ALOHA KE KAHI I KE KE KAHI - LOVE ONE ANOTHER

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MĀLAMA KŌ ALOHA - KEEP YOUR ALOHA

Never forget the true spirit of Lāhainā!
Do not spread hate or fear.
If you have no resources to give physically - Give Pule - Pray!
Do what you can with good intentions and purpose!
Keep Positive and care for yourself so you can care for others.
Above all, keep your Aloha.

Mahalo for your consideration in supporting our campaign to Kaʻikaʻi-Uplift Lāhainā! 100% of funds donated from this campaign will be used for the Lāhainā recovery, sustainment, and resilience effort.

Beyond your valuable donation of funds, you can share this campaign or start a team fundraising effort! See the "I want to fundraise for this effort" link.

Context (Our Why):

We exist to Mālama Hawaiʻi (Serve Hawaiʻi) by guiding youth to know and live Aloha. Our connection to Lāhainā stems from our beginnings of service at Waiola Church. Founded 200 years ago by the Sacred Wife/Chiefess of King Kamehameha I and Queen Mother to Hawaiʻi, Keōpūolani, Waiola is the oldest Church on Māui. Waiola is our spiritual and cultural home that pili (connects) our Royal Hawaiian Guard to Hawaiʻi.

We have served Lāhainā and Hawaiʻi for 14 years as a 100% volunteer organization. Your support helps us deliver on fulfilling needs and grow our capacity to sustain our community. The FEMA assessment finds that over 2200 structures were destroyed at an estimated cost of $6 billion, which will take years to rebuild.

Program Vision (What):

Uplift Lāhainā with resources and services that heal the community until Lāhainā is restored to normalcy in collaboration with supporting organizations aligned with the value of Aloha and guided by impacted residents.

Program Mission (How):

HUA - Hear, Understand, and Acknowledge impacted residents' needs and advocate for their fulfillment. Take the hua (seed) of hope and cultivate it to hua (fruit/blossom).

Priorities of work:

1. Resource & Service Coordination

Working with our certified nonprofit Esri partner, Bay Park Data Solutions, we are developing a web-based Needs Map and Logistical support system called HUA (Heard, Understood, Acknowledged). The goal is to be another form of communication for Impacted Residents! Donors from anywhere in the world can visually see where impacted residents are and choose to donate to fulfill a Verified Needs Request. Once a VNR is recorded, it will be placed on the map, and an order will be generated to deliver the need. Volunteers and agencies will be able to have clarity on where to deliver aid as requested by verified impacted residents.

2. Safe Drinking Water

Working with our partners Noah's Arc Foundation and Altitude Water and having direct ties to faith groups and area families, we will coordinate the effort to receive, deploy, and maintain Atmospheric Water Generators that produce fresh drinking water from the air. The safe drinking water will provide peace of mind for our Impacted Residents.

3. Normalization of Life.

Working with our community partners, we will create events that bring normalization, especially for youth, and help connect the community. We will advocate for the rebuilding effort to reflect the cultural and spiritual center that Lāhainā truly is.

Together, we will Ka'ika'i-Uplift Lāhainā!

Mahalo to our Board of Directors and volunteers. Mahalo to our key partners for making this program work!

Bay Park Data Solutions - Noahʻs Arc Foundation - Pineapple Properties - Altitude Water