Lahaina Community Monthly Disaster Recovery Meeting on Oct. 7, 2026 at Lahaina Intermediate School

The County of Maui’s Lahaina Community Monthly Disaster Recovery Meeting was identified in the title as October 7, 2026; the meeting metadata lists October 13. Recovery staff said Phase Zero work in the Moa Mokua area is expected to begin in November, after a contractor is selected within the next few weeks; no contractor or award amount was announced. The School Facilities Authority presented plans for a permanent Lahaina school sized for 750 students, with building-permit plans submitted to the County and a 2029 opening target. The presentation cited state project funding of just under $250 million, including $60 million for roads and $30 million for off-site infrastructure, and noted that the school’s cited $146 million budget is constrained by rising construction costs. No procurement motions or votes were reported.

Other updates covered commercial rebuilding permits, a new coordination process with the State Historic Preservation Division intended to streamline reviews, and Recovery Coordination Directive 10, which changes the review pathway for qualifying shoreline-area projects while retaining applicable protections. Officials also described a transition to a County-led housing navigator program and announced a recovery marketplace scheduled to open November 10: 126 vendors applied for 25 initial spaces, with rotating vendors and additional pop-up opportunities planned. A potential Opportunity Zone financing initiative was also discussed as a possible source of revenue for rebuilding; no funding award was announced.