Within the first two weeks of the fires, we distributed funds to nonprofit direct service organizations for the following services, and we continue to vet applications to provide additional services to Maui fire survivors every day:

• Food, shelter and crisis counseling
• Cots, blankets, cleanup kits, work gloves, ice chests, flashlights, tarps, dust masks and shelter staff
• Medical outreach and supplies to impacted families by Native Hawaiian practitioners
• Help for impacted folks with disabilities and mobility issues
• Additional provisions to local shelters for displaced families
• Transportation to essential services such as chemotherapy, other doctors’ visits and grocery shopping for fire survivors who lost their vehicles
• Helping families replace documents lost during the Maui Fires such as IDs and passports that are needed to obtain housing, medical treatments, childcare and other services
• Collection of fresh produce and proteins from local growers and suppliers for weekly distribution to partners serving the houseless and displaced

Maui United Way also launched direct Emergency Financial Assistance for survivors of the fire to meet the needs of those who lost everything.   As we move beyond initial emergency response, MUW will engage with the community to ensure donations are distributed via a survivor-centered approach that creates a stronger, more resilient community for the future.  

Maui United Way has provided support to 18 of our local nonprofit partners offering disaster relief in the wake of the devastating fires on Maui.  We are now planning for what comes next for Maui County, talking story with survivors, nonprofits, and our donors and funders to determine how to have the greatest impact.

 We will be back with a new round of granting opportunities soon.  Please know how grateful we are to everyone who has done so much.  You embody the true spirit of aloha!  #LocalsHelpingLocals.

Maui United Way’s Individual Emergency Financial Assistance Program has ended. We are now working on processing payments to those individuals who applied for assistance.  

For Fire Survivors Who Requested Financial Assistance:  How the Process Works and What to Expect

• Applications are processed in the order received. We are processing applications as quickly as possible while ensuring we undergo a thorough vetting process.
• Approved applicants will receive an email from a digital payment company called Tremendous. Payment options and information will be collected by Tremendous on their secure website. 
• Once you submit your payment option to Tremendous, please allow 1–3 days until the payment is received, depending on what option you select.  A direct payment to your bank, for example, is subject to your bank’s processing time.  
• Individuals requesting a physical payment card can expect to receive the link from Tremendous with instructions on how to pick up their physical payment card within 10–14 days of submitting their request.  
• Aid is limited to a maximum of five requests per household for those with multiple adults living at the same address.  
• For general information about Maui United Way, how you can help or future programming, please email at relief@mauiunitedway.org.  For questions about a pending application for emergency financial assistance please email mauirelief@auw.org.  There are also 211 Community Resource Specialists standing by to help with additional resources.