{"id":237995,"date":"2026-07-27T08:00:34","date_gmt":"2026-07-27T18:00:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=237995"},"modified":"2026-07-27T08:05:22","modified_gmt":"2026-07-27T18:05:22","slug":"3-years-later-mauiwes-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2026\/07\/27\/3-years-later-mauiwes-report\/","title":{"rendered":"3 years later: Maui wildfire recovery shows progress, challenges remain"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> 3<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>
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Three years after the 2023 Maui wildfires, residents are showing meaningful signs of recovery—but persistent food insecurity, housing instability, health concerns and weakening social support continue to place many families at risk. That is the central finding of a new community report released July 27 from the Maui Wildfire Exposure Study<\/a> (MauiWES<\/abbr>), led by researchers at the University of Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span>.<\/p>\n

The report, “The Road to Recovery: Strengthening Health, Stability, and Resiliency Three Years After the Maui Wildfires<\/a>,” follows many of the same adults and children over time, allowing researchers to examine how their health and living conditions have changed since the disaster. The findings show that recovery is underway, but that progress remains uneven across Maui families.<\/p>\n

MauiWES<\/abbr> has conducted more than 4,000 appointments and screenings to more than 2,500 participants, providing residents with mental health assessments, blood pressure checks, lung function testing, blood testing, social needs screening, health information and referrals.<\/p>\n

Key findings<\/h2>\n