Program to help homeowners rebuild from 2023 wildfires offers 12 floor plans
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Design renderings and floor plans for the Hoʻokumu Hou Single-Family Homeowner Reconstruction Program are now available at hookumuhou.mauicounty.gov.
Paid for by Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery funding, the program is offering up to $1.2 million in assistance to help homeowners whose primary residence was destroyed by the 2023 Maui wildfires so they can rebuild and return home.
Interested homeowners can view the floor plans and apply for the Single-Family Homeowner Reconstruction Program on the Hoʻokumu Hou website or by visiting the resource centers in Kahului and Lahaina.
The deadline to apply for the program, as well as the Single-Family Homeowner Reimbursement Program, has been extended to Aug. 31.
On Sunday, the Maui County Office of Recovery announced 12 home design options are being offered after the designs were developed with Lahaina in mind, balancing firewise construction with forms and layouts familiar to the community.
According to the county, floor-plan selection will be based on the permitted square footage of the original dwelling prior to the fire, with comparable bedrooms and bathrooms.
Plans shown on the website range from two- and three-bedroom homes at 1,000 to 1,200 square feet up to three- and four-bedroom homes at 1,700 to 2,000 square feet.
Through a competitive bidding process, Goodfellow Bros. was selected to lead construction for the Single-Family Homeowner Reconstruction Program.
The construction contract with Goodfellow Bros. is contingent upon completion of a required environmental review and approval from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.
"This HUD funding positions the county to make meaningful, countywide progress in addressing Maui's housing crisis -- both in support of wildfire recovery and long-term housing needs," Office of Recovery Administrator John Smith said in a news release. "By leveraging the policies, programs and internal capacity now in place, the county can catalyze housing production, accelerate delivery and support partners in increasing the supply of housing so local families can continue to live and thrive in our community."