IN EARLY AUGUST 2023, A DEVASTATING FIRE DISASTER STRUCK MAUI, HAWAII, FUELED BY SEVERE DROUGHT AND HURRICANE DORA. THE SERIOUS DESTRUCTION, LOSS OF LIFE, AND WIDESPREAD DAMAGE TO AGRICULTURAL AREAS, PROMPTED A STATE OF EMERGENCY DECLARATION BY HAWAII AND FEDERAL MAJOR DISASTER DECLARATION BY PRESIDENT BIDEN. THE NATIONAL AGRICULTURAL STATISTICS SERVICE (NASS), AS A USDA DATA ARM, IS OBLIGATED TO PROVIDE TIMELY AND ACCURATE DISASTER IMPACT ASSESSMENTS ON AGRICULTURE. HOWEVER, REAL-TIME MONITORING IS NOT AVAILABLE DUE TO A LACK OF CURRENT CROP DATA AND UP-TO-DATE DISASTER INFORMATION. TO ADDRESS THESE CHALLENGES, THIS PROJECT AIMS TO DEVELOP HIGH-RESOLUTION CROP DATA LAYERS FOR 2023 AND 2024 USING AI (ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE)/ML(MACHINE LEARNING) MODELS, CREATE HIGH-RESOLUTION FIRE AND VEGETATION CONDITION MAPS, AND BUILD A GOOGLE EARTH ENGINE BASED ONLINE DISASTER MONITORING AND IMPACT ASSESSMENT PLATFORM. THE PLATFORM WILL INTEGRATE MULTI-SENSOR EARTH OBSERVATION AND GEOPHYSICAL DATA, ENABLING NEAR REAL-TIME DISASTER MONITORING AND IMPACT ASSESSMENT. THE PROJECT WILL COLLABORATE WITH FARMER-SUPPORTING ORGANIZATIONS TO PROVIDE OUTREACH AND TRAIN STAKEHOLDERS TO USE THE DATA AND TOOLS. GRADUATES AND HIGH-SCHOOL OR UNDERGRADUATE STUDENTS FROM THE HAWAII STATE 4-H PROGRAM WILL ALSO ACTIVELY PARTICIPATE IN RESEARCH ACTIVITIES. THE DATA AND TOOLS DEVELOPED WILL BE INTEGRATED INTO UNIVERSITY TEACHING AND RESEARCH. THIS PROJECT WILL ENHANCE STAKEHOLDERS' DISASTER RESPONSE CAPABILITIES BY PROVIDING ANALYSIS-READY DATA AND REAL-TIME MONITORING TOOLS. IT WILL AID IN UNDERSTANDING VULNERABILITIES, MITIGATING RISKS, AND FOSTERING RESILIENT AGRICULTURAL PRACTICES. NASS AND USDA WILL DIRECTLY BENEFIT FROM THE IMPROVED DISASTER MONITORING OPERATION AND DECISION SUPPORT IN DISASTER RELIEF, AND MITIGATION AMID EXTREME WEATHER AND DISASTERS.