THE EMPOWERING MAUI COUNTY IN THE WAKE OF NATURAL DISASTER PROJECT IS IN RESPONSE TO THE MAUI WILDFIRES IN AUGUST 2023 AND IS AN ADAPTED DISASTER PREPAREDNESS TRAINING WORKSHOP FOR THE COMMUNITY. THE GOAL IS TO INCREASE COMMUNITY MEMBER POTENTIAL FOR EMERGENCY RESPONSE TO FUTURE DISASTERS AND TO STRENGTHEN RESILIENCE AND PROMOTE COMMUNITY BUILDING THROUGH RESOURCE AND KNOWLEDGE-SHARING, SKILL-BUILDING, AND LEADERSHIP TRAINING.