AUW Kona Low Community Response
Recovery Updates
Relief is ongoing—and so is the need
Communities including Lāʻie and Waialua continue to face significant recovery challenges, with many families still navigating displacement, financial hardship, and uncertainty.
Through our trusted network of nonprofit and community partners, funds can be deployed quickly and flexibly to address urgent needs now while supporting long-term recovery in the weeks and months ahead.
Three Ways Aloha United Way Is Helping
- Distributing cash cards to individuals and families impacted by the floods
- Coordinating resources, like temporary housing assistance through the AUW 211 Statewide Helpline
- Providing emergency grants to frontline nonprofit partners
Thanks to generous donors, we have been able to support the following local organizations:
| Organization | Award Amount | Service Provided |
| Goodwill Hawaii | $10,000 | Vouchers |
| KEY Project | $10,000 | Coordinating community access centers and food hubs |
| Hawaii Workers Center | $10,000 | Financial assistance |
| Aloha Diaper Bank | $10,000 | Diapers and essential supplies |
| Healthy Mothers Healthy Babies | $10,000 | Diapers and essential supplies |
| Elepaio Social Services / WCCHC | $10,000 | Food distribution |
| Family Promise Hawaii | $20,000 | Case management and housing support |
| Hawaiian Humane Society | $10,000 | Animal rescue and supplies |
| Spill the Tea Cafe | $10,000 | Stabilization and case management for youth and families |
| Partners in Care | $10,000 | Opening and staffing emergency shelters |
| Helping Hands Hawaii | $10,000 | Donation hub coordination |
| Partners in Development Foundation (PIDF) | $10,000 | Childcare support for assistance centers (Tūtū and Me) |
| ProjectVision | $20,000 | Mobile hygiene united, DCMP |
| The Salvation Army | $20,000 | Case management & financial assistance |
| Catholic Charities | $20,000 | DCMP, AirBnb |
| RYSE | $10,000 | Damage to facility |
| YMCA | $10,000 | Damage to facility |
What we’re hearing from callers contacting our AUW 211 Statewide Helpline:
Recovery is complex and far from over. Many families are:
- Living in overcrowded conditions
- Navigating unclear recovery processes
- Facing ongoing financial strain
This is now a long-term recovery effort—with more storms potentially ahead.
Mahalo to all our individual donors and corporate sponsors
Because of your compassion and generosity, over $505,000 has been raised (as of May 6, 2026) for the Aloha United Way Community Relief Fund.
Your support is already making a real difference for families impacted by the recent flooding—providing direct cash assistance, stabilizing households, and helping people take their first steps toward recovery.
Across impacted communities—from Lāʻie to Waialua—your generosity is powering immediate relief efforts and supporting families facing displacement, financial strain, and uncertainty.
Huge mahalo to Hawaii Dental Services for stepping up early with a generous contribution that allowed us to rapidly distribute cash assistance and expand recovery support where it was needed most.
We are deeply grateful to the organizations and partners whose leadership and generosity make this work possible:
Hawaii Dental Service • First Hawaiian Bank • Samuel N and Mary T Castle Foundation • Pacific Guardian Life • JERA • Hawaii National Bank • Iwamoto Engineering Consultants, Inc. • Raising Cane’s • Passman for People • Servco • ProService
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