Hana Hou Hospitality - Lahaina Fire Fund

December 2024 Update: Mahalo Nui Loa for Supporting the Hana Hou Hospitality Ohana!

We are deeply grateful for your generosity and support through our GoFundMe campaign. Thanks to your contributions, we were able to distribute the funds directly to our incredible Hana Hou Hospitality staff members during our recent holiday party. These funds are providing vital assistance to team members still navigating the challenges of displacement and are helping to restore some normalcy to their lives.

Your kindness has brought hope and healing to our ohana as we continue to rebuild and recover. While the journey ahead remains long, the unwavering aloha from our community and supporters worldwide fuels our resilience.

For those unfamiliar with our mission, Hana Hou Hospitality includes beloved Lahaina establishments such as Māla Ocean Tavern, Coco Deck Lahaina *formerly Duckine, Pizza Paradiso, Down The Hatch, and Breakwall Shave Ice Co. While Māla and Coco Deck Lahaina remain standing and have reopened to serve the community, Down The Hatch and Breakwall Shave Ice Co. were tragically lost in the fires. Despite the heartbreak, we are determined to rebuild and restore what was lost.

The devastation in Lahaina has forever changed our community, but the outpouring of love and support from near and far has been a beacon of hope. We urge everyone to continue supporting Maui, whether through donations, thoughtful tourism, or simply spreading awareness. Please respect the ʻāina (land) and kamaʻāina (people of the land) when visiting, as we work together to heal and rebuild.

From the ashes, we will rise stronger, with aloha guiding us every step of the way.

Mahalo nui loa,

The Hana Hou Hospitality Ohana

Mahalo nui loa for donating to the Hana Hou Hospitality Ohana! Your contribution is assisting our team members that are still waiting for permanent housing, as well as bringing a bit of normalcy back to their daily routines. Our gratitude is unwavering. We will continue to share updates as our community continues to heal.

We are grateful for the outpouring of support for our ohanas. In the days since we started this GoFundMe we realize that the people of Lahaina will need the support of the world for months, and most likely years to come. Hana Hou Hospitality is dedicated to working hard to help our employees. There are nearly 200 staff combined in the restaurants that have been located, with more than half left without a home. The pictures below are of our staff at shelters and donation areas where we were able to come together. We smile because we are happy to be safe and together. Our tears are still flowing for all that have lost loved ones and everything they own.

Hana Hou Hospitality consists of Lahaina, Maui restaurants Māla Ocean Tavern, Down The Hatch, Duckine, Breakwall Shave Ice Co., and Pizza Paradiso… Māla Ocean Tavern, Duckine, and Paradiso still stand and we hope to service the community as soon as we are able. Down The Hatch and Breakwall Shave Ice Co. have been lost but we will rebuild those one day.

Our mission is to assist our incredible staff and their Ohanas in this time, with 100% of these funds aiding our employees displaced. Mahalo nui loa for your support and aloha.

Funds will go directly to aiding families that are still in a search for housing on Maui.

Down The Hatch and Breakwall Shave Ice Co. have burned to the ground. Māla Ocean Tavern and Duckine are remarkably still standing. Māla reopened on February 1st and is serving locals and guests of our community. Many staff back to work are still displaced from the fires.

The Lahaina community is forever changed and the outpouring of support has begun to aid the thousands in need. We want to help rebuild the community of Lahaina! Areas above Lahaina, including Kaanapali, Honokowai, Kahana, Napili, and Kapalua have regained power and we hope that soon people will be able. to revisit these areas. West Maui, Upcountry, and Kihei were all affected by these fires, but much of Maui is still open for people to visit. Please respect the Aina (the land), and the Kama'aina (the people of the land) when you return to the beautiful island of Maui, and we hope you do. Tourism is what drives this economy which is still recovering from Covid. Now is the time to help the people that have made your stay on Maui so special.

Mahalo nui loa for all that have reached out and that are praying across the world. The devastation is catastrophic and from the ashes, we have hope and will rebuild stronger. With love and aloha.