The Maui Jim Maui Invitational announced Thursday that the 2024 tournament will return to Maui after the Aug. 8 wildfires in West Maui caused a move of the tournament to Honolulu in 2023.

That was the third time in four years that the event was not held on Maui–COVID-19 restrictions forced the event to be held in Asheville, N.C., in 2020 and in Las Vegas in 2021.

The 41st annual tournament will return to Lahaina Civic Center Nov. 25-27, 2024, according to a news release sent out Thursday from KemperSports LIVE, a sports marketing and events agency located in Chicago.

The LCC has been a hub for fire relief efforts for the last six months, including hosting a visit by President Joe Biden in August.

The tournament include five of the current top-20 teams in The Associated Press Top 25, including UConn (1), North Carolina (7), Iowa State (10), Auburn (13), and Dayton (16). Colorado, Memphis and Michigan State round out the field.

“As a long-standing community partner, we are looking forward to welcoming the Maui Jim Maui Invitational back to Lahaina,” Maui County Mayor Richard Bissen said in the release. “We appreciate their unwavering support and sensitivity in navigating this difficult time and appreciate their commitment to bringing this much anticipated event back to Maui’s community.”

Tournament Chairman Dave Odom said: “We are tremendously excited to bring the tournament back to where it belongs. It will be great to showcase the beauty of Maui while watching some of the best college basketball in the country.”

Tom Valdiserri, Executive Vice President of KemperSports LIVE, said the event simply isn’t the same when it is not played here.

“We were grateful for the opportunity to host the tournament in Honolulu last year and are proud to have raised nearly $2 million for the relief and recovery efforts on Maui,” Valdisseri said. “We look forward to bringing the best in college basketball back to the Tournament’s home in 2024.”

Tournament travel packages are available now at mauiinvitational.com. Single game and kama’āina tickets will be available at a later date.