{"id":2354,"date":"2026-07-08T07:35:28","date_gmt":"2026-07-08T07:35:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hawaiimovinginsider.com\/?p=2354"},"modified":"2026-07-08T07:35:28","modified_gmt":"2026-07-08T07:35:28","slug":"west-maui-sports-fishing-supply-reopens-in-lahaina-nearly-3-years-after-fire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hawaiimovinginsider.com\/?p=2354","title":{"rendered":"West Maui Sports &#038; Fishing Supply reopens in Lahaina nearly 3 years after fire"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<section>\n<p>LAHAINA (HawaiiNewsNow) &#8211; West Maui Sports &amp; Fishing Supply has reopened in Lahaina, nearly three years after its store at Old Lahaina Center was destroyed in the 2023 fire.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/hawaiimovinginsider.com\/?p=2352\">\u2018Dig deep\u2019: Kelsey Pfendler describes record-breaking journey solo rowing to Hawaii<\/a><\/p>\n<p>The shop\u2019s new location is next to Lahaina Cannery. <\/p>\n<p>Owners Lopaka and Katie Wilson say their new shop represents hope for other entrepreneurs still struggling in the wake of the disaster.<\/p>\n<h2>\u2018It feels like we\u2019re back home\u2019<\/h2>\n<p>\u201cIt feels amazing. It feels like we\u2019re back home and it\u2019s just so nice seeing everyone and being able to interact with everyone,\u201d Lopaka said.<\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p>Lopaka, a 10th generation Native Hawaiian born and raised in Honokohau Valley, bought his first fishing pole from the store\u2019s original Front Street location in the 1990s. <\/p>\n<p>He and his wife Katie took over the Wainee Street location 18 months before the 2023 fire destroyed it.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s been a roller coaster. It\u2019s like being on a bullet train going 90 miles an hour. But we\u2019re finally here where we want to be and at the destination we want to be at,\u201d said Lopaka.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/hawaiimovinginsider.com\/?p=2350\">South Carolina mental health facility cited after Hawaii patient\u2019s suicide<\/a><\/p>\n<h2>Community ties continued through the fire\u2019s aftermath<\/h2>\n<p>Even after losing their store, the Wilsons continued to give back to the community through events including \u201cTake a Kid Fishing.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>At their new location, they are continuing that effort through a Giving Tree Project.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s so many faces we haven\u2019t seen since the fire, and to see those faces and to hug people and to see them seeing their friends \u2014 this isn\u2019t just a store. This is a meeting place. This is where we talk story. This is where we connect,\u201d Katie said.<\/p>\n<p>Katie said the reopening marks a significant moment for the business and the broader community.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYes, it\u2019s a new chapter, but it feels like the end of a chapter for us. That\u2019s really special,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/hawaiimovinginsider.com\/?p=2349\">\u2018Learned a lot\u2019: New HPD Chief David Lazar walks the streets with officers in Waikiki<\/a><\/p>\n<\/section>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>West Maui Sports &#038; Fishing Supply has reopened in Lahaina, nearly three years after its store at Old Lahaina Center was destroyed in the 2023 fire.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2353,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2354","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>West Maui Sports &amp; Fishing Supply reopens in Lahaina nearly 3 years after fire - Hawaii Moving Insider<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/hawaiimovinginsider.com\/?p=2354\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"West Maui Sports &amp; 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