Our Purpose

Wildfires are complex and multifaceted.

Our Vision

For the people and places of Hawaii and the Pacific to be wildfire-safe and wildfire-ready.

Our Mission

To serve as a hub of wildfire prevention, mitigation, and planning activities in the Hawaii-Pacific region through proactive, collaborative, and forward-thinking projects.

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How we focus our time & effort:

  • HWMO works collaboratively with residents and workers in fire-prone areas to reduce wildfires and enhance protection measures.

    Our projects aim to decrease the frequency of wildfires and mitigate their impact on both built and natural environments. focuses exclusively on wildfire projects, partnering with firefighters, natural resource managers, and community groups.

  • HWMO develops its work plan in consultation with partners across Hawaii, including emergency responders, natural resource managers, and community members.

    This ensures that our efforts align with the specific needs and priorities of those dealing with wildfires on the ground.

  • HWMO serves as a central point of contact within Hawaii for wildfire-related issues.

    We also facilitate communication and collaboration between Hawaii and mainland and international wildfire-related entities and programs.

Our Approach

HWMO directly serves the priorities of our partners with next-level, collaborative, proactive projects designed to reduce immediate wildfire hazards and to continuously build the knowledge and capacity to more broadly and effectively address the region’s wildfire needs.

  • HWMO brings together established and new partners with a vested interest in wildfire outcomes to co-identify the next-level priorities for wildfire prevention, safety, suppression, and recovery.

    We intentionally create opportunities and gatherings wherin those whose work, homes, and landscapes are impacted by wildfire state their concerns and priorities, and generate project input provided by our partners directly determines the HWMO work plans from year to year.

  • On behalf of our partners, and with the expertise provided by HWMO Technical Advisors, HWMO leads and/or participates in projects that address current and next-level wildfire priorities.

    Projects and programs are co-designed andfequently carried out to achieve multiple goals for multile parties at once. HWMO often serves as the point of contact among many cooperators, and leads post-project reflection and next-steps planning among all.

  • Through its collaborative design and partner-building approach, HWMO continously builds comunity while building capacity to address the Hawaii-Pacific Region’s increasing wildfire challenges.

    Pursuing a combination of improved knowledge of Hawaii’s wildfire isses, an increased understanding of strateies and solutions, and more residents, professionals, businesses, and lawmarkers involved. HWMO has for almost 2 decades been building Hawaii’s capacity to address its wildfire situation. HWMO’s projects and programs strategically build on one another to take Hawaii to the next level over and over again.