Hawaii Wildfires - Maui

Halifax2TheMax
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If you want to help out, in addition to Pearl Jam raffling off a signed 1998 Hawaii poster re-issue and the usual disaster relief agencies like the American Red Cross, the WaPo listed the following organizations that seem more local and specific. Give if you can, its devastating. 67 confirmed fatalities. From the WaPo:

The sprawling tourist town of Lahaina in western Maui, which has about 13,000 residents, has also been hit hard. Hawaii Lt. Gov. Sylvia Luke (D) said the historic town was “decimated” and “forever changed.” Aerial reports “showed that more than 271 structures have been impacted” in the area and “widespread damage to the West Maui town, the harbor and surrounding areas are being documented,” Maui County officials said.

Pioneer Inn in Lahaina, the oldest continuously operating hotel in Hawaii, was destroyed. Lee Anne Wong, the executive chef at the hotel’s restaurant Papa’aina, said one staff member was missing.

After speculation about whether the 150-year-old banyan tree in Lahaina had survived the wildfires, a video shared by Sen. Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) showed the tree, which was smoldering at its base, still standing.

Standing at 60 feet high and a quarter of a mile in circumference, it is believed among conservation experts to be the largest tree of its kind in the United States.

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. They include: 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 Fire 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.

Meanwhile, a number of verified fundraisers on GoFundMe are raising money to help residents rebuild and recover.

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.

Poster raffle link: Win a Pearl Jam-Signed 1998 Hawaii Poster Reissue (fandiem.com)

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  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,665
    ^^^Thank you for posting this.

    There was a Hawaii fire thread on AET not long ago that got shut down very quickly.  That was highly discouraging to me on a number of levels.  Anyone here who, like myself, has been to Lahaina, Maui will understand what a huge loss that has been, not to mention the other losses in the islands.

    PLEASE everybody, lets be cool here and keep this civil and keep this thread open.
    "It's a sad and beautiful world"
    -Roberto Benigni

  • Halifax2TheMax
    Halifax2TheMax Posts: 42,504
    Jeff Bezos and fiancé donate $100M.

    Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sánchez pledge $100 million to Maui recovery | CNN Business
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  • mlcoon23
    mlcoon23 Posts: 32
    Spent 5 days in Lahaina in June. What a beautiful place with beautiful people. Such a tragic loss of people/place.  My first thoughts were of the homeless I saw there. I hope they got out. 
  • Spunkie
    Spunkie i come from downtown. Posts: 7,095
    edited August 2023
    I hope Hawaiians share their spare rooms with those displaced.

    Edit: I see that Oprah, who recently bought a large parcel of their land, bought some cots and pillows for the emergency shelters.
    Post edited by Spunkie on
    I was swimming in the Great Barrier Reef 
    Animals were hiding behind the Coral 
    Except for little Turtle
    I could swear he's trying to talk to me 
    Gurgle Gurgle
  • Spunkie
    Spunkie i come from downtown. Posts: 7,095
    mlcoon23 said:
    Spent 5 days in Lahaina in June. What a beautiful place with beautiful people. Such a tragic loss of people/place.  My first thoughts were of the homeless I saw there. I hope they got out. 
    I made friends with some people experiencing homelessness there and that's who I thought of first as well. ❤️ 
    I was swimming in the Great Barrier Reef 
    Animals were hiding behind the Coral 
    Except for little Turtle
    I could swear he's trying to talk to me 
    Gurgle Gurgle
  • Enkidu
    Enkidu So Cal Posts: 2,996
    So many people here on the West Coast would vacation on Maui - for years we spent every spring break there with our kids.  Our son loved Cheeseburger in Paradise in Lahaina more than anything.  It, like so many other businesses and homes, are gone.  It's such an awful tragedy.  

    Thanks, Faxxxii for posting ways to help.  

    Cheeseburger in Paradise before:



    After:


  • Spunkie
    Spunkie i come from downtown. Posts: 7,095
    edited October 2023
    .
    Post edited by Spunkie on
    I was swimming in the Great Barrier Reef 
    Animals were hiding behind the Coral 
    Except for little Turtle
    I could swear he's trying to talk to me 
    Gurgle Gurgle
  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,665
    tish said:

    (BBC)

    Yes, big concern!  

    I will admit, I have been a Maui tourist (once, about 40 years ago).  But we need to take a serious look at how we are loving places to death.  Lahaina, Yosemite, Machu Picchu, Venice, Cozumel, Mount Everest, the list goes on and on.  Sure, they are beautiful places and most of us want to see them, but the hard reality is there are too many of us and we are ruining these places, so what's the point of going if we are going to trash them?  We have to stop doing this.
    "It's a sad and beautiful world"
    -Roberto Benigni

  • cblock4life
    cblock4life Posts: 1,855
    brianlux said:
    tish said:

    (BBC)

    Yes, big concern!  

