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Maui County-facilitated distribution sites will have different locations, times, days and focus as electricity and internet connectivity are restored in fire-affected areas and community-organized efforts pivot to long-term aid, the county said Tuesday.
Moving ahead, the sites will focus on food and water, according to a county news release. The schedule for the remainder of the week is:
WEST MAUI
• Napili Plaza: Closed as of Tuesday.
• Lahaina Gateway, 325 Keawe St., Lahaina: Open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday, Wednesday and Thursday.
CENTRAL MAUI
• Queen Ka'ahumanu Center donation drop-off site, parking lot fronting Ka'ahumanu Avenue and Kane Street by the old Sears: Open from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday, Wednesday and Thursday. Nonperishable food, water and paper supplies sought; no clothing donations. While pickups have been available, the focus will move to drop-offs.
FEED MY SHEEP MOBILE FOOD DISTRIBUTION
• Kahului: 150 South Puunene Ave., 9:30 a.m. to noon Saturday.
• Wailuku: Parking lot next to Living Way Church at the corner of Market and Mokuhau streets in Happy Valley, 10 to 11:30 a.m. Friday.
• Lahaina: Distribution site for Feed My Sheep is pending, while the Lahaina Gateway food distribution site is open from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday, Wednesday and Thursday.
Maui County has partnered with volunteer group West Maui Community Aid to offer support to grassroots sites, also known as Family Helping Family sites, in discussing long-term aid to the community.
As a result, some Family Helping Family sites have chosen to combine with county efforts, and some have chosen to continue efforts on their own. Sites opting to continue on their own confirmed they will remain self-sufficient and will reevaluate need in the next two weeks.
West Maui Community Aid and the county are working together to transition from short-term emergency response that utilized multiple sites to long-term, sustainable sites for families impacted by the fires, the news release said. Support will be available as long as the community needs it.