Maui Economic Opportunity has received more than $27,000 in private gifts since August—led by a nearly $20,000 donation from Servco—to assist those impacted by the Aug. 8, 2023, wildfires.

Servco Foundation surprised MEO with a check for $12,981.04 with Servco Pacific Inc. adding another $7,018.96 to support those impacted by the Maui wildfires.

In another surprise donation, the Children’s Disaster Services, a program of the Brethren Disaster Ministries in New Windsor, Maryland, made a $5,000 donation to MEO Head Start to support enrolled preschool families impacted by the wildfires. Funds will be used to provide families with food, clothing, vehicle safety restraints (car seats or booster seats), school supplies and gas. 

This donation is designed to increase access to supplies and goods dedicated to health, safety, and wellness for families and their children.

“We are humbled that these donors would entrust us with their precious gifts of support to people impacted by the wildfires,” said MEO CEO Debbie Cabebe. “The heartfelt generosity of residents in Hawaii and across the nation feeds our desire to do more to support those struggling to rebuild their lives from the ashes.”

MEO has received $663,589 in donations since the wildfires and has used those funds for housing and other needs of those impacted by the wildfires.

In addition to the donor-driven support, MEO also operates the Maui Relief TANF program, which provides housing, vehicle, clothing and school supply support for families with dependent children, and the National Dislocated Worker Grant, which offers employment with organizations engaged in wildfire recovery work.

For more information, call 808-243-4404 for the TANF program and 808-867-0460 for the NDWG program.

Angel Hands Maui has announced the return of the Lahainaluna High School Prom Pop-Up Shop, an initiative designed to support students affected by the 2023 Maui wildfires. As families in Lahaina continue their journey toward recovery, Angel Hands Maui continues work to ensure that Lahainaluna High School’s juniors and seniors can celebrate their prom in style—without the financial burden that might otherwise prevent them from participating in this milestone event.

In 2023, Angel Hands, a local nonprofit founded by Terri Ewbank, owner of Elly’s Formal Wear & Bridal, successfully hosted a prom pop-up event providing more than 250 students with formal wear, helping them feel beautiful and confident despite the devastation in their community. This year, organizers are aiming to replicate and expand on that success, and are seeking community support.

The pop-up will be held at the Royal Lahaina Resort & Bungalows. Morilee has donated 150 prom dresses, and organizers are working closely with Lahainaluna High School and its Foundation to ensure that students from wildfire-impacted families are served.

Businesses, organizations and individuals are invited to join in and make this year’s pop-up shop a memorable and meaningful experience for Lahaina’s teens. Whether through monetary donations, physical goods, or volunteering, every contribution helps bring hope and joy to those who need it most, according to organizers.

Donations of formal attire and accessories are welcome, including:

• Women’s prom dresses in various styles, sizes and colors.
• Men’s suits, shirts, and shoes, especially contemporary slim-fit styles.
• Formal shoes, accessories like clutches, costume jewelry, and men’s ties, belts and socks.

Businesses interested in partnering can contribute these goods or make monetary donations to support event costs.

Angel Hands Maui is also looking for volunteers to help with the planning and execution of the event, including set-up, dress distribution, and assisting students in selecting their attire.

Monetary donations can be made via Venmo @AngelHandsMaui or directly to the Lahainaluna High School Foundation.

For More Information is available at the following links:

• Instagram: @angelhandsmaui
• Website: Angel Hands Maui
• Facebook: Angel Hands Maui

The University of Hawaiʻi Foundation last fiscal year (July 1, 2023 – June 30, 2024) raised $115 million, exceeding by 15% the annual goal for raising funds to support the 10 campuses of the University of Hawaiʻi System.

The final tally for the 2024 fiscal year totaled $115.2 million from 18,862 donors. It is the fourth consecutive year that funds raised for UH have exceeded $100 million.

The total was an 11% increase for a fiscal year that included the University of Hawaiʻi Foundation’s launch of For UH • For Hawaiʻi, the public phase of the most ambitious comprehensive fundraising campaign in Hawaiʻi’s history, to raise $1 billion for current and future students, faculty and researchers at all 10 UH campuses.

Giving in FY24 included nearly $10 million for programs to benefit relief and recovery from the August 2023 wildfires on Maui, including $1 million from the Stupski Foundation that issued immediate cash payments to UH students within a week of the fires.

