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We will update resources regularly. Please check back often.

Main/Broad Resources:

• Ready.gov: FEMA offers disaster preparedness information for any/all natural disasters
• Maui Emergency Management Agency and Maui County.
• Maui Fires People Locator: Directly assist in finding loved ones.
• CivicReady Alerts: Sign up to receive emergency alerts and severe weather warnings for Maui County.
• Maui Wildfire Response – Hawaiʻi State Department of Health
• 2023 Hawaii Wildfires Relief Information – American Red Cross
• For Maui Wildfire Survivors – Maui Recovers Website
• Maui Nui Strong – Support for Maui Wildfires Relief

Resources by Topics

Housing and Shelter

1. Individuals and Households Program (IHP) | FEMA.gov: Financial and direct services (to meet basic needs and supplement recovery efforts) to eligible individuals and households, who have uninsured or under-insured necessary expenses and serious needs.
2. Transitional Sheltering Assistance (TSA) | FEMA.gov: provides temporary sheltering option in the transition from emergency shelters to temporary or permanent housing solutions.
3. Shelters and Fire Updates from Maui County.

Transportation

1. Maui Economic Opportunity Buses will offer transports – at no cost to riders – for medical appointments for those impacted by the fires and sheltering at the South Maui Community Park Gymnasium and Mayor Hannibal Tavares Community Center in Pukalani. The service by reservation-only begins Wednesday and will operate daily from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Reservations can be made from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. weekdays at (808) 877-7651.
2. Robert’s Hawaii is offering shuttles from Central Maui shelters at War Memorial Gym, King’s Cathedral and Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. To make a reservation with Robert’s, call (808) 871-4838.
3. For all other transportation needs, riders can use The Maui Bus.

Health Care

1. Maui Health – Maui Wildfire Emergency Resources
2. West Maui Health Services: Local Clinic Services

Mental Health

1. Emergency Services for Wildfire Victims (Maui Community Mental Health Center) – Contact Maui CMHC at (808) 984-2150 or via email at [email protected].
2. Hawaiʻi Cares – Hawaiʻi CARES 988 is a 24/7, free support service for help with crisis, mental health, and substance use.
3. Hawaiʻi Cares Crisis Line (Mental Health America of Hawaiʻi) – Hawaii’s leading mental health education and advocacy organization. (808) 832-3100 or (800) 753-6879
4. Disaster Distress Helpline (DDH): Toll-free, multilingual, crisis support service available 24/7 to all residents in the U.S. and its territories who are experiencing emotional distress related to natural or human-caused disasters.
5. Maui Strong Support Group (NAMI Hawaiʻi) – new support group for families impacted by the Maui wildfires.
6. Hawaiʻi UTelehealth – Confidential counseling for wildfire survivors and families.

Food

1. Maui Food Bank – Donation collection site, shelter, meal distribution. Days and Hours: Open Daily 8am – 8pm Address: 777 Maui Veterans Hwy, Kahului

Unemployment

1. Unemployment Benefits (State of Hawaiʻi): Apply for unemployment insurance benefits if your employment or self-employment was lost or interrupted due to the Maui Wildfires.
2. Disaster Unemployment Assistance (DUA): Those who do not qualify for unemployment benefits through the State, may be eligible for unemployment benefits from the federal government.
3. HireMaui – Find and post jobs for the people of Maui.