Maui Needs Your Support Right Now
If you want to help those affected by the fires, here are nonprofits in the Maui area who are helping survivors.
We're Stronger Together
Many in the Catchafire community have reached out asking how they can directly help families in Hawai'i. We encourage you to support The Hawai'i Community Foundation who has activated the Maui Strong Fund to provide immediate relief to residents. Funding will address evolving needs, including shelter, food, financial assistance and other services as they are identified by on-the-ground partners doing critical work in the area. HCF will not be collecting a fee for donations to the Maui Strong Fund -- 100 percent of the funds will be distributed for community needs.
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Aloha Diaper Bank is purchasing two containers of diapers, wipes, and critical supplies and shipping them to Maui, where these supplies will be delivered door-to-door to families of low-income, the unhoused, and others in crisis. The organization anticipates delivering diaper assistance to more than 4,000 families.
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Load Supplies & Fund Transportation
Local boating company Blue Water Rafting, along with partnering local boat captains, are working collectively to transport supplies from Kihei Harbor to those stranded in and above Lahaina town. Partners on the ground to this boat effort are several local truck drivers who are actively delivering to families in need and have been meeting the boat captains at designated harbors.
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Donate to the American Red Cross
The American Red Cross is serving as a one-stop-shop for disaster recovery efforts on Maui. The primary focus is sheltering people who have been displaced by the fires; the three shelters on island are serving thousands each day and are Mayor Hannibal Tavares Community Center, Maui High School, and Maui War Memorial. All shelters are at capacity with 1,000 to 2,000 people accessing services each day. The Red Cross is partnering with the Salvation Army to provide food at these shelters, and is coordinating at least 300 volunteers to staff these locations and help with the crisis.
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Purchase Medical Supplies
Healthy Mothers Healthy Babies Coalition (HMHBC) is a designated disaster relief site deploying emergency medical backpacks for triage care and distribution of medical supplies. The organization’s Mana Mama Mobile has been shipped to Maui to be used as a vital medical resource on-site in Lahaina. Key partners in this effort include the National Guard, the Red Cross, and grassroots partners assessing medical needs and distributing supplies. In addition, HMHBC is providing direct resources and remote clinical guidance and support through a 24/7 telehealth line.
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Fund Housing for 50 Families
Ka Hale A Ke Ola is nonprofit organization that serves the houseless. It had a 48-unit homeless shelter and 30 rental units in Lahaina that were all destroyed in the fire, displacing 140 people (50 households). The organization is working actively in rapid-response mode to find housing for its displaced families.
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Purchase Cots & Bedding
King’s Cathedral and Chapels has been sheltering 200 individuals since the beginning of the crisis, and anticipates serving 200 to 400 more at its primary campus in Kahului. The organization is providing daily living essentials to families who have been displaced by the fires, including clothing, meals, showers, first aid, nurses administering medication, shuttles to the airport and immediate shelter. King’s Cathedral will also use funds to purchase cots and bedding to open more comfortable sleeping accommodations in the church building.
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Donate to the Maui Food Bank
Maui Food Bank (MFB) is providing food to support the thousands of people on island who have been displaced by the fires. The organization is distributing food at many shelters, including the War Memorial and King’s Cathedral shelters. MFB is also delivering food to West Maui several times a day to residents in dire need.
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Purchase Gas & Grocery Gift Cards
Maui Hui Mālama (MHM) is providing relief to families experiencing displacement from the fires, including food, basic-need supplies, and gas and grocery gift cards as direct support. The organization will also host family support days for displaced families to come together to share a meal and be in community, and for parents to find respite through coordinated keiki activities. MHM is on the ground at Maui Memorial Gym, providing activities and working to build positive memories for sheltering keiki with its trauma-informed care approach.
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Donate to the Maui Humane Society
The Maui Humane Society (MHS) is committed to addressing the animal displacement and injuries resulting from the Maui fires. The organization is receiving animal victims with burns and the effects of smoke inhalation, pets found lost, or those who need housing since the owner’s home was lost. While shelters are open, many displaced pet owners are living out of cars with their pets in need of support, food, and medication. Temporary housing for pets has become a key priority that will directly support families dealing with the loss of their homes.
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Fund Mental Health Resources
Na Keiki o Emalia provides grief support for children, teens, and their families to help them heal after the death of someone they love. Its Maui wildfire recovery and response efforts are focused on families with children who are experiencing grief. It plans to support families with both direct grief support services and immediate resources including food, water, coffee, toys, and art activities through a drop-in space at its office. The organization also plans to collect needed items for families through drives, for distribution at shelters and schools.
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Fund Temporary Housing
Regenerative Education Centers (REC) has 25 acres of farmland on the edge of Lahaina that was spared from the fires. It is preparing its space to be used for two sites providing resources and support to those who lost their homes or are in need of direct support. The organization is working with FEMA to potentially use one or both site for its services, including staging relief efforts, coordinating volunteers, and providing food from the farm. The goal is to have a space available for long-term use that includes food, internet, showers, shelter, and electricity for 200 displaced residents.
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Donate to The Salvation Army
The Salvation Army is feeding thousands at Maui County and American Red Cross shelters in response to the various wildfire evacuations. It began providing meals immediately after evacuations began, with service now expanding across the island. The Salvation Army is at the forefront of the relief effort, providing help and support while working closely with first responders and emergency management agencies to meet the immediate needs of individuals and families impacted by the wildfire.
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Support an Animal Sanctuary
Leilani Farm Sanctuary, located on an 8-acre farm in Haiku, provides food, shelter, and veterinary care for rescued animals. Most recently, the organization has received a call about eight giant land tortoises that need safe refuge due to the wildfires. The sanctuary anticipates an increase in animals that need help and will need to bring in additional help to support special care for these animals. Grant funding will go toward feed costs, medication, temporary staffing, and shelter costs.
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Donate to Family Services
Imua Family Service’s (IFS) is working to address the immediate needs of children and families directly affected by the Maui wildfires. The agency will use grant funding to support mobile therapeutic/direct intervention and crisis services, pop-up respite centers for children and families, mental health and well-being counseling, crisis intervention counseling, resource support systems, health insurance onboarding support and social services education (i.e. FEMA, SNAP, etc.), professional training and support and supplies and materials.
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Give Shelter Resources
Family Life Center (FLC) is providing shelter services at its facility on Kane Street, Kahului, and is at capacity. To expand sheltering options to displaced families, FLC has partnered with Maui County and King’s Cathedral to set up a temporary shelter on a 10-acre property in Kahului owned by the church. The site will be home to shelter units that will be assembled for at least 30 more families. This work is planned as a semi-permanent housing solution until residents are able to return to Lahaina.
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Provide Essential Care for Mothers & Babies
Pacific Birth Collective is establishing a mobile unit dedicated to providing essential care and support to pregnant, birthing, and postpartum families currently displaced and negatively impacted. The mobile unit will transport medical supplies and other necessities while responding to needs in Lahaina and Kahakuloa with door-to-door medical support. The organization has already brought in a pediatrician for health care needs in Lahaina, but staff have been using their own vehicles. The mobile unit will provide much needed maternal, child, and general medical support during this crisis response effort.
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Fund Daily Living Essentials
King’s Cathedral and Chapels has been sheltering 200 individuals since the beginning of the crisis, and anticipates serving 200 to 400 more at its primary campus in Kahului. The organization is providing daily living essentials to families who have been displaced by the fires, including clothing, meals, showers, first aid, nurses administering medication, shuttles to the airport and immediate shelter. King’s Cathedral will also use funds to purchase cots and bedding to open more comfortable sleeping accommodations in the church building.
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