Lahaina Update – August 13th, 2023
Posted by delta on August 13th, 2023
The distribution places on the Lahaina Side are full – if you have a plan with someone on that side to go house to house, neighborhood to neighborhood, parking lot to parking lot and car to car distributing things directly to people (who will not leave their “areas” or houses) then you may have a productive day. The distribution places will turn you away – so don’t waste the resources to go out there unless you have a plan (with someone on the Lahaina Side).
A lot of folks are just loading up and going over there and coming back with full trucks – have a plan before you waste time and resources. There’s still another 150,000 people on this side of the island who require those resources – stop raiding the stores!
Basically, Lower Honoapiilani is the road to find people to help (or to find someone who can point you in the right direction – it changes day to day). There are a lot of culdesacs and small streets running off Lower Honoapiilani that also may need attention… Do not go down without a convoy or large group of people – stay safe! Talk to people – ask them what they need…
Today, the immediate needs are Ice, Gas and Toilet Paper. I’m thinking they’re using the gas for their generators (because those who are there are not looking to drive anywhere at this point).
Soon, they will need Meds and more Generators to run the fridges to keep the meds (such as insulin) cold…
Of course, if they have bottled water, a freezer and a generator they can make ice for their neighbors all day long – but no one is thinking straight right now… That may be the combo to look for in the coming weeks – the freezer and geni don’t have to be large…
Anyway, trying to figure out the plan for tomorrow so I’m gonna sign off now…