Maui Wildfire Donation Resources
Help Needed For Those Ravaged by Maui Wild Fires
As you may have heard, thousands have been displaced following the devastating Maui wildfires that Hawaii’s governor says will require billions of dollars to recover from.
Here's how you can help those impacted:
Maui Food Bank
The Maui Food Bank is seeking monetary donations in efforts to feed thousands of displaced residents.
- Donations can be made here - Maui Food Bank
- The Maui Food Bank is asking the public to limit phone and email inquiries so the organization can focus on emergency relief.
Hawaii Salvation Army
Hawaii Salvation Army will start providing meals for thousands displaced in Maui emergency shelters.
- Hawaii Salvation Army is asking for monetary donations and large volume meal donations from restaurants and certified kitchens to aid in mass meal service at Maui shelters.
- Making monetary donations is the best way the public can help, Victor Leonardi, Divisional Director of Emergency Services & Safety for The Salvation Army Hawaiian & Pacific Islands Division, said.
- All money donated for disaster relief will go to disaster operations, Leonardi said.
- Donations can be made at Salvation Army Website
Maui Business Bridge Grants - visit website here
This fundraiser is through the Hawaii Community Foundation.
For details, visit Kokua Maui
Donate at your nearest Foodland
Foodland stores are accepting donations at checkout to support the American Red Cross of Hawaii’s efforts toward Maui fire relief.
Shoppers can:
- Make donations of up to $249
- Donate 250 Maikai points ($5 equivalent donation)
- Round up purchases to the nearest dollar
- Donate change
For more information on how to help, please visit: https://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/2023/08/09/want-help-those-devastated-by-maui-wildfires-heres-how/