The giving also included several sizable gifts to unique and innovative programs, including:

• $5 million from Walter Dods, Jr., for the Residences for Innovative Student Entrepreneurs innovation center and student dormitory that opened in August 2023 and was renamed the Walter Dods, Jr. RISE Center in his honor.
• $3.76 million from John C. Couch to establish the first-ever gastroenterology and hepatology fellowship program at the UH Mānoa John A. Burns School of Medicine (JABSOM) that will train physicians to treat liver diseases, including cancer, in the islands.
• $3.5 million to UH Mānoa from the Barbara Barnard Smith Foundation to fund the music department’s first-ever endowed chair for its innovative ethnomusicology program.

“It is incredible to see the broad support for UH, and the cumulative impact of each gift, growing stronger each year, especially following the launch of our historic $1 billion campaign,” said Tim Dolan, vice president of advancement at UH and CEO of UH Foundation. “We are forever gratefu l for our alumni, faculty, staff, students and friends who believe in the mission of supporting our state university system.”

The number of gifts rose 3.6% to 24,560, with many of those made by individuals and families in memory of loved ones, including faculty members or their spouses.

Alumni and other individuals also committed substantial gifts to UH for scholarships, faculty, research, facilities and programming for students, including a $2 million gift to create full-ride scholarships for nursing students at UH Maui College and a scholarship for students enrolled in the UH Mānoa Shidler College of Business master in accounting program, with a preference for students who identify as LGBTQ+.

“Another year of growing and substantial support reinforces the validity of the audacious $1 billion fundraising goal we embraced for public higher education in Hawaiʻi,” said UH President David Lassner. “It’s an endorsement in our students, faculty and researchers and the critical role for UH in building a better future for everyone in the islands. Every philanthropic dollar represents a vote of confidence in Hawaiʻi’s university, and we are deeply grateful to every donor who believes in our mission, our people and our plan.”

The total included $30.5 million for student scholarships and other aid, $41.9 million for faculty and academic support and research and $593,538 raised during the university’s first-ever Giving Day in April.

“The generous philanthropy of our donors in support of the University of Hawaii is making a bigger impact every year and is a terrific investment in the future of Hawai‘i,” said Rich Wacker, chair of the UH Foundation Board of Trustees. “We thank every donor for joining us on this mission to elevate UH and Hawaiʻi to our highest potential.”

Student Success

• $1 million from the Stupski Foundation for a fund to provide immediate cash relief for UH students impacted by the Maui fires.
• $100,000 from Shidler College of Business alumnus Tom Wellman to create the Wellman Endowed Scholarship in Accountancy for students enrolled in Shidler’s master in accounting program, with a preference for students who identify as LGBTQ+. It is the second endowed scholarship with a preference for LGBTQ+ students at any UH campus and the first for Mānoa.
• $100,000 from the HPM Foundation to provide college scholarships for students enrolled at UH campu ses across the state.

Research That Matters

• $3.76 million from John C. Couch to establish the first-ever gastroenterology and hepatology fellowship program at the UH Mānoa John A. Burns School of Medicine that will train physicians to treat liver diseases, including cancer, in the islands.
• $1 million from UH alumnus and philanthropist businessman Jay H. Shidler to the UH Cancer Center to start the Director’s Innovation Fund, to allow UH Cancer Center Director Dr. Naoto T. Ueno to advance his vision for the lifesaving research being done at the center. Shidler also gave the Cancer Center $100,000 to help the center increase public awareness of its work as it moves to its ne xt phase as an advanced research and patient care facility with the opening next year of its Early Phase Clinical Research Center.

Kuleana to Native Hawaiians & Hawaiʻi

• $700,000 from Alakaʻina Foundation for programs and scholarships that support Native Hawaiian students at UH Community Colleges, including the Cognition Learning Center at Kauaʻi Community College.
• $650,000 from Hawaiʻi Pacific Foundation to support the UH Mānoa Thompson School of Social Work & Public Health, the Native Hawaiian Center of Excellence Support Endowment at JABSOM, I Hoa Na Mo‘olelo at the Hawaiʻinuiākea School of Hawaiian Knowledge and the Ho‘opuliko Kumu Hou Education Pathway program at UH West Oʻahu.
• $160,000 from Alakaʻina Foundation and Hawaiʻi Pacific Foundation for the Kauka Noa Emmett Auwae Aluli Memorial Scholarship at the UH Mānoa John A. Burns School of Medicine.

