Resource fair held for Filipinos affected by Lahaina wildfire

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Over 2,700 people attended the Hawak Kamay Filipino Resource Fair at the Lahaina Civic Center.

Watch more News on iWantTFC Despite all the outreach being done to support victims of the Lahaina wildfire, state officials believe that about half of the affected Filipinos there have yet to apply for federal disaster assistance.“As Filipinos, we are shy to ask for help," said Kit Furukawa, who organized the event. "We hesitate to inconvenience others even at this time, so we want to provide familiar faces.

“What we've achieved today is just to prove that there's still a lot in the community who needs assistance," Furukawa added. "We want to remind folks that there's assistance for them and having folks here gives them some confidence and empowers them to ask for help.” “I would talk to many of the applicants and they would just narrate what they went through," said Consul General Emilio Fernandez.

 

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