Kaluaʻehu

Today, Lahaina stands at an inflection point. This is an invitation for the community to become a Kaluaʻehu partner. Together, we can transform our Lahaina economy into a regenerative force to help our community thrive — now and forever.

To our fellow
Maui residents,

Being of this place is a status that is earned.

We must earn our cred every single day, by contributing to the health and ea of this community. 

Together, we can create a Lahaina where those that left can come home to.

We don’t have to keep watching our people leave.


We can stop it.


We have a kuleana to stop it.

We need your help to heal Lahaina — and this solution is one that will keep our families home, for the next seven generations.

Mahalo for your Support in keeping our lahaina ʻOhana home

FAQ

  • Whether you are a new or longstanding resident of Maui, it’s important to acknowledge that you are living on Native Hawaiian land and using precious resources.

    You’re likely aware of Hawai’i’s history. Extraction and an influx of offshore wealth and investors have contributed to the displacement of local families and the degradation of our once abundant environment, threatening culture and our ability to sustain ourselves. Plantations brought folks from all over the world to be oppressed by this system and now also face displacement from the only home they and their previous generations have ever known by those same economic forces.

    As residents, we share a kuleana to return lands to Native Hawaiians and longtime kamaʻāina. This voluntary contribution paid to the Lahaina Community Land Trust helps to prevent further displacement of our people.

  • Every single dollar raised through Kalua‘ehu will go toward our programs that provide grants to homeowners to help them rebuild and create permanently affordable homes on LCLT land. Thanks to the support of generous funders, LCLT’s day-to-day operating expenses are covered through 2026.

  • All donors will receive a tax-deductible receipt for tax reporting purposes. We advise you to consult with your tax advisor on any further questions you may have seeing as each partner has unique financial needs.

  • Although it’s still under legal review, our weighted lottery system will give preference to: ​

    • Lahaina residents displaced by the fire​

    • Folks who grew up in Lahaina​

    • Native Hawaiian and multi-generational kamaʻāina to Lahaina

    LCLT will partner with sellers on buy-back clauses to ensure that families can return to their land once a home is built or children/grandchildren have first right of refusal.

  • Our Keep Lahaina Home Insurance Gap Program is made possible by a powerful partnership that helps us support families who need financial assistance to rebuild. While LCLT provides funding and stewards long-term protections on homes that are rebuilt, nonprofit mortgage lender Hawai‘i Community Lending (HCL) vets and qualifies all applicants for the program and helps homeowners better understand their financial positions. The Hoʻōla iā Mauiakama Disaster Long Term Recovery Group (Hoʻōla LTRG), meanwhile, works in collaboration with LCLT and HCL to help homeowners navigate the permitting and rebuilding process by coordinating resources, including grant funding, material sourcing and in-kind labor.