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Daniela Bond-Smith

The Road to Recovery: Strengthening Health, Stability, and Resiliency Three Years After the Maui Wildfires

The Road to Recovery: Strengthening Health, Stability, and Resiliency Three Years After the Maui Wildfires

July 27, 2026

Three years after the Maui wildfires, findings from the Maui Wildfire Exposure Study (MauiWES) offer a hopeful but clear message: recovery is underway, but it…

Recovery Through a Disability Lens: Impacts of the 2023 Maui Wildfires on Disability Equity and Shared Prosperity

Recovery Through a Disability Lens: Impacts of the 2023 Maui Wildfires on Disability Equity and Shared Prosperity

November 13, 2025

The August 2023 Maui wildfires devastated homes, disrupted livelihoods, and reshaped entire communities. For many Maui residents with disabilities, life after the fires has been…

New MauiWES Study Published in JAMA Network Open

New MauiWES Study Published in JAMA Network Open

August 6, 2025

A new paper in JAMA Network Open, a journal of the American Medical Association, led by Dr. Ruben Juarez, Dr. Alika Maunakea, Dr. Daniela Bond-Smith,…

Progress and Vulnerability Two Years After the Wildfires: A Data-Driven Update from the Maui Recovery Survey

Progress and Vulnerability Two Years After the Wildfires: A Data-Driven Update from the Maui Recovery Survey

August 5, 2025

Two years after the devastating August 2023 wildfires, thousands of fire-affected people continue to navigate a long and complex path to recovery. While many are…

Publication: Rural health disparities: Evidence from Hawaiʻi

Publication: Rural health disparities: Evidence from Hawaiʻi

June 20, 2025

This article examines how rurality contributes to health disparities in the Hawaiian Islands using data from the June 2023 wave of a statewide health survey.…

From Crisis to Recovery: Health and Resilience Two Years After the Maui Wildfires

From Crisis to Recovery: Health and Resilience Two Years After the Maui Wildfires

June 18, 2025

Research support by Rafael Peres David, Keeton Krause, Braden Kunihiro, Quan Zhang, Noelle Rubas, Amada Torres Salazar, Bryan Suechting, Connor Slavens, Marzuka Tartil, Lesley Umeda,…

Public Health Report: Hawai‘i’s Health and Wellbeing Journey Over Time — Monitoring Equity and Access

Public Health Report: Hawai‘i’s Health and Wellbeing Journey Over Time — Monitoring Equity and Access

May 21, 2025

The UHERO Rapid Health Survey is a statewide longitudinal study offering one of the most comprehensive real-time assessments of health equity in Hawai‘i. Launched in…

Maui’s Recovery 1½ Years After the Wildfires

Maui’s Recovery 1½ Years After the Wildfires

March 17, 2025

By Daniela Bond-Smith, Trey Gordner, Caleb Wood Eighteen months after the August 2023 wildfires, Maui’s fire-impacted households continue to face significant economic and housing instability.…

One year after the wildfires: Rising poverty and housing instability point to ongoing gaps in assistance

One year after the wildfires: Rising poverty and housing instability point to ongoing gaps in assistance

October 8, 2024

The Maui Recovery Survey: Housing & Jobs monitors the housing and economic recovery of fire-impacted households on Maui. This initiative, launched one year after the…