Maui Economy 2023

Weeks ago, we took part in a meeting with House of Representatives Lahaina Wildfire Interim Working Group. A Final Report named "Laulima for Lahaina" was published that outlines key issues and recommendations based on their research. The pdf is available HERE and a link to the online document will remain in our website resource pages.

Furthermore, we contributed to the SMS input for HTA's marketing plan in regards to Maui's Tourism Recovery and attended the MVB presentation at the annual meeting held at the Maui Ocean Center. Conclusively, HTA recently approved an immediate six-month action plan for 2024 to help address major challenges confronting residents, small businesses, visitor industry providers, Maui’s economy, and families seeking housing.

FEMA, in coordination with other federal agencies (OFAs), the State of Hawai’i andthe County of Maui have created video public service announcements (PSAs) to provide additional details regarding the recovery process for the Maui survivors. Many of these videos, offered in multilingual options to ensure the broadest coverage, also provide updates and information to limited-English proficient Mauiresidents. There are two versions of a MP4 file in a folder on the Google drive page.

With the accumulated discussions, data and research, MHLA relayed perspective to multiple groups and publicly answered questions as a panelist for The Pacific Business News' "Maui Business Panel" on December 7th . The following links below are the most recent media publications on such.

Photo Credit: (Override Image) PBN, (Below) MHLA at the PBN Maui Business Panel, MHLA at the MVB Annual Meeting

Some of MHLA comments can be found in the following articles below: