Wildfires in Hawai’i: How You Can Help

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The West is a unique and varied landscape of vibrant cities and spectacular wilderness that often touch, and where wildfires are a fact of life. Our thoughts are with those impacted by the devasting situation in Hawai’i where lives have been lost and thousands of people have lost their homes and their livelihoods. Hawai’i is known for its generous hospitality; today, we encourage your generosity to support the community through the immediate aftermath of the disaster. Here are some ways you can help, as published by the Washington Post: 
 
The Office of the Governor of Hawaii has directed donors toward the Hawaii Community Foundation. Several aid organizations and charities are accepting donations to help those affected by the wildfires including: The Maui Mutual Aid Fund, which is accepting donations to support Maui families, elderly residents, people with disabilities and those with limited or no insurance. Aloha United Way, a Honolulu-based nonprofit organization, has created the Maui Relief Fund that will go directly toward efforts supporting victims of the fires, it said. The Salvation Army’s Hawaiian and Pacific islands Division is accepting donations to provide meals for thousands displaced in Maui emergency shelters and the Maui Food Bank is also providing meals for thousands of displaced residents.” The Maui Police Department is also calling for donations of nonperishable food, bottled water, hygiene items and blankets. Donations can be dropped at Maui’s War Memorial Complex from 8 a.m. through 6 p.m. Thursday, it said. The Maui Emergency Management Agency has also posted an updated list of shelters with available space, which are accepting support and volunteers.