What the Department of Homeland Security and Federal Emergency Management Agency are doing
https://www.fema.gov/hawaii-wildfires

Spanish: https://www.fema.gov/es/disaster/4724

What other parts of the U.S. Government are doing
https://www.usa.gov/hawaii-wildfires

Spanish: https://www.usa.gov/es/hawaii-incendios-forestales

This information on assistance has been sent to 52,000 Veterans who live in Hawaii: Hawaii Wildfires: Veteran Disaster Resources (govdelivery.com). It contains disaster assistance information including arrangements for possible interruptions in benefits payments.

Supporting Maui Veterans 

The Veterans Affairs Pacific Islands Health Care System (VAPIHCS) staff is working tirelessly to care for Maui Veterans by providing resources and assistance to more than 3K Veterans impacted by the recent Maui fires.

VA is collecting donations for those affected by the fires at the VA Spark Matsunaga Ambulatory Care Center at 459 Patterson Rd. in Honolulu. Some recommended donations are toiletry items such as toothbrushes, toothpaste, shampoo, body wash, deodorant, toilet paper, disposable razors and hair ties. Non-perishable food items, water, cellphone chargers, blankets and pillows, clothing, prepaid phones or shoes.

Veterans can find more information about available resources by visiting the resource page created by VA at content.govdelivery.com/accounts/USVA/bulletins/36a098d or by calling (800) 214-1306.

For questions about other ways to help, contact Schoen Safotu, chief of the Center for Development and Civic Engagement, at (808) 433-7725 or schoen.safotu@va.gov.

Please reach out if you need us. If you need help determining where to go for care or have questions about the VA resources available to you, please call the Honolulu VA Medical Center at 1-800-214-1306.

Here is information on how you can donate to assist Veterans affected by the fires. On this form, please specify:

  • Choose Hawaii
  • Choose VA Pacific Islands HCS 459
  • Minimum donation $5
  • Specify in Donor Intent for Maui Veterans disaster donation

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2 Comments

  1. Jerome August 22, 2023 at 14:46

    I don’t understand how to get to the form to donate. The instructions say, “on this form, please specify….”, but I don’t see “this form”. I clicked all the links and still don’t see “this form”.

  2. Dr. Esperanza Lugo August 18, 2023 at 15:12

    Thank you for sending this information out to our Veterans in Maui and the rest of the VA so we can assist. I plan on going there to assist in person

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