Dear MoveOn member, 

Fast-moving wildfires are wreaking havoc in Hawai'i, destroying hundreds
of homes, forcing the evacuations of thousands, and taking the lives of at
least 36 people.^1

Hawai'i needs our help—now. 

That's why MoveOn has partnered with the Maui Community Power Recovery
Fund to raise money to help disaster relief and recovery efforts.

[ [link removed] ]Will you chip in $3 today to help Hawai'i? 100% of your
donation will go to immediate relief efforts to house, feed, and support
displaced families and also to provide resources for the long-term efforts
to rebuild and advance structural change.

A spokesperson for the Hawai'i Emergency Management Agency said on
Wednesday, "We still got people in danger. We still have people who don't
have homes. We still have people who can't find their loved ones."^2

And the town of Lahaina, which was once the capital of the Hawaiian
Kingdom and has significant historic and cultural importance to the Kānaka
Maoli Indigenous Hawaiian people, has been burned to the ground, leaving
thousands homeless. 

[ [link removed] ]Will you make a $3 donation today to the Maui Community
Power Recovery Fund? 100% of your contribution will go directly to
providing critical aid to the people of Hawai'i.

MoveOn members have always come together during times of crisis to support
people in need of emergency aid. 

When hundreds of civilians were killed after Vladimir Putin ordered the
Russian military to launch airstrikes and an on-the-ground military
invasion of Ukraine, MoveOn members rushed to action, donating half a
million dollars to United Help Ukraine.

After Afghanistan's medical facilities were being pushed to the limit as
the number of people killed and wounded increased dramatically, MoveOn
members contributed over $500,000 to Doctors Without Borders to save lives
and treat patients. 

And after Hurricane Katrina struck New Orleans and displaced tens of
thousands of people, MoveOn members opened the doors to their very own
homes to provide shelter. 

MoveOn members often respond with powerful collective action in facing
crises from Nepal to Haiti to Syria to our own border with Mexico.

Today, our priority is raising funds for the people who are being directly
impacted in Hawai'i.

[ [link removed] ]If you are able, please rush a $3 emergency donation to
Maui Community Power Recovery Fund to support relief and recovery efforts
in Hawai'i.

Thanks for all you do.

–Rahna, Chloe, Amanda, Kathy, and the rest of the team

Sources:

1. "Maui surveys the burned wreckage caused by the deadliest US wildfire
in years," AP News, August 10, 2023
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2. Ibid. 
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