Hawaiʻi Tourism Authority asks visitors to avoid West Maui, encourages travel to other areas

In alignment with Gov. Josh Green, the Hawai‘i Tourism Authority urges visitors to refrain from going to West Maui — including Lāhainā, Nāpili, Kāʻanapali and Kapalua — as a means of respect to the people and places that have been lost in a wildfire that ignited Aug. 8.

The Aug. 13 emergency proclamation remains in place, with all nonessential travel to West Maui being strongly discouraged through the month of August. The impacted area of Lāhainā remains off limits to the public as the search and recovery efforts continue.

“Like we saw in the pandemic, decisions we made can affect everyone across the islands,” Green said. “So what we’re saying now is travel should not be to West Maui. But the other parts of Maui are safe. And the rest of the state, of course, is also safe.”

Hawaiʻi Tourism Authority encourages travelers to consider visiting other areas of Maui — Kahului, Wailuku, Kīhei, Wailea, Mākena, Pāʻia and Hāna — or other islands such as Kauaʻi, Oʻahu, Lānaʻi, Molokaʻi and Hawaiʻi Island.

For the latest Maui emergency management and recovery information and ways to help, visit mauistrong.hawaii.gov.