By mid-January 2005, 8% of the 13,000-strong displaced Maldivian population was housed in temporary shelters on Kolhufushi.

A tsunami warning in 2016 had uncovered a lack of preparedness for dealing with safe evacuation.

Kolhufushi has a mosque near its south coast where Muhammad Thakurufaanu al-Auzam and his team's vessle Kalhuohfumi was dismantled and turned into the Mosque, "Masjid-Ul-Thakurufaan” or more commonly, “Thakurufaanu Miskiyy” The island is 154.57 km (96 mi; 83 nmi) south of the country's capital, Malé.

Most residents live in small houses with around 4-5 rooms, a backyard mostly used for gardening or storage, and a separate area for the kitchen.

[12] Electrification on Kolhufushi was undertaken by the Maldives Transport and Contracting Company (MTCC)in 2013.

Kolhufushi has a pharmacy and a health center, Which oreviously broke down in the 2004 Tsunami and was rebuilt and funded by the German Red Cross Deutsches Rote Kreuz.

The team won every one of their group games at the 2017 Haf Islanders Cup,[16] but lost to Male' in the semi-final.

[17] Many famous futsal and football players from Kolhufushi play for numerous Malé and Hulhumalé teams.

Eid festivals such as Bodumas, Bodu beru and many others are also widespread amongst the community in Kolhufushi.