On Tuesday, August 8, 2023, wildfire devastated the island of Maui, in particular the historic town of Lahaina, a place of cultural significance and once the capital of the Kingdom of Hawai‘i. As of August 21, 2023, at least 114 deaths have been confirmed and around 850 people are still missing. Please make a donation towards the disaster recovery effort.
Local Relief Funds (Source: APIA Vote & Maui Nui Strong)
- Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement
- Hawaiʻi Community Foundation
- Hawaiʻi People’s Fund
- Kākoʻo Haleakala
- Maui Food Bank
- Maui Humane Society
- Maui Rapid Response
- Maui United Way
- Pūnana Leo o Lahaina
- Papa Ola Lokahi
- Maui Nui Strong (Relief/Resources List)
Federal Response (Source: White House Initiative on Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders)
- If you were impacted by the fires in Hawaiʻi, visit DisasterAssistance.gov, call 800-621-FEMA (3362) or download the FEMA App to register for federal assistance.
- You can also visit FEMA’s newly opened joint Disaster Recovery Center at the University of Hawaiʻi Maui College, located at 310 W. Ka’ahumanu Avenue, Kahului, Hawaiʻi, to speak personally with FEMA specialists, get assistance registering for disaster assistance, get in touch with voluntary organizations offering additional support services, and have access to other federal and state resources. The doors are open from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. HST seven days a week.
