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

Almost twice as many fire-impacted households live in poverty now compared to before the fires. This means that more than 20% of fire-impacted households in the survey have incomes below the poverty line. About 15% of respondents have fallen into poverty since the wildfires and poverty rates have remained broadly stable in the last six months. This suggests that fire-impacted households remain very vulnerable and at risk of long-term poverty.

Fire-impacted individuals face reduced job stability, with a large share working fewer hours and earning lower incomes, or having lost employment altogether. 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 high need for financial assistance, housing, healthcare and food among fire-affected individuals.

The majority of respondents still receive some assistance, but the extent of support has decreased substantially and more than a third of respondents have not received any assistance in the past month.