Sustainability & Conservation

• $540,000 from Alakaʻina Foundation to create partnerships for UH West Oʻahu, Leeward Community College and Windward Community College with community groups to promote sustainability.
• $100,000 from the Edmund C. Olson Trust 2 to the University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo’s College of Agriculture, Forestry and Natural Resource Management for the Edmund C. Olson Trust 2 Scholarship, with a preference for students from the Kaʻū District on Hawaiʻi Island.

Innovation & Entrepreneurship

• $5 million from Walter Dods, Jr. for the Residences for Innovative Student Entrepreneurs at UH Mānoa, which was renamed the Walter Dods, Jr. RISE Center in his honor.
• $3.5 million to UH Mānoa from the Barbara Barnard Smith Foundation to fund the music department’s first-ever endowed chair. The newly established Professor Barbara Barnard Smith Endowed Chair supports the university’s desire and commitment to revitalize its innovative ethnomusicology program, which educates students in world music with a special focus on Asia and the Pacific.

Building Hawai’i’s Workforce

• $5 million from Marc and Lynne Benioff in support of the state’s Hawaiʻi Healthcare Education Loan Repayment Program (HELP) to help retain health professionals on Hawaiʻi Island.
• $2 million gift from the Gilbert and Aileen Chuck Foundation to create the Kam Scholars Program for the UH Maui College nursing program, full scholarships for the top-ranked students in the associate of science in nursing (ASN) program.

Engaging Our Community

• $1.1 million from Rie Wong to establish the Edwin & Rie Wong Endowment Fund to provide academic and student support for UH Mānoa student-athletes who are graduates of Hawai’i high schools. The endowment is open to men and women student-athletes in any sport and extends to helping them with the costs of attending summer school.

Where the money goes

• Student aid and special programs were top beneficiaries for the fiscal year, with $30.6 million going to student aid and $37.4 million going to special programs, an increase of 59% from the previous year for the two categories combined.
• Student aid awards grew 16.4% to $19.7 million, while the number of students receiving aid grew 3.1%.
• Within the student aid category, $26.1 million went to student scholarships, awards, fellowships and grants, while $4.5 million went to support general student aid and services.
• Research received $13.7 million, while chairs and professorships received $6.5 million, three times the previous year’s total of $2.1 million.

Strength of alumni giving

• Alumni giving rose to $30.9 million, 25.1% more than $24.7 million the previous year, while the number of alumni who gave rose 6.3% to 11,324, from 10,656 the previous year.
• Giving from parents and students totaled $323,176 while giving by friends of UH rose to $31.1 million and gifts from faculty and staff totaled $9.6 million.
• The amount received from corporations and foundations remained steady at $40 million, but the number of organizations giving rose 23.2% to 1,120, from 909 in the previous year.

A west coast alliance of Rotary Clubs has donated $32,500 to Project Empower, a nonprofit organization formed in 2023 by Oʻahu-based RevoluSun Solar, to aid in building temporary housing solutions for those affected by the deadly wildfires in Maui last August. 

The funds were raised by Rotary District 5280, which comprises 63 clubs across Los Angeles County, resulting from a combination of donations from clubs, individuals, and District 5280 funds. The donation will go towards the purchase and installation of energy storage solutions for the homes at ʻOhana Hope Village, the 88-unit housing development offering temporary housing for 300 displaced Lahaina residents.

“The Rotary Clubs in Los Angeles County conduct an annual humanitarian trip to various parts of the world,” said Albert Hernandez, District Governor for Rotary District 5280. “This year, however, we turned our focus to support those within our own nation, specifically those affected by the wildfires in Maui. The loss of homes, family members and vital infrastructure deeply moved us, compelling us to take action.”

In addition to financial support, 50 Rotarians from District 5280 will visit ʻOhana Hope Village, currently in the final phase of its build, on Oct. 3 to serve alongside fellow Rotarians from Rotary Clubs of Hawaiʻi District 5000 to provide boots-on-the-ground recovery support.

“Rotarians are eagerly counting down the days until our trip. We are looking forward to bringing the people of Maui joy during this challenging time and we are dedicated to our mission of making a difference in their lives,” said Hernandez.

