Maui Wildfire Victims Receive Ongoing Aid from Las Vegas
Restaurants and other establishments in Las Vegas are continuing their endeavors to gather significant donations and assorted resources for the sufferers of last week's Maui wildfire.
Essential items like bottled water, nonperishable food, garments, diapers, and fundamental first-aid supplies are being collected in Las Vegas for the devastated island.
One of the restaurants that has seen numerous visitors and residents donate emergency supplies is the 2 Scoops of Aloha Las Vegas Drive Inn, situated near the South Point Casino. Approximately 1,000 individuals have provided items to this location.
The Maui blaze claimed at least 99 lives, a number that is predicted to rise as more remains are found. Hundreds more remain unaccounted for. The survivors require short-term shelter and provisions following the collapse of numerous residences in Lahaina.
Assisting Aloha 2 Scoops
2 Scoops of Aloha is owned by Shai Walter, who used to live on Oahu and recognized the numerous Hawaiians living in Las Vegas. Around 40,000 Hawaiians and other Pacific Islanders are residents of Clark County, comprising Las Vegas.
"It's a substantial community," Walter remarked. "We want to aid everyone, and I know everyone is here to aid those in need."
Jeff Medina, who was raised on Maui, and his children contributed items to 2 Scoops last week.
"I'm grateful my family is safe, but it's nevertheless distressing that so many individuals sustained injuries," he informed the Las Vegas Review-Journal. "And when I learned of the fatalities, that struck me hard."
Also contributing to the endeavor are businesses such as Honors Brand and Generations Kitchen. Various items were donated at the 9th Island Kava Lounge at 5447 Rainbow Boulevard.
"I was born and reared in Lahaina town, I'm from the west side, I'm extremely distant, so anything I can do to assist my community, I want to be able to do," Kava Lounge proprietor Jai Alboro told Las Vegas station KSNV.
Another local resident participating in the relief drive is Nua Agatonu, who hails from Oahu and serves as a football coach at Liberty High School. He coordinated a collection of emergency supplies at the school's parking lot, resulting in over 400 families donating items to aid wildfire victims.
Downtown Initiative
On August 27, Downtown Container Park will host another fundraising event for Maui.
This event, known as "9th Island Love For Lahaina," includes the involvement of the Las Vegas AAPI Chamber of Commerce and Mahalo-Halo Las Vegas. Hawaiian entertainers, artists, and food trucks will be present between 3 p.m. and 9 p.m.
Partial proceeds from this event will go to the Maui Fire Relief Fund, Salvation Army, and the Maui Food Bank.
The Las Vegas region harbors a considerable Hawaiian population, and we proudly consider ourselves the '9th Island,'" said Container Park General Manager James Gonzales in a declaration.
Many of the relief supplies gathered in Las Vegas are being transported to Harry Reid International Airport, from which Delta Air will transport them to Hawaii.
Delta is also contributing $250,000 to the American Red Cross for Maui relief activities.
The California Hotel and Casino (The Cal), along with Boyd Gaming and Vacations Hawaii, are providing $100,000 to the American Red Cross's Maui relief activities. Additionally, firefighters from Las Vegas and other departments in Clark County, accompanied by specially-trained search dogs, left last week for Maui.
Among the buildings that fell to the wildfire were the Plantation Inn and Best Western Pioneer Inn, both in Lahaina.
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