DXA studio and Liv-Connected was honored to present on our efforts to help rebuild Maui with 'A New Paradigm for Disaster Relief Housing: Lahaina Case Study' at AIA26 in San Diego.

The Lahaina Homes are adapted from Liv-Connected’s Conexus model, which provides a multitude of envelope cladding systems allowing them to reference local architecture and cultural history. For Kilohana, Liv-Connected used board & batten with brightly colored facades that echo the historic storefronts of Front Street, which was lost to the fire.

Families began moving in days before Thanksgiving following a beautiful blessing ceremony with a local kahuna pule and Hawaii Governor Josh Green. The FEMA team noted that this was one of their most successful projects and was the “future” of disaster response. They initiated conversations about replicating it in the US Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico and Southern California.