    I will admit, I have been a Maui tourist (once, about 40 years ago).  But we need to take a serious look at how we are loving places to death.  Lahaina, Yosemite, Machu Picchu, Venice, Cozumel, Mount Everest, the list goes on and on.  Sure, they are beautiful places and most of us want to see them, but the hard reality is there are too many of us and we are ruining these places, so what's the point of going if we are going to trash them?  We have to stop doing this.
    It’s about the money Brian.  Lifestyles in excess, social media, look at me mindsets.  
  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,665
    cblock4life said:
    brianlux said:
    tish said:

    (BBC)

    Yes, big concern!  

    I will admit, I have been a Maui tourist (once, about 40 years ago).  But we need to take a serious look at how we are loving places to death.  Lahaina, Yosemite, Machu Picchu, Venice, Cozumel, Mount Everest, the list goes on and on.  Sure, they are beautiful places and most of us want to see them, but the hard reality is there are too many of us and we are ruining these places, so what's the point of going if we are going to trash them?  We have to stop doing this.
    It’s about the money Brian.  Lifestyles in excess, social media, look at me mindsets.  

    All of those, for sure. 
    And "lifestyles in excess" is so obnoxious.  Over the years, I have met a few people here who have some good qualities, are nice friendly people, but any desire to get closer as friends is dashed for me by this groomed desire they have to achieve a level of success where "excess" becomes a priority.  That's just hugely off-putting to me.  And I don't see most people like that wanting to change.  The notion of "humility" seems to be "beneath" them, so I don't challenge them. I just keep my distance.
    "It's a sad and beautiful world"
    -Roberto Benigni

  • Lerxst1992
    Lerxst1992 Posts: 8,026
    brianlux said:
    cblock4life said:
    brianlux said:
    tish said:

    (BBC)

    Yes, big concern!  

    I will admit, I have been a Maui tourist (once, about 40 years ago).  But we need to take a serious look at how we are loving places to death.  Lahaina, Yosemite, Machu Picchu, Venice, Cozumel, Mount Everest, the list goes on and on.  Sure, they are beautiful places and most of us want to see them, but the hard reality is there are too many of us and we are ruining these places, so what's the point of going if we are going to trash them?  We have to stop doing this.
    It’s about the money Brian.  Lifestyles in excess, social media, look at me mindsets.  

    All of those, for sure. 
    And "lifestyles in excess" is so obnoxious.  Over the years, I have met a few people here who have some good qualities, are nice friendly people, but any desire to get closer as friends is dashed for me by this groomed desire they have to achieve a level of success where "excess" becomes a priority.  That's just hugely off-putting to me.  And I don't see most people like that wanting to change.  The notion of "humility" seems to be "beneath" them, so I don't challenge them. I just keep my distance.


    Touching the foundation of American culture? Gotta keep up with dem Joneses.  
  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,665
    Lerxst1992 said:
    brianlux said:
    cblock4life said:
    brianlux said:
    tish said:

    (BBC)

    Yes, big concern!  

    I will admit, I have been a Maui tourist (once, about 40 years ago).  But we need to take a serious look at how we are loving places to death.  Lahaina, Yosemite, Machu Picchu, Venice, Cozumel, Mount Everest, the list goes on and on.  Sure, they are beautiful places and most of us want to see them, but the hard reality is there are too many of us and we are ruining these places, so what's the point of going if we are going to trash them?  We have to stop doing this.
    It’s about the money Brian.  Lifestyles in excess, social media, look at me mindsets.  

    All of those, for sure. 
    And "lifestyles in excess" is so obnoxious.  Over the years, I have met a few people here who have some good qualities, are nice friendly people, but any desire to get closer as friends is dashed for me by this groomed desire they have to achieve a level of success where "excess" becomes a priority.  That's just hugely off-putting to me.  And I don't see most people like that wanting to change.  The notion of "humility" seems to be "beneath" them, so I don't challenge them. I just keep my distance.


    Touching the foundation of American culture? Gotta keep up with dem Joneses.  

    Yep.  And really, the futility of it all.  There's always another Jones who has more.  I'm actually heading the other way myself, lol!
    "It's a sad and beautiful world"
    -Roberto Benigni

  • cblock4life
    cblock4life Posts: 1,855
    Speaking of fire….not sure where to put this 

    haven’t heard (post) from HFD in awhile.  
    I believe he’s from the west side of Canada????
    anyone dm him or text him?  Does anyone know if he’s ok?  
  • Lerxst1992
    Lerxst1992 Posts: 8,026
    cblock4life said:
    Speaking of fire….not sure where to put this 

    haven’t heard (post) from HFD in awhile.  
    I believe he’s from the west side of Canada????
    anyone dm him or text him?  Does anyone know if he’s ok?  