“The generosity and enthusiasm to offer aid from The Rotary Clubs, both near and far, continue to move and encourage me,” said John Cheever, Executive Director of ʻOhana Hope Village. “Although the public’s sense of urgency and awareness of the devastation that took place in Maui last year has begun to wane, there is still so much to do to rebuild and reinvigorate Lahaina and its surrounding communities. The work is not done and we are so thankful to Rotary Clubs District 5280 of California and District 5000 of Hawaiʻi, for their continued support.”

The donation will boost the collective efforts of a group of entities to bring the 10-acre ʻOhana Hope Village to full fruition. Project Empower and its partners RevoluSun, Rising Sun Maui, and Independent Energy are working together to make the units welcoming and sustainable. The ʻOhana Hope Village project is spearheaded by the nonprofit Family Life Center with site planning and design by Maui architecture firm Hawaiʻi Off-Grid. The housing units will be powered by the sun, supported by top-of-the-line battery storage, and kept cool by climate control systems donated by the Daikin air conditioning company.

Founded in 2009, RevoluSun has installed over 109 megawatts of solar systems in Hawaiʻi and nationwide. Company leaders said providing relief to disasters like the 2023 Maui wildfires is a personal mission given their Hawaiʻi roots.

For more information about Project Empower and RevoluSun, visit www.revolusun.com.

The Credit Unions of Maui and Lānaʻi recently dispersed $300,000 to the Homeaid Ka Laʻi Ola housing development. Ka La’i Ola is being built for residents impacted by the August 2023 wildfire that destroyed Lahaina town.

The donation is part of a $1 million grant from the Federal Home Loan Bank Des Moines that will provide financing needed for landscaping, window tinting and other necessities.

Ka Laʻi Ola—”The Place of Peaceful Recovery”—is a 58-acre temporary housing development that will house up to 1,500 wildfire survivors for up to 5 years. It features about 450 modular residential units, including a combination of studio, 1- , 2- , and 3-bedroom homes that are fit for independent living with full kitchens, bathrooms and living areas.

The living units are grouped so generational families can live near each other.

The first nine families moved in on Aug. 9, 2024 – one day after the one-year anniversary of the Lahaina wildfire.

Residents will live there at no cost for one year. After that nominal fees may be charged to cover operating expenses.

Alongside housing, Ka La‘i Ola will offer property management and community services aimed at helping residents heal and rebuild their lives. The project will be completed in phases over the next eight months.

The Credit Union Wildfire Relief Fund was established by the six credit unions serving the islands of Maui and Lānaʻi. Donations from credit unions, system organizations, and individuals from across the nation, increased the fund to over $1.4 million as of August 2024.

The Federal Home Loan Bank Des Moines donated $1 million to this fund specifically to help in housing for Lahaina fire victims.

Step aside foie gras and soufflé. Poke has arrived as haute cuisine. And this surge of poke popularity benefitted the Maui Strong Fund recently during the fourth annual Kaua‘i Poke Fest.

The June 8 event drew more than 750 poke aficionados and raised over $62,000 in monetary donations and ticket sales at Kōloa Landing Resort on Kaua‘i to support the Hawai‘i Community Foundation – Maui Strong Fund.

Poke fans enjoyed 22 unique recipes made by professional and amateur chefs. The title of Hawai‘i’s Best Poke went to team Gusman Go Getters for their dish, “Throwback.” Second place went to Chef Turquoise Santos of the Grand Hyatt Kaua‘i for “da Kona Moku Poke,” followed by third place winner Grecean Manuel, 2023 Kaua‘i Poke Fest Overall Winner, with her dish “Poke Surprise.” 

“We are grateful for the incredible amount of generosity and support the community has provided to support our neighbors on Maui,” said Todd Hadley, president of Kōloa Landing Resort. “Mahalo to our sponsors, competitors, attendees and volunteers who made this year’s event possible and congratulations to Chef Gusman on winning this year’s competition. We look forward to welcoming the community back next year.”

Gusman Go Getters, or team G3, led by Chef Don Gusman, prepared “Throwback,” which was inspired by Chef Gusman’s great-great-grandfather, Jim Ah Hoy, who ran a restaurant in Wailuku, Maui. His dish featured congee (rice porridge) topped with an original ‘ahi poke recipe.

