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Welcome to the Maui Economic Recovery Commission (ERC), a dynamic coalition of community leaders dedicated to shaping a brighter economic future for Maui and Hawai‘i. Launched in January, the ERC brings together influential stakeholders from various sectors to collaborate, innovate, and uplift Maui after the challenges posed by the 2023 fires. The ERC has now evolved into a Maui-led group and its implementation phase.
The Maui ERC is the joint State-County Economic Recovery Support Function (RSF) in the National Disaster Recovery Framework. This group is comprised of 100+ members focused on building foundations, bringing focus, and taking action. ERC members participated in a new collaborative format to develop sustainable business practices and enduring relationships as they learned, brainstormed, conceptualized, actualized, and aspired with each other through in-person and weekly virtual meetings from early January through mid-September 2024. The ERC is now in its project implementation phase.
The ERC has now evolved into a Maui-led group and into its implementation phase. Please see the box on the right for the 11 ERC projects that continue to move forward led by project teams. You can find more ERC history below the projects. These ERC projects are community-identified and led collaborations that overlap, complement, and amplify many of the County's long-term recovery initiatives and that have support from diverse stakeholders - the State looks forward to deploying its resources to accelerate these vital plans.
ERC members share from the ERC process:
Comprised of influential community leaders spanning business, culture, economics, nonprofits and workforce development, the Maui Economic Recovery Commission (ERC) embodies the spirit of collaboration and service. Originally sponsored by the State of Hawai‘i Department of Business, Economic Development & Tourism (DBEDT) and co-chaired by DBEDT Director Jimmy Tokioka and County of Maui Office of Economic Development (OED) Director Luana Mahi, the ERC was facilitated by a team from One Shared Future. This dynamic coalition aim has always been to collaboratively uplift Maui after the challenges of the 2023 fires through recommendations, proposals, and projects for County of Maui to maximize federal funding and community support.
Embarking on a journey of discovery and collaboration, the ERC’s initial phase involves learning, listening, and exchanging insights. From late January through April, our facilitated Zoom meetings will serve as spaces for diverse perspectives to converge, fostering understanding and shared learnings.
At its core, the ERC is dedicated to fostering inclusivity, ensuring every voice is heard and valued. Our collective purpose revolves around generating recommendations that drive Maui’s economic resurgence while empowering local residents to shape their community’s recovery. Our mission is clear:
115 participants in person
Forge a resilient path for Lahaina’s and Kula’s economic recovery
Advocate for deserved outcomes through policies and regulations
Unite our community towards a common goal
Name
Company
Director, Research and Development
County of Hawai'i
Principal
Ola Maui
Senior Vice President
Central Pacific Bank
President
Young Brothers, LLC
Executive Director
Office of Economic Revitalization, City & County of Honolulu
Owner
Hi-Tech Surf Sports
Chef
Administrator
Hawaii Emergency Management Agency
Mayor
County of Maui
Attorney
Maui Immigration Law, LLC and Roots Reborn
Director
Office of Economic Development, County of Kaua’i
CEO
Maui Economic Opportunity
Business Manager
Plumbers & Fitters UA Local 675
Director of Programs & Operations
One Shared Future
Regional VP, Hawai‘i
Alaska Airlines
Co-Founder
Center for Good Food Purchasing
Executive Director
Maui Visitors & Convention Bureau
Interim Director
State of Hawai‘i Office of Planning and Sustainable Development (OPSD)
Ka Pouhana (CEO)
Office of Hawaiian Affairs
Senior VP
Spectrum, Charter Communications
Treasurer
LahainaTown Action Committee
President
Hawaii Hotel Alliance
Vice President, External Affairs
Hawaiian Telcom
Adjutant General
Hawai‘i National Guard
Chairman, President & CEO
First Hawaiian Bank
Maui Nui Strong is a program of the County of Maui Office of Economic Development that connects our residents, businesses, and visitors to useful information about Maui County, our diverse islands, and a variety of resources that help to promote thriving and vibrant communities.
