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The Red Cross has negotiated with hotels to ensure residents have stability during the holiday season.
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Kailua resident Tom Holowach recently returned home to Oʻahu from his second stint as a Red Cross volunteer on the Valley Isle. The retired Palikū Theatre manager reflected on his experience after jumping in to help.
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Hosts of residents who have been displaced by last month’s Lāhainā fire are eligible to receive up to $1,500 per month under a new program led by Maui County. County Mayor Richard Bissen at a news conference Tuesday unveiled what he called the “Host Families Program” in the latest housing effort for fire evacuees.
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Hundreds of Lāhainā residents may be left without a housing plan starting Friday. Maui Rapid Response, an ahupuaʻa-based community disaster response team, is scrambling to find solutions. HPR's Catherine Cluett Pactol has more.
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Some immigrants who have been affected by the Lāhainā fires last month may be hesitant about seeking disaster relief assistance. The latest U.S. Census Bureau data show that about 32% of Lahaina’s population is “foreign-born."
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Kealoha Pisciotta, spokesperson for the Mauna Kea Hui, outlines the group's concerns over a new House bill that would restructure management of the mauna; Diane Peters-Nguyen, the Regional Chief Executive Officer for the Pacific Islands Region Red Cross, reflects on the founding mission of the Red Cross and its role in the history of Hawaiʻi; and former Hale Kula Elementary principal Jan Iwase talks about the impulse behind initiative to rename the school after Sen. Daniel K. Inouye
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The American Red Cross of Hawaii is seeking shelter volunteers, medical professionals and disaster action team members. Volunteers or anyone who needs assistance from the Red Cross will not be turned away due to vaccination status, but a quarantine area will be set up for anyone exhibiting symptoms.
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This week Helping Hand welcomes back the American Red Cross, Pacific Islands Region as part of Red Cross Month. The organization is marking their…