    IIRC he is from Winnipeg, a fair distance from the evacuation areas near Yellowknife. Hopefully all is good and he’s simply meditating for the start of PJs upcoming mini tour.
  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,665
    cblock4life said:
    Speaking of fire….not sure where to put this 

    haven’t heard (post) from HFD in awhile.  
    I believe he’s from the west side of Canada????
    anyone dm him or text him?  Does anyone know if he’s ok?  

    He's an FB friend.  Seems to be doing fine.  I told him you inquired.  :smile:
    "It's a sad and beautiful world"
    -Roberto Benigni

  • cblock4life
    cblock4life Posts: 1,855
    Lerxst1992 said:
    cblock4life said:
    Speaking of fire….not sure where to put this 

    haven’t heard (post) from HFD in awhile.  
    I believe he’s from the west side of Canada????
    anyone dm him or text him?  Does anyone know if he’s ok?  

    IIRC he is from Winnipeg, a fair distance from the evacuation areas near Yellowknife. Hopefully all is good and he’s simply meditating for the start of PJs upcoming mini tour.
    Thanks!  
  • cblock4life
    cblock4life Posts: 1,855
    brianlux said:
    cblock4life said:
    Speaking of fire….not sure where to put this 

    haven’t heard (post) from HFD in awhile.  
    I believe he’s from the west side of Canada????
    anyone dm him or text him?  Does anyone know if he’s ok?  

    He's an FB friend.  Seems to be doing fine.  I told him you inquired.  :smile:
    Thanks! 
  • Spunkie
    Spunkie i come from downtown. Posts: 7,095
    edited October 2023
    brianlux said:
    cblock4life said:
    brianlux said:
    tish said:

    (BBC)

    Yes, big concern!  

    I will admit, I have been a Maui tourist (once, about 40 years ago).  But we need to take a serious look at how we are loving places to death.  Lahaina, Yosemite, Machu Picchu, Venice, Cozumel, Mount Everest, the list goes on and on.  Sure, they are beautiful places and most of us want to see them, but the hard reality is there are too many of us and we are ruining these places, so what's the point of going if we are going to trash them?  We have to stop doing this.
    It’s about the money Brian.  Lifestyles in excess, social media, look at me mindsets.  

    All of those, for sure. 
    And "lifestyles in excess" is so obnoxious.  Over the years, I have met a few people here who have some good qualities, are nice friendly people, but any desire to get closer as friends is dashed for me by this groomed desire they have to achieve a level of success where "excess" becomes a priority.  That's just hugely off-putting to me.  And I don't see most people like that wanting to change.  The notion of "humility" seems to be "beneath" them, so I don't challenge them. I just keep my distance.
    .
    Post edited by Spunkie on
    I was swimming in the Great Barrier Reef 
    Animals were hiding behind the Coral 
    Except for little Turtle
    I could swear he's trying to talk to me 
    Gurgle Gurgle
  • brianlux
    brianlux Moving through All Kinds of Terrain. Posts: 43,665
    tish said:
    brianlux said:
    cblock4life said:
    brianlux said:
    tish said:

    (BBC)

    Yes, big concern!  

    I will admit, I have been a Maui tourist (once, about 40 years ago).  But we need to take a serious look at how we are loving places to death.  Lahaina, Yosemite, Machu Picchu, Venice, Cozumel, Mount Everest, the list goes on and on.  Sure, they are beautiful places and most of us want to see them, but the hard reality is there are too many of us and we are ruining these places, so what's the point of going if we are going to trash them?  We have to stop doing this.
    It’s about the money Brian.  Lifestyles in excess, social media, look at me mindsets.  

    All of those, for sure. 
    And "lifestyles in excess" is so obnoxious.  Over the years, I have met a few people here who have some good qualities, are nice friendly people, but any desire to get closer as friends is dashed for me by this groomed desire they have to achieve a level of success where "excess" becomes a priority.  That's just hugely off-putting to me.  And I don't see most people like that wanting to change.  The notion of "humility" seems to be "beneath" them, so I don't challenge them. I just keep my distance.
    I know, right??? I was thinking.. from one person who's experienced homelessness to another... That perhaps this homelessness could be solved if every person who owned secondary properties had to home a homeless first???

    I not only like that idea, Tish, but it sounds reasonable as well, especially in this country.  It's part of the ever-growing haves and have-nots situation.
    "It's a sad and beautiful world"
    -Roberto Benigni

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