Plus, how these Pacific Islanders in Utah are helping Maui from the mainland.
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| The aloha spirit: How these Pacific Islanders help Maui from the mainland |
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| | As of Friday morning, the death toll from the wildfires in Maui is 115 and growing with hundreds still missing. Individuals with loved ones in Maui are doing what they can to help from the mainland, including Sarah Sape of Mapleton, Utah. Sape previously lived in Oahu and Maui before moving to Utah five years ago. Her sister, Maeva Tahauri, lives in Maui and didn't think she was going to make it out alive as the flames reached her property. That spurred Sape and her husband into action as they do what they can to help from afar. “Our goal is to put ‘aloha’ into action. And I know we can do that here in Utah, as a community and as a Pacific Islander community,” Sarah Sape told the Deseret News. She wants to send "the aloha" to the Aloha State and has a three phase plan to help: Phase one: Gather supplies for islanders. Phase two: Collect monetary donations for families who lost children or have children in critical condition. Phase three: Collaborate with corporations to donate sports equipment to schools, clubs and community sports leagues. |
Read more about how the Sape family and others are helping Maui from Utah. |
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