After Lahaina burned, an experiment in housing the most vulnerable
LAHAINA, Hawaii — The Matson shipping container had traveled 10,000 miles by the time it arrived on this Maui hillside. Inch by inch, a towering crane lifted a nearly 20,000 pound structure of galvanized steel and glass out of the container, the newest home in a town stricken by disaster.
Almost two years after wildfires ripped through Lahaina, this is where global supply chains, disaster relief and a novel solution to America's housing crisis come together. On track for full occupancy this summer, the 57-acre development is part of Hawaii's attempt to house some of its most vulnerable residents, using hundreds of prefab homes in a way that has never been tried elsewhere. It's also a test of how quickly the government and private companies can work together to prop up housing when there are few options — and whether other places will do the same.
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