Mauna Medic Healers Hui [Mutual Aid]

source: https://www.democracynow.org/2023/8/11/noelani_ahia_maui_wildfires

"Noelani Ahia, a Kānaka Maoli activist, longtime organizer in Lahaina Town. She’s also the co-founder of the organization Mauna Medic Healers Hui and is involved in mutual aid efforts as the community responds to the devastation.

We’ve got medics, food distribution. We’re working on organizing housing for people.

So we’re finding some unique ways to get resources to people. Folks have been taking boats around from the other side of the island in order to get resources in. And we’ve been using whatever methods we can to get the needs of the people met. But it’s a beautiful effort. The people on the ground are so strong and so resilient and so ready to jump in to help one another. We say, ”Aloha kekahi i kekahi.” That means “Love going out, love coming back.” And one of my good friends said today, “Your disaster emergency kit must include community.” Community is first. And that’s really what it’s about, is taking care of each other."