Photo: Rylee Sparling, KSM 2026 | Nā Hale O Maui
A Lahaina nonprofit has secured its first parcel for community ownership - a new milestone after the Lahaina wildfire destroyed 2,200 structures and displaced 12,000 residents on Maui. Community land trusts redefine wealth as family and community wellbeing, says Taylor Kaluahine Lani of Kaua‘i nonprofit Permanently Affordable Living Hawai‘i. PAL Hawai‘i, which launched its Ho‘omaluhia Community Land Trust in 2024, has so far placed five homes under construction in its Kauhale O Namahana project into that trust. The Kīlauea project will eventually contain 11 homes. PAL is also building projects in Kalāheo and Waipouli. Nā Hale O Maui, the longest-running community land trust, has sold leasehold homes in Kīhei, Kahului, Wailuku, Lahaina and Makawao at below-market prices. The Lahaina Community Land Trust has acquired five parcels and is looking at 12 others.
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