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Nonprofit restoring Wi-Fi to Lahaina survivors cut off from the world

Pohaku Park in the Napili-Honokowai area of West Maui has become a distribution and relief center helping those affected from the Lahaina fire disaster.

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Michael Brannon unpacks a high-powered Starlink to be set up at Pohaku Park in the Napili-Honokowai area of West Maui where a distribution and relief center has been set-up to help those affected from the Lahaina fire disaster. The Starlink can connect up to 200 people to the Internet and is being distributed by Red Lightning Disaster Relief Services, a nonprofit organization which specializes in identifying disaster-related problems and implementing viable solutions. Also pictured is Gary Morgan (left) and Bill Harasko (right).
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Gary Morgan climbs back to the top after a high-powered Starlink was set up at Pohaku Park.
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Michael Brannon carries a high-powered Starlink to be set up at Pohaku Park.
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The side of a container has become a bulletin board for missing persons, information and sentiment at Pohaku Park.
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Lecamieann Schiffler is operations manager for Red Lightning Disaster Relief Services.
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Kaeo Aquino interacts with a person at Pohaku Park in the Napili-Honokowai area of West Maui where a distribution and relief center has been set up to help those affected from the Lahaina fire disaster. Aquino and his family have been cooking and serving food out of their food truck called Kaipo’s, named after his grandmother.
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Gary Morgan carries bags of sand to stabilize a high-powered Starlink which was set up at Pohaku Park.
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Alika Peneku shows shelves of donations stored inside of a container at Pohaku Park.
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Feminine hygiene products are stored inside of a container at Pohaku Park in the Napili-Honokowai area of West Maui where a distribution and relief center has been set-up to help those affected from the Lahaina fire disaster.
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Gary Morgan hoists a bag of sand to stabilize a high powered Starlink which was set up at Pohaku Park.
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Pohaku Park in the Napili-Honokowai area of West Maui has transformed into a distribution and relief center to help those affected from the Lahaina fire disaster.
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Pohaku Park in the Napili-Honokowai area of West Maui has transformed into a distribution and relief center to help those affected from the Lahaina fire disaster.

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Nonprofit restoring Wi-Fi to Lahaina survivors cut off from the world