Uploaded January 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago
Tiny homes, not so tiny price tag.
A development of 450 small homes for fire survivors in West Maui is welcoming residents just nine months after the groundbreaking. It’s a quick turnaround. The price didn’t come cheap at $185 million, or $411,000 per home.
These small, modular units are only meant to be temporary, and some are wondering what will come of these units after the current residents have found permanent housing. Maybe workforce housing, or for folks waitlisted for Hawaiian homelands?
Read more: civilbeat.org/2025/01/cost-of-450-temporary-homes-for-maui-wildfire-victims-411000-each
Tiny homes, not so tiny price tag.
A development of 450 small homes for fire survivors in West Maui is welcoming residents just nine months after the groundbreaking. It’s a quick turnaround. The price didn’t come cheap at $185 million, or $411,000 per home.
These small, modular units are only meant to be temporary, and some are wondering what will come of these units after the current residents have found permanent housing. Maybe workforce housing, or for folks waitlisted for Hawaiian homelands?
Read more: civilbeat.org/2025/01/cost-of-450-temporary-homes-for-maui-wildfire-victims-411000-each
