The project will support recovery and restoration efforts on lands affected by the 2023 maui fires (hawaii fires), 2022 maui kauaula fire, and 2022 kona low storm damage

The Department of Agriculture Forest Service R5-Pacific Southwest Region awarded $19.394 million to the State of Hawaii Department of Land & Natural Resources on November 14, 2025, under the Cooperative Forestry Assistance program (CFDA 10.664) to support recovery and restoration efforts on lands affected by the 2023 Maui fires, 2022 Maui Kauaula fire, and 2022 Kona Low storm damage across Hawaii.

The project pursues two broad initiatives: rehabilitation of fire-affected areas through fuels management and treatments, soil and landscape stabilization to reduce future fire threats, community development, and extensive restoration plant propagation and out-plantings; and repair of a vital remote rainwater and storage system damaged by flash flood that is essential for effective land management and wildfire protection. Performance runs through October 31, 2029.

The recipient has sub-awarded work to NA Koa Manu Conservation, Inc., which is supporting the Kula Community Watershed Alliance in reduction of fire fuels and restoration of burned areas in the 2023 Maui forest.

This project pursues two broad initiatives: 1) rehabilitate fire-affected areas and 2) repair a vital remote rainwater and storage systemessential for effective land management and wildfire protectionthat was severely damaged by a flash flood. Specific fire recovery activities will include fuels management and treatments, soil and landscape stabilization to enhance recovery and reduce future fire threats, community development and extensive restoration plant propagation and out-plantings.