Report: 2023 Maui Invitational to Relocate to Honolulu Following Wildfires

The 2023 Maui Invitational is reportedly being moved to Honolulu as wildfire recovery efforts remain ongoing throughout the island.

Dana O'Neil of The Athletic reported an official announcement is expected this week. Maui's Lahaina Civic Center, which hosts the tournament, is currently being used for relief efforts.

Organizers originally planned to keep the tournament in Maui to raise awareness for relief but chose to move the event elsewhere to allow space for citizens.

The Maui Invitational has been played every year since 1984. However, this will mark the third time since 2020 that it has not taken place in Maui.

In 2020, the tournament was moved to North Carolina amid the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2021, the pandemic forced the event to move to Las Vegas.

There are at least 115 confirmed deaths from the wildfires that ravaged the town of Lahaina, causing billions of dollars worth of damage. Maui has been restricted to visitors since the fires started but is set to reopen next month.

Kansas, Marquette, Purdue, Gonzaga, Syracuse, Tennessee, UCLA and Chaminade are set to play in the 2023 event.

Defending champion Arizona will not be participating this year. No school has ever won the tournament in back-to-back years.