Oprah Winfrey and Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson have launched the People's Fund of Maui to provide financial support to those affected by the devastating wildfires in Maui, Hawaii. The fund will provide $1200 per month to every adult resident who lives in the affected area and was displaced by the wildfires. Applications are being accepted from anyone 18 or older who lives in the affected area and has been displaced by the wildfires. The fund is being supported by an esteemed advisory board and the local community.
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Maui County has reported 19 structures destroyed in the wildfires that broke out last Tuesday, with 93 people dead and others still missing. Richy Palalay, a lifelong resident of Lahaina, is concerned that the influx of second-home buyers and wealthy transplants is displacing local-born residents who can no longer afford to live in their homeland. The county is offering assistance to those who have lost their homes, as well as working with the state and Red Cross to provide food, water, and other supplies to those affected.
Maui County officials have issued an unsafe water advisory for residents of Lahaina and Upper Kula due to potential contamination from the recent wildfire, now the deadliest U.S. wildfire of the past century with 93 confirmed deaths. Governor Green has toured the devastation and the Department of Water Supply is working to restore the water supply and ensure safety.