Greenways (linear shared-use paths), traditionally valued for recreation and multimodal access, have gained renewed importance in Hawai‘i following the devastating August 2023 Lahaina wildfires, which left residents and visitors trapped in traffic as they tried to escape along the remaining open roads out of town. Beyond offering resilient infrastructure without the cost, impact, and induced demand of new roadway construction, well designed greenways can serve as secondary evacuation routes and emergency response corridors, allowing first responders to bypass congestion during times of need. They also can function as fuel breaks, shielding communities from wildfire spread. Further, greenways can serve as utility corridors, enabling the installation of underground high-voltage lines along the undeveloped alignments, minimizing conflicts and enhancing infrastructure resilience.