“A bureaucracy free way of getting immediate aid to the the victims of the Maui wildfires with a long term goal of creating a movement to fight for the health and well being of Maui’s community, keiki, and way of life.”
- Blue Tape Maui (BTM)
The story ----------- It all started with just a few hours volunteering at local commercial kitchen, helping to prepare hot food for our local police and fire department. It quickly spiraled out of control (in a good way). We are now looking into the possibility of starting a nonprofit, as recovery from these horrendous fires is going to be a very long road.
The idea was created from a need. Several needs actually.
Number one: Maui needed help and needed help quickly.
Number two: Getting that help directly to the people needed to be fast without the usual government bureaucracy getting in the way, which is a monumental task in and of itself.
Number three: Us locals are consistently asked for advice with finding a trusted organization where they can donate money, as this may be the only resource they are able to give and they want so badly to help.
We decided to become the conduit that could bridge these gaps and create solutions. Everyone keeps inquiring about the same thing. Where can they send their donations to someone trusted. An organization they know will funnel their donations quickly and directly to the relief effort from the Maui wildfires.
We are going to attempt to be that someone. Whether it becomes a long-term nonprofit organization, or just a big push for everything we can do in the short term with the funding that is immediately available to us.
Please check out our Facebook page below to see brief overviews of the things we've been involved in so far.
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61550273319201
Please feel free to share our page and help us spread the word, knowing that with your support, it will go directly to the relief efforts in a way that is absolutely relevant to what is needed, when it is needed. It will not get tied up in bureaucracy and will not end up in some business or organizations pocket.
The love and outpouring of support on this island and from the world watching has been absolutely amazing and beautiful. There is so much work to be done. Families will rebuild, communities will rebuild… Maui will rebuild. In the wake of great loss comes the perspective of what’s truly important and a genuine appreciation for what you still have.
Overview of Our Organization: Blue Tape Maui is an organization that was founded in response to the Maui wildfires. Our organization is run by volunteers who are passionate about helping those in need. We want to provide direct assistance to those affected by the 2023 Maui wildfires and any possible hardships of Maui, Hawaii thereof. Our mission is to help people recover from the disaster by providing basic needs such as food, water, clothing, shelter, and funding; with a long term goal of placing special emphasis on helping Maui’s keiki and education of our keiki who have now been displaced in our now overwhelmed education system. We also plan on supporting small business in a compassionate way during our delicate reopening of Maui, as this is what is needed to lay the foundation to help rebuild and facilitate economic recovery.
Needs Assessment: The 2023 Maui wildfires have left many people without shelter, food, water, clothing, personal hygiene needs, access to transportation, etc. Our organization aims to assess these needs hands on. We will individually asses needs as they present themselves through social media, word of mouth, and keeping multiple open phone lines. We are also on site at many of these camps and donation centers daily. We will be in direct contact with families and volunteers to distribute a broad spectrum of solutions.
Services Provided: Blue Tape Maui is aware that the services for those in need is an ever changing progression. We will provide funding towards a broad spectrum of needs through interpersonal evaluations. Including but never limited to; home items, temporary housing, food, water, school supplies, transportation of goods, toiletries, and any personal requests that will be continually assessed as a basic human need with the flow of our community’s ever changing situation.
We have been very excited about the progress we have been able to continually support. With our boots on the ground we have not been able to give everyone an update for a few days. It has all been good news!
Today 08/27/23:
