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affecting everything from

human safety,

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agricultural production,

native forests,

coral reefs,

infrastructure,

cultural resources,

human safety, drinking water, agricultural production, native forests, coral reefs, infrastructure, cultural resources,

Logo for the Hawaii Wildfire Management Organization with stylized red and black text and an outline of the Hawaiian Islands.

A 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization based in Waimea on Hawaiʻi Island that serves as a hub of wildfire prevention, mitigation, and planning activities in the Hawaiʻi-Pacific region through proactive, collaborative, and forward-thinking projects.

2025 Annual HWMO T-shirt Campaign
Wear Your Support for Wildfire Prevention: Support Hawaiʻi’s Wildfire Prevention Efforts

Hawaiʻi Wildfire Management Organization (HWMO) is proud to launch our 2025 Annual T-shirt Campaign. From now through December 3, 2025, your purchase will help sustain wildfire prevention and preparedness efforts for residents and communities across Hawaiʻi and the Pacific.

This year, half of all proceeds will be donated directly to the Hawaiʻi Foodbank to support local families and strengthen community resilience.

This year’s design is inspired by the moʻolelo
“I Ola ʻOe, I Ola Mākou Nei"
spoken by Hiʻiakaikapoliopele to the forest, translated to "When you live and thrive, We live and thrive”.
The artwork highlights native plants such as koa, ʻōhiʻa lehua, kupukupu, ʻaʻaliʻi, and māmane, with a loʻi kalo in the background symbolizing a thriving ahupuaʻa and the balance of people, land, and water.

By wearing and sharing this limited-edition shirt, you will help spread awareness and support HWMOʻs mission:
To serve as a hub of wildfire prevention, mitigation, and planning activities in the Hawaiʻi-Pacific region through proactive, collaborative, and forward-thinking projects.

Together we can keep Hawaiʻi wildfire-ready and wildfire-resilient.

About the Artist
This year’s shirt was designed by Gianna Groves, a Native Hawaiian artist and recent graduate of Mid-Pacific Institute. Gianna’s work is shaped by her passion for art, hula, and cultural expression. She plans to study architecture with the goal of creating culturally authentic and grounded spaces throughout Hawaiʻi and beyond.

Order Your Shirt Today
Campaign open until December 3, 2025.

Click here to support the cause!

We are working with you to protect our ʻāina

Group of people standing outdoors under a large tree, with some holding papers or notebooks, in a park-like setting with greenery and a view of the ocean in the background.

Through our extensive partnerships and grassroots efforts, we are working towards reducing the number of wildfires and significantly reducing the wildfire risk for communities and precious natural resources throughout the State of Hawaiʻi.

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local Hawaiʻi Island

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Check out our partners
  • Hawaii County Civil Defense Agency logo with a blue circle, a white triangle, and red text.
  • Official emblem of the Hawaii County Fire Department showing a volcano, ocean, palm tree, and mountain with a red flame, surrounded by a yellow and red border with the text 'Hawaii County Fire Department Fire-Rescue Firefighting' and 'Founded 1888.'
  • Maui County emergency management logo with yellow border, blue background, and a triangle featuring a red star and the letters 'EM'.
  • Emblem of Maui Fire Department featuring a Maltese cross with firefighting tools and the words Maui, Hawaii, Fire, Rescue, and Molokai.
  • Emblem of the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency featuring a volcano, ocean, island, and a rising sun.
  • Honolulu Fire Department badge featuring a central shield with the Hawaiian flag, a fire hydrant on the right, a fire ladder on the left, and the words 'Honolulu Fire' at the top and bottom.
  • Seal of the County of Kauai Emergency Management Agency, featuring a blue circle with red and white text and a central white triangle with red and blue symbols.
  • DLNR Logo
  • DOFAW logo
  • NPS Logo
  • U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service badge with a blue bird, fish, and aquatic plants on a yellow background.
  • The emblem of the U.S. Marine Corps Forces Reserve featuring a red shield with gold crossed swords, a gold chain, and a black banner with the words "Supporting, Sustaining, Defending."
  • Emblem of the Pacific Missile Range Facility with a silhouette of a muscular man holding a missile, surrounded by yellow and blue colors, with a banner reading "Barking Sands".
  • Seal of the Federal Aviation Administration with a stylized eagle and green globe.
  • A red hibiscus flower with yellow pollen, green leaves, and a blue ceramic teapot on a white background.
  • Logo for The Hawaiian Islands
  • Logo for Paniolo Adventures with a cowboy hat and red flowers, and the text 'Paniolo Adventures Horseback Riding'.
  • Logo with a gold background and white letters 'HR' beneath a stylized sunburst design.
  • Parker Ranch logo with a stylized bull head and the text 'Parker Ranch' and 'est. 1847'
  • A geometric pattern of navy blue diamonds and triangles on a white background.
  • Logo of the Western Forestry Leadership Coalition featuring a mountain, trees, and a river
  • U.S. Forest Service badge with a green background and yellow border, featuring a yellow pine tree in the center, and text indicating it's part of the Department of Agriculture.
  • NFPA fire safety logo with black square outline, red flame symbol inside, and 'NFPA' text below.
  • Red cross emblem next to the words "American Red Cross" in black text.
  • NFPA and Firewise USA logos with text 'Residents reducing wildfire risks'.
  • Kamehameha Schools logo featuring a figure holding a spear, surrounded by the text "Kamehameha Schools 1887 MUA".
  • Text reads "FIRE ADAPTED COMMUNITIES" with overlapping circles in green, pink, and blue behind some letters.
  • Logo of Coco featuring a stylized brown letter C with a water drop and the word 'coco' beneath it.
  • Kauai Fire Department emblem with a mountain, ladder, fire hydrant, and green foliage.

Hawaiʻi has a wildfire problem

Each year, about 0.5% of Hawai'i's total land area burns each year, equal to or greater than the proportion burned of any other US state.

Human ignitions coupled with an increasing amount of nonnative, fire-prone grasses and shrubs and a warming, drying climate have greatly increased the wildfire problem.

  • HWMO is dedicated to outreach, education and technical assistance, project implementation, and research focused on proactive and collaborative wildfire prevention, mitigation, and post-fire recovery in Hawaiʻi and the Pacific.

  • HWMO's vision is for the people and places of Hawaiʻi and the Pacific to be wildfire-ready and wildfire-resilient.

  • Hawai'i's ecosystems are not adapted to fire so post wildfire events our native ecosystem often cannot recuperate. Instead, our native plants are replaced by fire-accustomed invasive grasses and plants.

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Donating to HWMO aids our ability to assist communities, natural resource managers, and others to become safer through our risk reduction programs.

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