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

November 13, 2025 Daniela Bond-Smith, Ruben Juarez, Health, Maui Fire, Reports

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 an uphill climb. This report draws on two large-scale surveys conducted between 2024 and 2025 to document how the disaster and its aftermath have affected disabled people in Lahaina.

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