Chef Turquoise Santos’ second-place dish, “da Kona Moku Poke,” featured ‘opihi. It was served in a wana (sea urchin) shell.

The 2023 overall winner, Grecean Manuel, received third place with her “Poke Surprise” recipe. It included a bed of miso rice krispies. An honorable mention was also given to fourth place winners from Kaua‘i Kookie with their dish “Smokin’ Good” and fifth place to team James Badua of Kaua‘i Island Brewing Co. for their “Surf & Turf” dish.

Each of the 22 competitors received 25 pounds of ‘ahi to use within their recipe for the competition. Eight hundred pounds of locally sourced ‘ahi, or yellowfin tuna, was served during the event.

Portions were donated by Kaua‘i Fresh Fish, which provides high-quality seafood to the community and supports local fishermen. Additional competitors this year included, 2019 Kaua‘i Poke Fest Overall Winner Taylor Sakimae of Kaua‘i Poke Co., James Martin of Da Bald Guy from Kahuku, O‘ahu, and chefs representing Kōloa Thai Bistro, Po‘ipū Poke Shack, and more.

This year’s judges included Kaua‘i County Mayor Derek Kawakami; Maui chef Sheldon Simeon, owner of restaurants Tin Roof and Tiffany’s; Nick and Nate Herbig, Kauaʻi-born professional football players for the Pittsburgh Steelers; and Kumu Leināʻala Pavao Jardin, kumu hula of Hālau Ka Lei Mokihana o Leināʻala. Judges along with the general public and media voted for their favorite dishes based on originality, presentation and taste.

The 5^thAnnual Kaua‘i Poke Fest will be held on June 7, 2025. 

For more information about the Kaua‘i Poke Fest, visit KauaiPokeFest.com.

Maui Tropix Surf Co. raised and donated $100,000 to the Hawai’i Community Foundation’s Maui Strong Fund.

The funds will go towards ongoing wildfire relief and recovery following the August 2023 Maui wildfires.

“Maui Tropix Surf Co. and Maui Built are blessed and proud to be part of this community of strength, aloha and ʻohana,” company executives said in an announcement.

Maui Tropix Surf Co. is the exclusive dealer of the Maui Built brand. The business was founded in Kīhei in 1977 by surfer and shaper Louie Martin.

The Hawai‘i Community Foundation announced the award of $2.128 million to the Daniel R. Sayre Memorial Foundation, to be used for the purchase of four new fire trucks for the Maui Fire Department. For this grant, $1 million from the Maui Strong Fund has been awarded, with an additional donation of $1.128 million made by Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez. 

Since 1997, the Daniel R. Sayre Memorial Foundation has supported the Hawaiʻi County Fire Department by raising funds to purchase fire equipment, emergency rescue equipment, ocean safety equipment and aeromedical equipment, as well as supplies and training for first responders and their maintenance support teams. To date, the nonprofit has raised more than $40 million for these efforts, including the purchase of 14 fire trucks and two helicopters for the Hawaiʻi County Fire Department.

“The mission of the Daniel R. Sayre Memorial Foundation is to save lives. Hawaiʻi’s first responders need to have the tools to keep them safe and to make it more feasible for them to be doing rescues instead of recoveries,” said Daniel R. Sayre Memorial Foundation executive director Laura Mallery-Sayre. “The needs are enormous. Hawaiʻi has terrain unlike anywhere else, and we are already dealing with the effects of climate change. And so we’re looking ahead at how we can be better prepared when the next disaster arrives.”

After the August 2023 wildfires on Maui, the Daniel R. Sayre Memorial Foundation reached out to Maui County to learn how they could assist in building capacity for future fire-fighting efforts. The Maui County Fire Department identified four trucks that would be most useful to filling its needs: a 3,500-gallon tanker truck, a 4×4 1,250-gallon tanker truck, a Skeeter-brand brush truck, and a 1-ton pickup with a skid.

Maui County Fire Department Chief Bradford Ventura said, “Most standard fire trucks are not made to go off-roading, but these are nimble. The vehicles are able to leave the pavement and get closer to a wildfire that’s just starting up and prevent it from spreading and getting as large as it would otherwise. That’s a big bonus.”

“We’ve been through so much this year, but there’s been so much amazing support, from the Hawaiʻi Community Foundation and other partners, aimed toward making the community safer and more resilient for future wildfire situations,” said Ventura.

