On August 8, 2023, fierce winds propelled wildfires across central and western Maui, one of the Hawaiian islands in the U.S. They leveled the city of Lahaina and destroyed swaths of the island’s more rural Upcountry region. Close to 100 people died in the blaze, and more than 7,400 people in Lahaina lost their homes.

One week later, Hawai‘i governor Josh Green and Airbnb.org jointly announced that Airbnb.org would work with our partner organizations and the State of Hawai‘i Department of Human Services to find temporary housing for at least 1,000 people displaced by the fires.

I was the EP and led the creative production. Our team included Amy Pereira (Creative Director) and Brendan George Ko - photographer/director, and DP - Jon Spencer.