Maui Wildfire Aid

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The wildfires in Maui have caused devastating damage. While I'm not in Maui, I have been in Kona on the Big Island all week and know of so many who have been tragically impacted. On a personal note, my family members in Maui are thankfully okay, but many in Maui are not.

If anyone is so inclined to help, the local Maui paper put together a nice list of resources:

https://mauinow.com/2023/08/09/in-person-or-online-how-you-can-support-maui-wildfire-relief/

I can't find the link, but I read in one article that Maui Strong has said 100% of donations will go toward relief aid and 0% to administrative costs if that's a consideration for anyone.

For anyone in Kona, I received the following email from Kona Coffee & Tea:

I personally dropped off some relief supplies with White Gloves Moving Co in Kona this morning. They had a shipping container sent to Maui earlier today (Thursday, 8/10) full of supplies. However, this might be a one time thing. I filled up my cart, but I had a lot more space in my Jeep Cherokee. I wish I had gone back in for another load (the pictured beer was mine, of course). They had A LOT of supplies when I dropped off this morning. Worker told me they were open until 8pm the night prior taking donations. Glad the stuff is in Maui now.

***I have no affiliation with any of the companies and charities listened here.

My friend is a realtor and text me following earlier today:

One of our agents in Maui lost her home and all their belongings. Family of 7 ?

and

we have a bunch of Go Fund Me's circulating around to help out with our Maui team. The Maui broker said there were people camping outside of Safeway and Target yesterday waiting for food and clothing, so heartbreaking...

My cousin is a chef at a resort in nearby Kaanapli. He was thankfully okay, but we could not reach him Tuesday night. We were pretty worried. He said they ended up taking in the employees' evacuated family members and ended cooking much of the night feeding sheltering in place guests and relatives. They were on backup generators in the kitchen and cooked with propane, but the rooms had no power. He said many of his coworkers lost their homes.

If any of you are inclined, Maui could sure use the help.

Finally, some terrifying photos my cousin took:

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[COdogman]

Thanks for sharing those links. I always try to give to a local charity after a disaster but had not yet had a chance to research that.

This is just horrible. A similar wildfire (Marshall Fire) hit my hometown here in CO a few years ago but the difference is only 2 people lost their lives.

Be safe out there everyone.

 

[shrink]

Appreciate your concern @COdogman. I was about to say holy hell I feel much more for those affected by the California wildfire, but I honestly didn’t realize they hit CO, too. Absolutely terrible. I figured the Human Society link might be right up your alley.

If anyone in Kona happens to read this, I dropped off some baby formula and granola bars at Kona Coffee and Tea. They said they filled a helicopter the day before and were on track to do the same yesterday.

 

[Riviot]

Our local Coast Guard Chief Petty Officer's Association (501(c)19) is working with the Hawaiian Islands CPOA to bring support to the community after 2 of our Coasties lost their homes in the fire. I'll update this with their donation method when I receive it, but we're accepting them directly in the interim and will send them on with our donation.

https://gofund.me/0e1181e7

 

[Riviot]

Updated my previous post with new link.

 

[shrink]

Our local Coast Guard Chief Petty Officer's Association (501(c)19) is working with the Hawaiian Islands CPOA to bring support to the community after 2 of our Coasties lost their homes in the fire. I'll update this with their donation method when I receive it, but we're accepting them directly in the interim and will send them on with our donation.

https://gofund.me/0e1181e7

So sorry to hear and thanks for posting. Coast Guard were among the some of the heroes that awful night. Just made a small donation.

 

[SANZC02]

The wildfires in Maui have caused devastating damage. While I'm not in Maui, I have been in Kona on the Big Island all week and know of so many who have been tragically impacted. On a personal note, my family members in Maui are thankfully okay, but many in Maui are not.

If anyone is so inclined to help, the local Maui paper put together a nice list of resources:

https://mauinow.com/2023/08/09/in-person-or-online-how-you-can-support-maui-wildfire-relief/

I can't find the link, but I read in one article that Maui Strong has said 100% of donations will go toward relief aid and 0% to administrative costs if that's a consideration for anyone.

For anyone in Kona, I received the following email from Kona Coffee & Tea:

I personally dropped off some relief supplies with White Gloves Moving Co in Kona this morning. They had a shipping container sent to Maui earlier today (Thursday, 8/10) full of supplies. However, this might be a one time thing. I filled up my cart, but I had a lot more space in my Jeep Cherokee. I wish I had gone back in for another load (the pictured beer was mine, of course). They had A LOT of supplies when I dropped off this morning. Worker told me they were open until 8pm the night prior taking donations. Glad the stuff is in Maui now.

***I have no affiliation with any of the companies and charities listened here.

My friend is a realtor and text me following earlier today:

One of our agents in Maui lost her home and all their belongings. Family of 7 ?

and

we have a bunch of Go Fund Me's circulating around to help out with our Maui team. The Maui broker said there were people camping outside of Safeway and Target yesterday waiting for food and clothing, so heartbreaking...

My cousin is a chef at a resort in nearby Kaanapli. He was thankfully okay, but we could not reach him Tuesday night. We were pretty worried. He said they ended up taking in the employees' evacuated family members and ended cooking much of the night feeding sheltering in place guests and relatives. They were on backup generators in the kitchen and cooked with propane, but the rooms had no power. He said many of his coworkers lost their homes.

If any of you are inclined, Maui could sure use the help.

Finally, some terrifying photos my cousin took:

Here is the link for Maui Strong, in the FAQ it does say no administration fees for this one.

I have contributed to this fund, prayers for all, it is going to take a long time to recover from this.

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