Since debris removal within Lahaina began Jan. 17, USACE and its contractors have cleared 1,228 of the approximate 1,399 residential properties that have signed up for the debris removal program (as of June 6.) This includes 703 residential lots that have been returned to the county of Maui, allowing homeowners to begin the rebuilding process. In addition to the residential properties, USACE has also cleared 47 commercial lots of ash and debris.
The County of Maui, the State of Hawai‘i, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and its contractor, Dawson, LLC, celebrated the start of construction for a 169-unit temporary housing site in Lahaina, Hawaiʻi, with a ground blessing ceremony Saturday, May 4.