Re: Looking for ways to support Maui relief efforts? Here are six groups providing services right now:

Friend, the catastrophic fires on Maui that have claimed dozens of lives and destroyed nearly all buildings in the historic section of Lahaina are being described as the worst natural disaster in Hawaii’s history. As rescue and recovery efforts continue, local organizations are working to provide emergency and long-term shelter, clean water and food, medical care, and other essentials. [Every crisis is different, and so are the needs of the people whose lives are turned upside down. Please donate $5, or whatever is meaningful to you, to support local community groups providing immediate relief and long-term recovery for kānaka maoli and kama'āina.]( [DONATE]( In solidarity, Monique Teal, Daily Kos Read more about the organizations we've partnered with below. --------------------------------------------------------------- Friend, catastrophic wildfires in Hawai'i have left thousands homeless and claimed dozens of lives, particularly on the island of Maui. Lahaina, which was once the capital of the Hawaiian Kingdom and has significant historic and cultural importance to the Kānaka Maoli Indigenous Hawaiian people, has been destroyed. [Please contribute $5, or whatever you can, to support organizations working around the clock to provide emergency housing and relief services to displaced families and climate refugees across Maui.]( [DONATE]( Daily Kos has partnered the Maui Community Power Recovery Fund and the Hawaiian Humane Society to raise money to help disaster relief and recovery efforts. The groups listed below support immediate relief efforts to house, feed and support displaced families, and are dedicated to long-term efforts to rebuild and advance structural change in Maui and Hawai’i. - Our Hawai’i is organizing a grassroots political movement to create a Hawai‘i that puts local working kama‘āina and Kānaka Maoli families first. - ‘Āina Momona is a community organization dedicated to achieving environmental health and sustainability through social justice and restoring Hawaiian sovereignty. - Hawai‘i Funder Hui partners community organizations with philanthropists to deliver equitable, community-led funding of non-profits in Hawai’i. - Kākoʻo Maui is a Native Hawaiian led relief effort directing 100% of funds to Maui organizations, hosted by the Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement which enhances the cultural, economic, political, and community development of Native Hawaiians. - Onipa‘a Maui works to ensure that local elected officials work on behalf of Maui’s people and environment, not special interest lobbies. - The Hawaiian Humane Society is a non-profit education and advocacy organization that shelters, protects, rescues, reunites and rehomes animals. [Please donate $5 today to the Maui Community Power Recovery Fund and the Hawaiian Humane Society. 100% of your contribution will go directly to providing critical aid to the people of Hawai'i.]( [DONATE]( In solidarity, Monique Teal, Daily Kos Daily Kos, PO Box 70036, Oakland, CA, 94612. Sent via [ActionNetwork.org](. To update your email address, change your name or address, or to stop receiving emails from Daily Kos, please [click here](.