Hawaii Investigates Unsolicited Offers to Buy Maui Land

Hawaii government asks people to call the police if they’re approach by someone with an unsolicited offer.

In an aerial view, what is left of homes and businesses destroyed by a wildfire, in Lahaina, Hawaii, on Aug. 11, 2023. Justin Sullivan/Getty Images

Hawaii is investigating cases of survivors of Maui fires receiving unsolicited offers to buy their scorched land, Gov. Josh Green said Thursday.

The investigations come after the deadly fires devastated an estimated 2,170 acres in the Maui town of Lahaina, destroying at least 2,200 buildings and leaving many thousands more people homeless or displaced.