The County of Maui Office of Recovery will be hosting a series of community meetings on July 30 and Aug. 1, 2025, leading up to the opening of Hoʻokumu Hou program applications on Aug. 11. Hoʻokumu Hou, which encompasses all of the County’s recovery programs funded by federal Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) funds, will focus on housing initiatives intended to help wildfire survivors receive the means they need to stay, or return, home.
The County will be presenting information on the following programs that will launch on Aug. 11:
Single-Family Homeowner Reconstruction Program - Provides assistance to reconstruct homes lost to the wildfires for eligible homeowners who have not yet started to rebuild.
Single-Family Homeowner Reimbursement Program - Provides up to $400,000 to eligible homeowners who have completed reconstruction of their home that was destroyed in the wildfires.
First Time Homebuyer Opportunity Program - Provides up to $600,000 to eligible residents who do not own a home, for the purchase of a home.
The July 30 in-person meeting at Lahaina Civic Center Social Hall will consist of three back-to-back community meetings that will cover each of the housing programs, with one hour dedicated to each program. Each meeting will start with a presentation on the program, followed by a Q&A and an opportunity for one-on-one discussions.
5 p.m. - First-Time Homebuyer Opportunity Program
6 p.m. - Single-Family Homeowner Reconstruction Program
7 p.m. - Homeowner Reimbursement Program
Residents are welcome to attend all three meetings, or drop-in for the meeting(s) they are interested in.