Facing fewer job opportunities and rents, financial pressures for fire-impacted households remain high. About a quarter of survey participants have less than half of their pre-fire incomes.

Almost 40% more fire-impacted households live in poverty now compared to before the fires. This means that about 16% of fire-impacted households in the survey have incomes below the poverty line. Almost 10% of respondents have fallen into poverty compared to before the wildfires. Poverty rates have come down since the end of last year, many fire-impacted households remain vulnerable and at risk of long-term poverty.

Fire-impacted individuals face reduced job stability. Many work still fewer hours, earn less income, or have lost their jobs entirely. Fire-impacted individuals in the survey cohort are more likely to be unemployed than the overall Maui population.

The industry mix of employment on Maui is changing. Only about 60% of the survey participants who were employed in the tourism industry (accommodation, food and recreation services) before the fires still have jobs in the sector. Less than half kept their full-time employment in the tourism industry.

There remains a substantial need for financial assistance, housing, healthcare and food among fire-affected individuals, but unmet needs have trended downwards over the last few months.

The extent of support has decreased substantially across all sources and about half of respondents have not received any assistance in the past month.