As officials continue search and recovery efforts across West Maui, worried relatives in San Antonio are doing all they can from afar.
have been damaged or destroyed. While the fires have been mostly contained, officials are still fighting flare-ups.
As officials continue search and recovery efforts, worried relatives watching from San Antonio are fundraising for families that have lost everything. “I was frustrated and panicking at the same time, just trying to get ahold of somebody in Hawaii to let me know what the situation was,” Buza said. “When you can’t contact your parent, you don’t know what the situation is, but you’re seeing all the videos coming in, the first thing you think of is ‘Something happened.’”
“Direct aid is the best aid when it comes to disaster relief. I just wanted to figure out how we could directly help somebody that was impacted in our community,” Doberton said. “The only thing that I feel like that we could do from afar is raise money and send funds.”
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