This is the second grant that Bezos and Sanchez have made to the Daniel R. Sayre Memorial Foundation; in spring of 2024, they contributed $1.7 million to fund the purchase of three trucks for the Maui County Fire Department.

HCF is taking a four-phase approach to its disaster relief efforts, to acknowledge both the immediate and long-term recovery needs for the people and places affected by disaster events, ensuring that the Maui Strong Fund will be available to support relief efforts over the full course of Maui’s recovery. This $1 million grant from the Maui Strong Fund to the Daniel R. Sayre Memorial Foundation falls into Phase One of HCF’s relief efforts: Risk Reduction and Disaster Readiness. 

“Helping Maui’s fire department to be as fully equipped as possible to meet the ever-evolving challenges it faces is a crucial part of ensuring Maui is well prepared for future natural disasters,” said HCF CEO and president, Micah Kāne. “We mahalo Jeff and Lauren for their generous contribution to strengthen the capabilities and resources of Maui’s first responders, for the long-term safety and wellbeing of our island communities.”

Mallery-Sayre says she is working with vendors to purchase the new fire trucks and estimates they will be delivered on Maui within two to three years. The fire truck vehicles are custom produced to a fire department’s exact specifications and with the rise in wildfires across the US, there is a high demand for the equipment nationwide.

This September, Maui Food Bank joins Feeding America’s Hunger Action Month to raise awareness about hunger and inspire people to take action. The month-long campaign will build on the momentum from August’s Food Drive Day in an effort to be closer to a future where no one is hungry in Maui County.

“When people are fed, futures are nourished, and individuals can build a sustainable future,” said Maui Food Bank CEO Lisa Paulson. “Whether it’s volunteering, making a donation, sharing a social media post or taking the pledge to end hunger, every action adds up, and each one provides hope for thousands of keiki, kūpuna and families across our island.”

There are several ways for Maui residents to get involved and help end hunger:

• Donate. With every $1 donated, the Maui Food Bank can provide 4 meals to the hungry living in our community.
• Volunteer. Maui Food Bank relies on the support of groups and individuals to provide access to food for families, kūpuna, keiki and other individuals who are facing hunger. Visit https://mauifoodbank.org/volunteer-opportunities/ to view volunteer opportunities and fill out an application form.
• Host a Food Drive. Rally friends, family, or colleagues to collect non-perishable food items for those in need. Visit https://mauifoodbank.org/hold-food-drive/ how to organize a food and fund drive and fill out an application form to register.

Since the Maui wildfires, the demand for food has increased by over 65%, according to organization leaders. Monthly food distribution has grown from 250,000 pounds to nearly 800,000 pounds per month. Fresh produce distribution has doubled, from 78,000 to 160,000 pounds per month

Feeding America is the nation’s largest domestic hunger-relief organization with a nationwide network of 200 food banks and 60,000 partner food pantries and meal programs. For more information, visit https://www.feedingamerica.org/take-action/hunger-action-month

Deeply moved by the news of the Aug. 8, 2023 wildfires, Andrea Thornton, member of the Rotary Club of Boise Southwest Idaho, and her husband, Jim Kokaly, decided to collaborate with the West Maui Rotary clubs to provide aid to those affected.

To raise funds for the Maui Fires Relief Projects, a vibrant lūʻau-themed dinner and dancing fundraising event was organized at the Barber Park Event Center in Boise, Idaho on May 10. At this special evening, a unique “raise the paddle” experience was offered to the attendees, with the aim of garnering support for the cause. The event attracted 200 community members, and the outcome surpassed expectations as the “Raise the Paddle for Maui” initiative managed to generate $16,800 in funds.

During their recent vacation in Maui, Thorton and Kokaly took the opportunity to meet with members of the Rotary Club of Lahaina Sunrise and the Rotary Club of Lahaina Sunset on Tuesday, Aug. 6. They presented each club with checks representing the generous donations from the fundraising event in Boise.

The West Maui Rotary clubs will now identify projects that benefit the fire survivors, focusing on areas such as mental and behavioral health, vocational assistance, and the environment. It has been reiterated that all future projects funded by these donations will align with Rotary’s core areas of focus and that 100% of the funds raised will be allocated toward recovery efforts, according to Rotary Club of Lahaina Sunset.