A list of local businesses and organizations helping Maui wildfire survivors access essential items and funding.
Updated on Monday, August 14, 2023
Hawaii Business highlights some of the many ways that businesses, nonprofits and grassroots organizations are helping with food, generators, funds and advice as Lahaina slowly recovers and rebuilds. Check back daily for updates. And a warm mahalo to everyone for their support of our Maui neighbors.
Hawaiian Airlines: The airline is donating $50,000 each to Hawai‘i Foodbank, Maui Food Bank and the Hawai‘i Community Foundation. The company also helped evacuate displaced residents and visitors, and prioritized the transportation of first responders. It carried more than 17,000 people out of Kahului Airport within the first 72 hours and thousands more people over the weekend.
Matson: Matson is transporting emergency response equipment and other supplies to Maui for the Federal Emergency Management Administration and the Hawaii Food Industry Association. The company is also working with its customers and nonprofit organizations to ship relief supplies to Maui.
Hawaiian Electric Industries (HEI): Hawaiian Electric Industries donated $50,000 to Maui United Way and $50,000 to Hawai‘i Community Foundation’s Maui Strong Fund.
First Hawaiian Bank: First Hawaiian Bank donated $250,000 to the “Aloha for Maui” campaign. It is also waving ATM fees at all Maui banks.
Hawaii Bankers Association: Hawaii Bankers Association launched “Aloha for Maui,” a program accepting tax-deductible donations at any of its member branches statewide. Money collected will be donated to Hawai‘i Community Foundation’s Maui Strong Fund.
Member banks accepting donations include: American Savings Bank, Bank of Hawai‘i, Central Pacific Bank, Finance Factors, First Hawaiian Bank, Hawaii National Bank, HomeStreet Bank, and Territorial Savings Bank.
Island Insurance: Island Insurance is providing information on recovery and claims for those impacted by the Maui and Hawai‘i Island fires.
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