Maui fire recovery donations can support long-term community needs as well as immediate relief. This page began on August 16, 2023, when families, volunteers and businesses were responding to devastating losses. We’ve kept the original directory while distinguishing ongoing organizations from the individual campaigns shared at that time.

The personal and group fundraisers below are a 2023 reference list. We haven’t newly verified their current needs, campaign status or payment accounts. Read recent updates and confirm the recipient before sending money. Our original use of “verified” meant people we knew, trusted or whose work we knew personally; it wasn’t an ongoing financial audit.

Maui fire recovery donations: ongoing organizations

These established organizations provide a starting point for learning about current work. Their official sites explain how to give and how funds are used. The needs they support aren’t identical, so choose a cause that matches your intentions.

• Maui Strong Fund: Hawaiʻi Community Foundation describes support for immediate and long-term wildfire recovery. HCF says it doesn’t collect a donation fee, but credit-card processing charges can apply. That is more precise than our original blanket “no fees” statement.
• Maui Food Bank: supports food access through its community programs. Use its current giving page for donation options. The old four-meals-per-dollar figure shouldn’t be treated as a fixed promise today.
• Maui Humane Society: our original donation link remains here. For current animal-care giving options, start with the society’s official donation page.

For a wider selection of community causes, see our Maui nonprofit organizations guide. The rest of this page preserves the direct-aid connections from our original fire-relief article.

Other relief efforts shared in August 2023

These entries described emergency work at the time of the fires. Daily delivery schedules, meal counts and funding arrangements may have changed. Contact the organizers about current work before treating an older payment link as an active appeal.

• Maui Mutual Aid: originally shared for volunteer support to displaced disabled, underinsured, uninsured and elderly residents.
• Safe Havens: Chef Sato and his team were preparing meals for Maui shelters. Our original article described a goal of 500 meals daily, with hopes of expanding. That was the 2023 appeal, rather than a current production count.
• Fresh Help Maui: the original entry described Captain Chimo delivering gasoline, propane and other crucial aid to West Maui.

Individuals and families from our original directory

These are the people and family fundraisers we shared in 2023. Descriptions refer to the circumstances reported then. Keeping their links here doesn’t establish their present housing situation or confirm that a campaign is still accepting contributions.

• Joel Winicki: Joel and his team were clearing trees and brush in Kula as volunteers.
• Keanini ʻOhana: a multigenerational Lahaina family whose original appeal described the loss of three homes.
• Casco-DeLeon ʻOhana: shared after the loss of a multigenerational family home.
• ʻOhana Garcia: the original appeal sought help rebuilding the family’s Lahaina home.
• Pili Dunn ʻOhana: the family support page included in our original directory.
• Pat, Erna and Ercia: a family with deep Lahaina roots. Our original account described Pat’s father, Canuto Seatriz, arriving in 1946 to work in the sugarcane fields.
• Desiree Ampong: the Ultimate Air general manager was supporting relatives after the loss of her childhood home.
• The Williams Family: a fundraiser shared after losses to their home and business.
• The Castillo ʻOhana: the original appeal described a family of seven facing the loss of their home, businesses and vehicles.
• Heather MauiBelle: shared after Heather lost her home, car and possessions.
• Uncle Bully: he taught our kids to surf, along with many others. We shared his family’s appeal after they lost homes, cars and belongings.
• Ulrich Kirkegaard: shared after he and his wife lost their home and business.
• Maui’s Best Massage: Sam Molitas’ newly opened Lahaina spa lost its space, equipment and furnishings. Sam was someone we trusted and wanted to see back on his feet.
• Doan Family: shared after the loss of their business and home.

Groups and employee funds shared in 2023

Our original directory also highlighted community groups and workplace fundraisers. The descriptions below summarize the purposes we shared then. Percentage-of-funds claims and employee counts from the emergency appeals haven’t been carried forward as current guarantees.

• Rivers to the Sea Fire Relief: the Rivers ʻohana’s Maui fire-relief effort. They were people we knew and trusted.
• Boss Frog and Quicksilver Employees: support for West Maui employees who lost homes or work.
• Maui Powder Works: a fundraising effort for people affected by the fires.
• Hungry Heroes Hawaii: meal support for fire survivors.
• That’s a Wrap: Gina’s original appeal for HARF, Maui Humane Society and individual families.
• Island Dream Productions Employees: an employee-family relief fund.
• Trilogy Employees: aid for employees and Lahaina survivors.
• Fleetwood’s Employees: a fund for the Front Street restaurant’s staff and team members.
• Sail Maui Employees: support for crew members affected by the fires.
• Lahaina Strong@256: the original appeal described food, fuel, ice and financial support for Berkshire Hathaway Properties and Maui Beachfront Rental employees.

Check the latest information before giving

The original article also linked an unverified direct-aid spreadsheet. We hadn’t verified the campaigns in that larger list. It remains a historical reference, rather than a checked directory of current recipients.

For any direct campaign, read its latest organizer update and check whether donations are still requested. Confirm the recipient through a trusted contact or the organization’s own website. Ask how contributions will be used if the purpose isn’t clear.

Community support continues beyond an emergency headline. Whether you choose ongoing Maui fire recovery donations, food access, animal care or a family campaign you’ve confirmed personally, mahalo for taking the time to understand the need.

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