Residents rebuilding together after Maui fires

>>> FINALLY, FROM HERE IN MAUI, WE'VE SEEN SO MUCH DESTRUCTION AND HEARTACHE AND SO MUCH LOVE, THE PEOPLE COMING TOGETHER AS ONLY HAWAIIANS CAN. TONIGHT, THE POWER OF THE WILDFIRES THAT ARE BURNING IN MAUI MET WITH AN EQUAL FORCE NOT SEEN BUT FELT. THE MASSIVE VOLUNTEER CHARITY EFFORT ALL PART OF THE SPIRIT, THE LIFE FORCE THAT FUELS THIS ISLAND CHAIN, IT MEANS IF YOU'RE HERE, YOU'RE FAMILY. WHAT IS THE OHANA SPIRIT? >> FAMILY, DO WHATEVER YOU CAN TO HELP YOUR FAMILY. >> Reporter: PLAYING OUT ACROSS HAWAII. >> HELPING EACH OTHER OUT. >> Reporter: PUT INTO PRACTICE BY VOLUNTEERS LIKE LAYLA LARSON, GATHERING SUPPLIES FOR THOSE WHO LOST EVERYTHING. >> MAUI IS COMING TOGETHER. >> Reporter: POSTAL WORKER GOMES STILL DELIVERING MAIL, MAKING SURE DESPITE THE TRAGEDY THE COMMUNITY STAYS CONNECTED. WHAT'S THE TOUGHEST PART SO FAR? >> SEEING ALL THE FAMILIES NOT HERE I USED TO WAVE AT, OR THE TWO LITTLE KIDS UP THE STREET RUN TO ME TO GRAB THEIR MAIL. >> Reporter: ALSO NOT FORGOTTEN, BELOVED PETS DISPLACED BY THE FIRES. MAUI HUMANE SOCIETY'S KATIE SHANNON AND HER TEAM WORKING AROUND THE CLOCK TO PROVIDE FOOD, MEDICINE AND MEDICAL CARE. >> REBUILDING MAUI AND HAWAII IN THIS IS GOING TO TAKE AN ISLAND, AND SO WHAT WE ARE TRYING TO DO IS WORK TOGETHER AS MUCH AS POSSIBLE. >> Reporter: ONE ISLAND COMING TOGETHER, EMBRACING EVERYONE AS FAMILY. WE KNOW HAWAII IS NOT ALONE TONIGHT. IF YOU WANT TO HELP, YOU CAN DONATE TO ANY OF THESE THREE WEBSITES ON THE S

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Length: 2min 17sec (137 seconds)

Published: Sun Aug 13 2023