Maui Fire Department has reviewed the wildfire impact zone and determined certain streets need to be improved or connected to facilitate public safety in the future. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) has also conducted a LifeSim model to review existing conditions and evacuation strategies and determine their effectiveness. The outcome of both efforts is the identification of streets in impacted neighborhoods that would benefit from increased connectivity to improve evacuation ability. This project has been identified and prioritized as a key public safety project that needs to move forward within the fire-impacted areas to support disaster evacuation. It will provide necessary connectivity, ingress and egress for impacted neighborhoods.

This project will provide necessary fire evacuation connectivity on various roads to better support and facilitate public safety in the future. It would consist of a phased approach that would require land acquisition and road improvements for a variety of identified locations where streets do not meet current fire codes, cul-de-sacs are substandard and connections are missing. Streets included are:

• Aki Street Connector
• Papalaua to Aki Street Connector
• Kaakolu Street to Lahaina Bypass
• Kanakea Loop to Lahainaluna Road
• Kuhua Street Extension to Komo Mai
• Dickenson Street Extension
• N. Hakau Place to Lahaina Bypass

Wahikuli Connectors to Cane Haul Road/ West Maui Greenway:

• Fleming Road
• Wahikuli Road
• Malanai Street

• Papalaua to Aki Street Connector: Planning in progress. Project is conditionally awarded funding through CDBG DR.
• Kuhua to Komo Mai: Planning in progress. Project is conditionally awarded funding through CDBG DR.
• N Hakau Place to Lahaina Bypass: Project was completed by Hawaii Department of Transportation.
• Fleming Rd to Cane Haul: Project completed as part of temporary housing mission.
• Wahikuli Rd to Cane Haul: Project completed as part of temporary housing mission.
• Aki to Aki St: Project completed.
• Kaakolu St to Lahaina Bypass: Project is discontinued, determined not feasible due to environmental conditions.
• Kanakea Loop to Lahainaluna Rd: Planning is in progress.
• Dickenson St Extension: Planning is in progress.
• Malanai St to Cane Haul: Project is discontinued.