Photo: HomeAid Hawaii
Nearly two years after catastrophic wildfires destroyed more than 2,000 houses and apartment buildings in Lahaina, Hawaii, rebuilding is slow except for Ka La‘i Ola, “The Place of Peaceful Recovery”, which is now home to more than 600 people with hundreds of additional modular homes soon being ready. HomeAid Hawaiʻi, the nonprofit leading the project in partnership with the state, secured land in February 2024, broke ground in May, and the first families arrived in August, a year after the fire. The state plans to use the 57-acre site for emergency housing only for five years. The homes, ranging from studios to small three-bedroom houses, are limited to survivors who weren’t eligible for help from the Federal Emergency Management Agency. The community also has access to financial literacy classes, mental health counseling, a mobile food bank, and a mobile vet clinic that offers free care for pets.
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