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Mahalo Nui

4/24/2025

a new partnership with the Lahaina Community Land Trust

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In early March, Week of Compassion provided a long-term recovery grant to the Lahaina Community Land Trust, supporting recovery for households affected by the 2023 wildfires, and efforts to protect and generate affordable and sustainable housing. 

Celebrating this partnership, LCLT shared their generous thanks with Disciples. Their words of gratitude carry a blessing for all of us:

"On behalf of the Lahaina Community Land Trust and as a fire survivor myself, I extend a heartfelt mahalo to Week of Compassion for their generosity and shared vision. Together, we are not only rebuilding homes but also nurturing the soul of our community, ensuring that Lahaina remains a place where its people can thrive for generations to come." - Mikey Burke, President of the Board of Directors

Working to bring Lahaina lands into community ownership and create volunteer opportunities for rebuilding alongside local professional contractors, LCLT is dedicated to the preservation of community land for long-term benefit. 

Deborah Mader, VP of Operations, goes on to say:
“Our deepest aloha and mahalo for your generous gift to Lahaina Community Land Trust.  
 
For centuries across the pae ʻāina (the Hawaiian island chain), when a loko iʻa (fishpond), loʻi kalo (taro patch), or auwai (irrigation ditch) needed to be built, the kāhea (call) would go out and the community would come together to help create it. Each person doing their part — standing side by side, passing stones hand to hand. And in the end, a powerful new thing was born, something that would feed and benefit the people for generations to come.   
 
Mahalo so much for answering the kāhea, to stand side by side with us. Please know that your gift will be a part of Lahaina's legacy for generations. 
  
Mahalo piha for helping us nurture a future where everyone in Lahaina, from keiki (child) to kupuna (honored elder), thrives.”

LEARN MORE about the Lahaina Community Land Trust by following them on social media and at their website. 
 

GIFTS TO LIVE ON:                                                         caring for children after Maui fires

2/20/2024

a Special Offering 2024 Mission Moment

Picturephoto: Judi Frost/Week of Compassion
When gale-force winds rushed along the mountains of Maui, they brought down power lines, ignited grasslands, and contributed to what has become “America’s deadliest wildfire in more than a century.” An extremely dry summer, strain on the island’s water resources, and winds as a result of the simultaneous Hurricane Dora, exacerbated the flames, and the toll on land and people continued to mount.


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news from Maui

10/13/2023

steps toward restoration and recovery

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Week of Compassion remains in contact with a wide variety of ecumenical partners and local community leaders as the restoration and recovery continues in Lahaina and other areas of west Maui in the wake of August wildfires. 

Maui County has divided the burn area into zones, slowly opening these zones for limited resident access, with a system in place, led by Hawai’i VOAD, where trained volunteers accompany residents on their first day of reentry. These skilled partners help ensure residents have and know how to use proper Personal Protective Equipment, provide emotional and spiritual support, and help connect survivors to additional assistance as it is needed.

While access remains quite restricted due to concerns of exposure to toxins, several organizations are assisting with ash-sifting, to recover any personal property that may have survived, and with cleanup efforts, which are complicated by the environmental concerns about ash and debris flowing into the ocean. Local officials, the Environmental Protection Agency, and others are working to balance access for residents with critical mitigation efforts.


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Hawai'i Fires

8/15/2023

responding with partners on Maui

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On Tuesday, August 8, gale-force winds rushed along the mountains of Maui, bringing down power lines, igniting grasslands, and contributing to what has become “America’s deadliest wildfire in more than a century”. An extremely dry summer, and winds as a result of Hurricane Dora, exacerbated the flames and the toll on land and people continues to mount.


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Hawaii Fires : pray, give, stay

8/14/2023

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We continue to receive your many questions and heartfelt concerns for our neighbors on Maui and the continuously heartbreaking news in light of the hurricane-fed fires that have decimated the island in the last week.

RIGHT NOW it is important to PRAY, GIVE, and STAY. 
In this moment, Disciples, our call is to support those affected, with the fervency of our prayers and the generosity of our financial contributions. 


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responding in Maui

8/11/2023

headlines & prayers from our partners

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from our partners at Children's Disaster Services (Facebook, Friday August 11 2023) :

Children's Disaster Services is responding to the wildfires in Hawaii. Teams of certified volunteers are being pulled together today for deployment soon. They will be working in the shelters on Maui.
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Take a moment to say a prayer for all the families impacted by by these wildfires. Also pray for all the responders providing care, including the CDS volunteers.


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monitoring the Maui fires

8/10/2023

first responses from local observers

Picturefrom Disciples PSWR - Waiola Church Hall and Lahaina Hongwanji Mission Temple, Maui
from our colleagues in the Disciples Pacific Southwest Region (Facebook, Wednesday August 9 2023):

​We pray for the people in Hawaii who are affected by the devastating fires. While our own congregations (on the island of Oahu) are not directly impacted by this disaster, they are preparing and bracing to help possible evacuees from neighboring islands. Please pray, and provide funds to 
Week of Compassion (our church-wide relief, refugee, and development mission fund).


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