As the fallout from the devastating wildfires that erupted on the Hawaiian island of Maui on Aug. 8 continues, businesses are launching new ways to offer assistance and donations to disaster relief funds. Uber announced on Thursday, exclusively to "Good Morning America," a series of new initiat...
"Good Morning America" and ABC News have organized efforts to help viewers get involved in relief efforts for survivors of the Maui fires. How to help: Maui Strong Fund This fund, organized by theHawaii Community Foundation, has raised over $34 million since the fires broke out...
Media moguls Oprah Winfrey and Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, once criticized for soliciting donations for the victims of the devastating Maui wildfires, have given much more than they initially pledged. The Entertainment Industry Foundation said the People's Fund of Maui, an initiative started by Wi...
Entertainers across the industry have already brought in thousands of donations to help with fire relief. Maui musicians Tempa & Naor helped raise $4,000 playing at Mulligans on the Blue on Saturday. Uncle George Kahumoku’s“Slack Key Show Ohana — Fire Relief Fund”has so far raised more ...
Maui United Way, founded in 1945, works to address Maui's vital needs by focusing on education, income and health. The organization has set up a Maui Fire and Disaster Relief Donations Page. All donations are processed online. Maui Food Bank Maui Food Bank provides "safe and nutritious food...
The Maui Food Bankis giving food to those displaced by the fire. TheAmerican Red Cross of Hawaiiis helping coordinate the search efforts and taking cash donations and staffing emergency shelters. The GlobalGivingHawaii Wildfire Relief Fundis providing food, fuel, clean water, medicine and shelter....
Direct donations to individuals or families can be a powerful way to make an impact, but potential donors should be careful in responding to appeals on social media for donations to individuals, through electronic payment apps like Venmo or Cash App, experts say. ...
When it comes to donations, it may be tempting to send clothing and other items you no longer need. But that may not end up doing as much good as you hope, experts say. "Sending stuff is causing problems in Hawaii," Gulliver-Garcia said. ...
Hawaii Wildfire Relief Fund The charity said the fund will initially help first responders meet survivors' immediate needs for food, fuel, clean water, medicine, and shelter. As needs emerge, donations will support longer-term recovery efforts run by local, vetted organizations in impacted areas, ...
Valliere said he lost his house in the fire and hasn’t been able to get back to see what remains as authorities have the area “closed down.” “My house was the last house on Front Street which is on the very front of Lahaina and so we were the last house to burn down in tha...