a semester in tragedy and hope, August 21, 2023
- Caring for our Maui colleagues, friends and family, August 9, 2023
Celebrating Lahaina in song, UH Maui students record album
The album about Lahaina showcases its rich history and the students’ hopes for its future.
UH Maui College holds first commencement since wildfires
UH Maui College graduates sang and danced to “This Is Me” at their commencement.
Amidst Maui tragedy freshman embarks on college career
Angela Joy Almeron is a UH Mānoa information and computer sciences student.
- Pacific Disaster Center, Ghana address increasing climate and disaster risks, April 19, 2024
- UH sweeps state hackathon, solutions aim to modernize community services, November 28, 2023
- UH performers hope music will uplift Maui students, November 22, 2023
- Daughter of immigrants, UH grad, focused on Maui immigrant relief, November 14, 2023
- Leeward CC’s culinary students lend a hand at Chefs for Hope fundraiser, November 7, 2023
- UH Wind Ensemble plays special rendition of Lahainaluna in tribute, October 5, 2023
- $20K for Maui student relief from Japan universities, September 5, 2023
- UH Maui College part of statewide Kīpuni Aloha no Maui, September 1, 2023
- Relief efforts at UH Maui College highlighted on Good Morning America, August 17, 2023
- UH Mānoa community hosts ceremony for Maui, August 14, 2023
