Maui Recovery Dashboard

Housing

43%

Fire-impacted households typically pay 43% more rent for the same or fewer number of bedrooms.

14%

At least 14% of surveyed households live in crowded conditions.

The proportion of fire-affected households living with family/friends or unhoused has nearly doubled since the wildfires.

80%

of West Maui residents from our sample were displaced from their homes and almost half had to leave West Maui.

more than1 in 3

More than a third of those who worked or owned businesses in West Maui or Kula, but lived elsewhere, were displaced from their homes following the disaster.

nearly1 in 3

Almost a third of households currently living outside of West Maui plan to move back within the next year.

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Economic Impact

29%

29% of fire-affected households now live below the poverty line, compared to 14% before the fires and 9% for Maui County in 2023

20%

Nearly 1 in 5 survey participants have seen their income drop by more than half.

Fire-impacted individuals face reduced job stability. Many work fewer hours, earn less income, or have lost their jobs entirely.

70%

Only about 70% the survey participants who were employed in the tourism industry before the fires still have jobs in the sector. Less than half kept their full-time employment in the tourism industry.

Many survey respondents report ongoing unmet needs

45%

need financial
support

Gaps in assistance persist. Individuals who are not receiving government support are more likely to report unmet needs.

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The Survey

Launched one year after the Maui wildfires, the Maui Recovery Survey monitors the housing and socioeconomic recovery on Maui. The data will be reported and updated on this website each month. The survey and dashboard are run by UHERO in partnership with the Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement (CNHA) and the Hawai‘i Community Foundation (HCF).

The survey focuses on people who lived, worked, or owned a business in West Maui or Kula during the August 2023 wildfires. We call this group “fire-impacted,” while recognizing that the wider Maui community has also been affected. The August sample had 402 respondents from 374 households.

The (near) real-time and ongoing nature of this survey is critical to assessing the progress of Maui’s recovery. Most of the existing data about the fire-affected community is not publicly available and not updated on a frequent basis. This project aims to assist data-driven recovery management and ensure transparency.