An electronic road sign reading "KAU STRONG" stands on a shoulder next to a road, with orange traffic cones in the foreground and lush green trees and grass in the background.

<img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/hxn9dbuhd/image/upload/v1790267091/wysiwyg/gfo2a3fopdp5k7inicvy.jpg" style="width: 600px; display: block; vertical-align: top; margin: 5px auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; padding: 0px 1px; user-select: none; max-width: 100%; position: relative; box-sizing: inherit;" fr-original-style="width: 600px; display: block; vertical-align: top; margin: 5px auto; text-align: center;" fr-original-class="fr-draggable"> When Hurricane Lala struck Kaʻū on August 15, our nonprofit&nbsp;Native Hawaiian Organization (NHO) moved immediately to fill the critical 30-day gap before State and Federal relief arrived. We asked families what they needed, bought those items ourselves in Hilo and Kona, and drove them through flash flood damaged roads directly into the hands of our kūpuna and ʻohana. Now, less than six weeks later, Hurricane Nolo is approaching while our families are still digging out. Using what we learned, we are building 30-day isolation kits so every Kaʻū household can hold on until help arrives. We do not&nbsp;go through any pass-through nonprofits or other organizations.&nbsp;We do the work ourselves&nbsp;and buy from the local economy, and 100% of your donation goes directly into the urgent supplies our community has requested. Every dollar makes an impact.Mālama Kaʻū Foundation is a 501(c)(3), and&nbsp;your gift is tax-deductible. Imua.

Hello <span contenteditable="false" data-custom-variable="{{firstname}}" fr-original-class="fr-deletable styled-tag-chip" fr-original-style="" style="color: rgb(42, 42, 196); overflow-wrap: anywhere; user-select: none; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 255); border: 1px solid rgb(191, 191, 255); border-radius: 4px; margin: 0px; padding: 1px 8px; font-size: 11px; display: inline-block; box-sizing: inherit;">First name, Thank you from the bottom of our hearts for supporting our cause. This donation greatly helps our mission. If you would like to contribute further to our cause, contact us to become a volunteer, or spread the word about our mission! CAPT Mel Yokoyama, US Navy (retired)Founder &amp; Chairman, Malama Ka&#39;u Foundationmel.yokoyama@malamakau.org

<img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/hxn9dbuhd/image/upload/v1790267091/wysiwyg/gfo2a3fopdp5k7inicvy.jpg" style="width:600px;display:block;vertical-align:top;margin:5px auto;text-align:center;cursor:pointer;padding:0px 1px;user-select:none;position:relative;box-sizing:inherit;max-width:100%" /> When Hurricane Lala struck Kaʻū on August 15, our nonprofit Native Hawaiian Organization (NHO) moved immediately to fill the critical 30-day gap before State and Federal relief arrived. We asked families what they needed, bought those items ourselves in Hilo and Kona, and drove them through flash flood damaged roads directly into the hands of our kūpuna and ʻohana. Now, less than six weeks later, Hurricane Nolo is approaching while our families are still digging out. Using what we learned, we are building 30-day isolation kits so every Kaʻū household can hold on until help arrives. We do not go through any pass-through nonprofits or other organizations. We do the work ourselves and buy from the local economy, and 100% of your donation goes directly into the urgent supplies our community has requested. Every dollar makes an impact.Mālama Kaʻū Foundation is a 501(c)(3), and your gift is tax-deductible. Imua.

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