Lahaina Community Land Trust

Lahaina, HI, United States

Housing & HomelessnessCommunity developmentEnvironment & ClimateHeritage

Community organisationLocal reach

Profile last updated: May 3, 2026

About

Lahaina Community Land Trust is a community organisation based in Lahaina, United States working on housing & homelessness, community development, environment & climate +2 more.

Lahaina Community Land Trust (LCLT) is a nonprofit based in Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii. Formed after the August 2023 wildfires, it acquires and holds land in community ownership to keep Lahaina lands in Lahaina hands and prevent sales to outside investors. It sells homes on trust land with separately owned structures and long-term ground leases, offering affordable homeownership to local families. It also runs the Keep Lahaina Home Insurance Gap Program to help residents rebuild, supports land stewardship and cultural and environmental site protection, and advises on land use through a community advisory board.

Location

Lahaina, United States

Organisation type

Community organisation

Focus areas

community land trustaffordable housingLahainaMauiwildfire recoveryland justiceNative Hawaiian

Languages

Causes & programmes

Causes

Housing & HomelessnessCommunity developmentEnvironment & ClimateHeritageHumanitarian aid & Disaster relief

Works for

FamiliesCommunitiesChildren

How they work

Direct servicesCommunity programmesAdvocacy & campaigning

Programmes

Keep Lahaina Home Insurance Gap Program

Housing & Homelessness · United States

Provides grants to Lahaina homeowners to cover the gap between insurance payouts and rebuilding costs, in exchange for agreeing to keep the property affordable for local families if sold.

Land acquisition and stewardship

Community development · United States

Buys land at appraised value as an alternative to investor purchase, holds it in community ownership, and leases homes on it through 99-year ground leases.