herhandsmyhands, 10 months ago to random

#MauiFires

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Civil Beat: answering FAQ and where Maui residents can go for help:

https://www.civilbeat.org/2023/08/maui-fires-your-questions-answered/

Further context on the fires:

https://www.civilbeat.org/2023/08/naka-nathaniel-here-are-the-deeper-truths-about-maui/

EDIT: this is why we need to help: there are still bodies to be found while capitalists try to buy the burned land they lay in.
https://www.cbc.ca/news/indigenous/maui-lahaina-fire-indigenous-1.6939560

Per Senator Mazzie Hirono below, apply for FEMA assistance here:
https://www.fema.gov/disaster/4724

From the third link, CBA piece on genocide of Hawaiian culture in Maui: Keʻeaumoku Kapu has been handing out water, clothes, and emergency supplies to families in need out of the Walgreens parking lot in Lahaina, Maui. He said it is a way to keep himself occupied while he grieves the losses of his community. "I'm afraid we're not going to recover from this," said Kapu, speaking to CBC from his cellphone at the distribution centre Monday. Kapu is a Kanaka Maoli (a Hawaiian word for their Indigenous people) community leader in Lahaina, and head of the Nā ʻAikāne o Maui Cultural Center — which was destroyed by the fire that ripped through Lahaina. While members of the community are still grappling with their immediate needs and the death toll from the fire is still being counted, Kapu said he is "frantic" to make sure he is included in the conversations that are happening about what is next for Lahaina. "I'm hoping that we can get over this hurdle, but at the same time the fear of being erased ..." said Kapu. "Because our island is now turned into a cheaper commodity because there's nothing more important to save here, you have people coming in willing to buy burned-out places." Maui land grabs Kapu said his family and other members of his community have been contacted by realtors asking to buy their burned-up property.