Three years after the Maui wildfires, families are still stuck between a rebuilding plan and an actual house, and a community nonprofit is trying to close that gap.

• Many wildfire survivors have spent every resource they have and still can't cover the cost of finishing a home.
• Hoʻōla LTRG coordinates the building work, finds the money still missing, and lines up partners to do the job.
• Mennonite Disaster Services has donated more than 30,000 hours of labor in recent months to rebuild homes.
• Support goes past construction — funding for furniture and household basics, plus donated family photo sessions when people move back in.
• Builders, trades, engineers, suppliers, and trucking firms can pitch in with free or cut-rate work and materials.

Outlook: Recovery will keep depending on donated labor and money for a while yet, with the cost gap the main thing standing between families and their homes.