#Emergency Shelters
Hawaiʻi creates central donation hub for Maui wildfire survivors; how you can best help
A coordinated effort between the state and Maui organizations and nonprofits will begin collecting, storing and inventorying supplies donated to Maui County to support victims of the wildfires in Kula and Lahaina.
Lahaina evacuee relives the night she fled the West Maui fire: ‘People couldn’t get out’
Tanya Robertson and her husband went to check on her daughter, Christina Johnson, and two grandsons — ages 12 and 8 — as they knew a massive fire was burning not far from her home in Lāhainā.
Shelters provide needed supplies, safety for 1,418 people impacted by the Maui wildfires
Residents and visitors are finding safety at emergency shelters set up to help those seeking safety from a wildfire in Lāhainā that has left at least 80 people dead.
ACLU demands Hawaiʻi County homeless sweeps stop until safe places are designated
The American Civil Liberties Union of Hawai‘i issued a letter on June 2 to the County of Hawai’i demanding that it stop planned sweeps of houseless people and their possessions until there is a place for them to go.
Red Cross Shelters Remain on Standby due to West Maui fire
Two American Red Cross emergency shelters remain on standby due to a brush fire in West Maui that remains active. Shelters were opened last night at the War Memorial Gym in Wailuku and later at the Lahaina Civic Center in West Maui. Three people who were evacuated from their homes spent the night at the […]
