Native Hawaiians organize aid for Maui fire victims as government lags.
Combined joint task force 50 search, rescue and recovery personnel conduct search operations of areas damaged by wildfires.Jasmine Witt holds her 6-month-old daughter Ivy Olena Witt at Citizen Church. Jasmine lost her store, Jasmine’s Boutique Maui, in the Lahaina fire.Lunch is served at Citizen Church, with the help of Mercy Chefts, for displaced residents and others who are unable to get food.
Jose Morales, left, loads up meals at Citizen Church, with the help of Mercy Chefts, for displaced people.Members of the Hikianalia canoe club unload supplies from a boat at the Maalaea Harbor before heading into the burn area.Members of the Hikianalia canoe club form a circle after unloading a boat with supplies at the Maalaea Harbor.People line up for food donations at a distribution center for those affected by the Maui fires at Honokawai Beach Park.
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