It breaks my heart to share such sad news but I hope we all can help this family through their pain. They have been volunteering and serving their community in the aftermath of the fires even after losing their son Keyiro who would have turned 15 years old today. He was at home enjoying his last day of summer break while the rest of his family was working at their cleaning business. His family raced from work towards their home when they heard the news and were running towards the fire while everyone else was fleeing away. Rubber slippers melting on the hot ground, his mom Luz kicked hers off and ran barefoot. She managed to get past police barricades but was not able to get into their home that had been engulfed in the fire. They spent the next 2 days going to Honokowai beach park, a place Keyiro loved and also where he took his first steps as a baby, hoping he would turn up there. With the help of his classmates, they snuck back into the distruction zone to find their home burnt to rubble and discovered the remains of both Keyiro and their beloved family dog Dexter. 20 year-old Josue seen in this video, had to take his little brother's charred body to the police station. Mama Luz still goes to Honokowai beach park everyday. She will still be celebrating Keyiro's birthday today, in the midst of trying to plan a funeral. Please hold this family in your heart and prayers and if you see them, wrap them in love. The family also wants to remind people that they are one of hundreds of Lahaina families who share loss like this. The clickable link to donate directly to them is in my bio.

Mahalo Greg Zackious @makaluku for answering the call when I woke up in the middle of the night with a feeling that the world should hear this song. A song you haven't sang since we were all just Maui kids, hangin on to each other through the good times and tough times. Your #meleformaui is deeply appreciated. Please watch until the end to see the links to help. ❤️ Families who gave footage to this film have lost their homes: @uilanitevaga @melissakrupnick + @etankrupnick Many more families in need at @lahaina_ohana_venmo Original song by: Peleko Cosma

Please Excise the Mess. Healing words by @uilanitevaga Thank you for writing this sister. I also included U'ilani's Venmo on the last slide, as her beautiful ohana lost everything. To help more of the many families hurt by this tragedy please go to @lahaina_ohana_venmo

Uncle Archie Kalepa @peahi20ft has always been a leader in ocean safety, surfing and Polynesian voyaging. It's no surprise to any of us that he immediately stepped up to serve and organize his community in these trying times and has become a beacon of hope and resilience to so many. He was working a job on the mainland on the day of the fire. Thanks to MFD and people like @buge80857 from my last post, Archie's house and most of his neighborhood was saved. Archie arrived home with supplies the very next day via jet skis and boats when the roads to Lahaina were closed and immediately got into action, turning his home into a safe "pod" for the community. @hawaiiancanoeclub @tiare_lawrence and so many others helped to stock his home with necessary donations and necessities to feed and care for his entire community -who have gone without electricity and running water since the fire. They have also used this plan of action as a template and set up hubs in other Lahaina neighborhoods to help keep people safe. Thank you uncle for your beautiful heart and courage that always remains calm and focused in the most intense times. Currently Maui is getting overrun with donations of food and clothes - monetary donations are needed most to help move forward. @lahaina_ohana_venmo has a list of 200 families in need of funds but there are so many more. They currently can't post more because their account was frozen and flagged for posting too much. If anyone from meta wants to help with that, it would be extremely appreciated.

Lahaina resident and hero, @buge80857 lost the fight to save his own home from the Lahaina fires and found himself trapped in the heart of their destruction. But he fought back and saved so many people -children included. He had recently worked on a local church so he knew where all the water outlets were on that property and worked fast to secure a safe spot for people. He then made his way to Hawaiian homes and saved several houses there, including the home of Archie Kalepa, a community leader who has since transformed his home into the hub of supplies and food for their community. But it's not just Buje's heroism that captivates and inspires me most. It's his pure care and compassion for others and his positive outlook for the future. I hope you hear his messages. He speaks on not blaming anyone or yourself if you left others behind. You guys, this fire was a catastrophic apocalypse. It's the most deadly natural disaster our country has seen in a century, but I'm telling you the death count is far, far more than what has been identified and reported. The survivor's guilt and trauma that is sinking in is heavy beyond measure. Survivors need mental health therapy and suicide prevention as much as they need clean water and shelter. Even firemen and first responders lost their own families and homes while trying to help others. Families were melted in their own cars trying to flee. I don't want to be so graphic but people have seen things they will never unsee and they are shaking. And right now in the midst of trying to grasp this all, outside big money investors with bad intentions are reaching out to these survivors in hopes of scoring land deals on the backs of their tragedies. This is not okay. Please help keep Lahaina lands in Lahaina hands. Monetary donations can be made to the great organizations listed on my last post. But if you want to donate straight to the families in need now, there is a new Instagram page being made with their legit Venmo accounts. More and more families will be added. If you are a family in need, please go through the steps to add yourself to @lahaina_ohana_venmo . Mahalo and let's please work together to put our community first.

First of all, thank you for all the messages and concern regarding my family on Maui. They are fine. They did have to evacuate but were taken in by friends, which was a huge help given my mom's physical state. They are now back home to an unharmed house with electricity but no running water -but again, we have resources and friends nearby to help with that (Mahalo @ls_original ). To say we are the lucky ones is a massive understatement. The trauma and absolute decimation of Lahaina is gutwrenching beyond words. It's worse than the worst photos being seen and tragically, the death count is far beyond what's been officially been declared yet. If you want to help, @hawaiicommunityfoundation @mauirapidresponse and @mauifoodbank are all legit organizations to give to. My heart goes out to everyone who is still in absolute shock and trauma from their loss. I am so sorry. I also believe we need to open roads for Lahaina residents to get in/out as many of them have been stranded due to the closures and are in need of more supplies and help than what is currently being allowed and funneled through the roadblocks. Thank you MFD and to everyone in the community who have helped those in need.

He's so fart 💕

To be honest, I will absolutely mourn the day when Buddy learns to pronounce these words right. It's all we have left when there used to be sooo many funny words, unique to his own vocabulary. I miss them all!! He used to say "poolyu, coolyu," and "girlyo" instead of pool, cool and girl. And he used to call binoculars "nettypoos" -Not sure how that one even translates! I'm sure this is a normal parent thing, but ugh every milestone is bittersweet!

Oh the joy of making the freshest fish tacos possible to feed my friends and family 💕 @seadoo to @traegergrills dining!

Buddy's love of shells and sea glass has recently resparked my own childhood passion for treasure hunting. I love how it gets me to slow down and pay attention to all the little things I often miss otherwise! Loving my new adventure set by @riffe_international 🤿

A friend recently sent me a video of this man in the Basque Country preparing a huge pan of small fish in tomato sauce then baking in his outdoor oven. Immediately after watching that video, my neighbor @ryanwilson808 handed me a bag of freshly caught baitfish, (young opelu) over the fence. I saw it as a sign. Oh. My. God. This dish was so incredible. Ive always loved baitfish but usually just fry them into fish fries for Buddy. This is definitely the elevated way to treat them. Right after my first bite, the whole pan of fish and tomato sauce was instantly devoured by our housefull of friends. and I haven't stopped craving it since. Definitely need to make this again!

I couldn't decide between surf or turf so I made both- Smoked corn and venison on my @traegergrills ranger and fresh white seabass tacos on my @traegergrills flatrockgriddle! Buddy eats tacos like a boss and is very proud of that! 🔪 @dalstrong