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        <title>Maui Real Estate &amp; Lifestyle News</title>
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        <description>Courtney M. Brown, Realtor (S) Blog: information on the Maui real estate market, trends, and listings. Homes, condos and land for sale.</description>
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        <title>Maui Fire | Ways to Give: Donation Links</title>
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In the Wake of the Maui Fires Here are Ways to Give


Support for our Ohana and the Maui Community


Updated 9/6/23


Maui has been a place where many of you have celebrated love. You have made the memories of a lifetime on this beautiful island. Many of you have celebrated some of the most important moments of your lives here engagements, marriages, anniversaries, birthdays, and family vacations. For residents, it is our home and we cherish the land and the people of Hawaii. It is where we live. Children are born here, families grow, and our ancestors rest here.


The people of Maui need your support. The fires have affected West Maui, Upcountry, and South Maui. People have lost their homes and their loved ones. Please give however you can. Any donation, no matter how small, matters at this time. Your support will be needed for years to come as the people of Maui grieve, come together to determine a path forward and rebuild.


To give directly to survivors


Help Maui Risehttps://www.helpmauirise.org/This fund originated out of a strong desire to give directly to the people who were affected and lost their homes and businesses.  While Venmo was the quickest way to get these donations to people, Help Maui Rise has worked with GoFundMe.org which is a non-profit 501c3.  Help Maui Rise has vetted each family and you can read about each story by clicking on Help Maui Rise. Per the organization via Instagram:  &quot;All donations made to the &quot;one click donation&quot; help Maui Rise x GoFundMe.org collective hub in the US are tax-deductible.  GoFundMe.org is a non profit (501c3).  Therefore, donations made to any fundraiser in which GoFundMe.org is the beneficiary or organizer are tax deductible in the US.  Donation receipts are automatically emailed to donors upon completion of their &quot;one click donation&quot; on the GoFundMe platform.  Donations made to individual GoFundMe campaigns are not tax-deductible unless they benefit another charity.&quot;


People's Fund of Mauihttps://www.eifoundation.org/peoples-fund-of-maui/This fund gained notoriety when formed and endorsed by celebrities Oprah and The Rock.  Per the fund's website, payments of $1200/mo are dispersed directly to adults that were displaced by the wildfires in Kula and Lahaina, and funds will be dispersed &quot;every 30 days as long as members of our community are still in need and as long as the funds last&quot;


Maui PrepMaui Prep is taking students that were displaced by the fire.  You can sponsor a student here:https://www.mauiprep.org/giving


To give to survivors and the community


Maui Nui Strong: Donate Funds, Donate Supplies, Volunteerhttps://www.mauinuistrong.info/support


Maui Strong Fundhttps://www.hawaiicommunityfoundation.org/maui-strong


Realtors Association of Maui Fund - Specify MFDhttps://www.paypal.com/paypalme/RAMCFScholarshipFund?country.x=US&amp;locale.x=en_UAmazon Wish list https://www.amazon.com/hz/wishlist/ls/12F34LLKPCEM5?ref_=wl_shareAloha United Wayhttps://linktr.ee/alohaunitedway/


Habitat for Humanityhabitat-maui.org


Kokku, Inc https://www.kokku.org/Maui Humane Societyhttps://www.mauihumanesociety.org/maui-on-fire/


Maui United Wayhttps://mauiunitedway.org/disasterrelief


Red Crosshttps://www.redcross.org/get-help/disaster-relief-and-recovery-services/find-an-open-shelter.htmlSalvation Armyhttps://hawaii.salvationarmy.org/


Please verify the organization you are donating to prior to making a donation.
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        <author>cb@luxuryrealestatemaui.com (Courtney M. Brown)</author>
        <title>Maui Fire Housing: How to give housing and for those in need of housing</title>
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Maui Fire Housing Resources


The Hawaii Housing Department is now taking applications for housing.  The link takes you to a page for those who HAVE or NEED a home.  See below.


 


Hawaii Housing Department Program Link:


https://dbedt.hawaii.gov/hhfdc/hawaiCABBi-fire-relief-housing-program/ 




For Property Owners and Landlords:


Offer your home or available housing unit using this form. An HHFDC representative will then contact you to confirm and verify your information.


For Displaced Residents in Need of Housing:


If you have been displaced or have been left houseless as a result of the wildfires, please fill out this form. An HHFDC representative will then contact you to confirm and verify your information and try to connect you with the landlord of an available unit that meets your needs.


Realtor's Association of Maui


In collaboration with Hawai‘i’s REALTOR® Associations and Hawaii Information Service, the Realtor's Association of Maui launched MauiKokua.com, a new website to offer housing resources and connect those who have housing with those who need it. They’re also forming a series of committees to help with the phased recovery of our communities.


AirBNB--Temporary Housing


Airbnb.org will be working with organizations on the ground (like https://www.meoinc.org/) to do the intake from survivors and verify their need


Once verified, Airbnb.org handle the booking in person w/ the survivors to get them booked into a home.


The benefit of working for Airbnb.org for those who want to host is Airbnb.org will handle the booking process (they will receive booking requests via email/Airbnb platform). Airbnb will provide insurance during the stay through its Aircover program ($1M in liabilty coverage; $3M in property coverage)


AirBNB has housed over 250,000 people to date through Airbnb.org, including 100,000+ from those fleeing Ukraine.


FEMA


Residents of Maui County who have been affected by this tragedy should register for FEMA assistance. Survivors with internet or telephone access can register for assistance by visiting www.DisasterAssistance.gov, calling 1-800-621- 3362 or by using the FEMA App (FEMA.gov/app).


If you use a relay service, such as video relay (VRS), captioned telephone or other service, give FEMA the number for that service.


 


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