Hawaiʻi Urban Interface (HUI) Wildfire Grant Program 2026

The Hawaiʻi Urban Interface (HUI) Wildfire Grant Program provides funding for projects that reduce wildfire risk to communities, infrastructure, and landscapes across Hawaiʻi.

Donor Name: Hawaii Wildfire Management Organization

State: Hawaii

County: All Counties

Type of Grant: Grant

Deadline: 04/20/2026

Size of the Grant: $100,000 to $500,000

Grant Duration: 1 Year

Details:

Funding provided by the Department of Land & Natural Resources Division of Forestry & Wildlife (DLNR-DOFAW) through Hawaiʻi Wildfire Management Organization (HWMO) will support hazardous fuels reduction and wildfire prevention and mitigation planning to enhance community resilience.

This program prioritizes projects that:

Reduce or manage hazardous vegetation and fuel loads in wildfire-prone areas.
Develop and implement wildfire fuels mitigation plans.
Support community collaboration to reduce wildfire hazards.

Eligible Project Categories

Hazardous Fuels Reduction

Projects must focus on reducing fire intensity and spread through:
- Removal of hazardous vegetation in wildfire-prone areas
- Creation or maintenance of firebreaks, fuel breaks, and defensible spaces
- Roadside vegetation management to improve evacuation routes and emergency access
- Creation of shaded fuel breaks
- Fuels Conversion
- Community chipping programs to support defensible space efforts

Wildfire Prevention / Mitigation Planning

Eligible planning projects should support fire-adapted community strategies through:
- Evacuation planning, including mapping evacuation routes and emergency shelter locations
- Development of fuel management strategies within a community for high-risk areas

Funding Information

$1.5 million in funding is available statewide through the Hawaiʻi Urban Interface (HUI) Wildfire Grant Program.