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Submitted by Jaime Sharp<\/a> on August 14, 2023<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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“The boats kept coming. One by one, cruisers and catamarans eased toward the beach in Kahana, a small and tightknit neighborhood just north of Maui\u2019s hardest-hit areas<\/a>,” said Reis Thebault for Washington Post. “Each one was laden with supplies: generators, propane tanks, trash bags full of clothing and ready-to-eat meals. And each one was greeted by two dozen people, the first among them wading waist-deep into the ocean to retrieve provisions from the boat and pass them down the chain, which wound its way to shore.”<\/p>\n

\u201cA lot of us are born and raised here,\u201d Naki said, looking around as the chain of volunteers hauled in boxes of tinned sausage. \u201cThere\u2019s a lot of pride in Lahaina, so it hurts, a lot. But this is all we have here now, each other, and we\u2019re making do.\u201d<\/p>\n

As the response has worn on, the greatest needs have shifted. There is now plenty of nonperishable food and bottled water. Generators, fuel and Starlink satellite internet systems would be most useful, volunteers say.<\/p>\n

Sheryl Nakanelua knew instinctively where she needed to go when she fled her Lahaina home as flames spread. She made her way to Kahana and set up a tent across from Lumlung\u2019s house, where she\u2019ll stay until her family is let back into her subdivision, one of the few that was spared.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is our family place, it\u2019s home,\u201d she said of the Kahana neighborhood. \u201cThis is the best part to be at. It\u2019s what\u2019s keeping us positive.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Olowalu farm is uniquely well prepared to handle this sort of disaster. Run by the Garcias\u2019 nonprofit, Regenerative Education Centers, it was already operating off the grid, with its own power, plumbing and food. The nonprofit has launched a fundraiser<\/a> to help pay for the fire effort, which will continue as long as there\u2019s a need.<\/p>\n

The property, even after being raked by the fire\u2019s severe winds, is verdant and shaded by tall mango trees. On Friday, volunteers and staff readied the farm to fill any needs. They butchered and smoked a wild pig, set up new solar panels and scoured the internet for portable toilets. Eddy Garcia whirred with adrenaline, his satellite-connected cellphone ringing every few minutes with someone offering help.<\/p>\n

Read the full piece here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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