My family, the Daniels family, is from Maui. It is hard to put the words together to express all the feelings, to find a place for all the thoughts.

The beginning phrase of an oli (chant) by revered Edith K. Kanāka'ole is: E hō mai ka ʻike mai luna mai e -- grant us wisdom from above. In Hawai'i, this chant is offered at the start of an event or small gathering to focus the energies on the kuleana (responsibility) being undertaken.

Lāhainā has burned, its recent incarnation gone. Lāhainā was once an area of spring-fed wetland ponds with extensive groves of large canopy 'ūlu (breadfruit) trees. Lāhainā was once the historical seat of the Kingdom of Hawai'i and the home of my ancestors.

As we mourn the loss of lives, property, and recent history, let us also seek wisdom from above on the way forward, in best support of a grieving community. E hō mai ka ʻike mai luna mai e -- grant us wisdom from above.

Ways to support Maui in this time:

Hawaiʻi People's Fund: https://hawaiipeoplesfund.networkforgood.com/projects/200566-maui-aloha-the-people-s-response-fund

Hawaiʻi Workers Center: https://www.hawaiiworkerscenter.org/donate/ (Make in the notes section: “Lāhainā Fires” for the donation.”)

Ka Lāhui - Lāhainā Relief Fund: paypal.me/wedchi

ʻĀina Momona: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/kokuamaui

Council of Native Hawaiian Advancement, Alaka'ina and Kakoʻo Haleākalā: https://www.memberplanet.com/campaign/cnhamembers/kakoomaui

Hawaiʻi Community Foundation Maui Strong Disaster Relief: https://www.hawaiicommunityfoundation.org/maui-strong\

Aloha United Way: https://ignite.stratuslive.com/auw/get-involved/donate/mauirelief

Maui Food Bank: https://mauifoodbank.org

Maui Humane Society: https://www.mauihumanesociety.org/donate-olx/?formID=mainButton

Maui Mutual Aid: https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=Y7J26SYUJFQU8&fbclid=IwAR1DOrh7OKiSxLsOmCLso8Z6nP8MMbj0XZ5Dna30S74RR82TtZB7dphr2p4

Maui Red Cross (Indicate Local Red Cross): https://www.redcross.org/donate/donation.html/

Punanaleo o Lahaina: https://tr.ee/PJ8dBSI72U