Lala Storm
Information and Resources
Donations to Response and Recovery Efforts
Interested in Volunteering?
Vibrant Hawaiʻi Resilience Network is providing food, water, tarps, cleanup supplies, and chainsaw support to impacted communities.
Donations help sustain locally coordinated recovery efforts and get critical resources where they are needed most.
Whether you can give a few hours or lend a hand where support is needed, your kōkua can help us respond to the needs of our communities across Hawaiʻi Island.
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Create DARCI Citizen Account
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Complete Volunteer Screen Application
Once added to the system, Vibrant Hawaiʻi will assign volunteers to needed relief efforts.
Community Resource Centers
UPDATED: Thursday, Sept. 4
Nāʻālehu Resources Available TODAY 9.4
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DOH Mental Health Division
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Office of Aging and Disability Resource Center
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ORD Immigration and Job Core
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Healthy Mothers /Healthy Babies
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Hawaiian Electric
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Legal Aid Society
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Mold Mitigation
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Vibrant Hawaiʻi Social Navigator
Pāhala Resources Available TODAY 9.4
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Catholic Charities
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DOH Mental Health Division
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Hawai'i Animal Control & Protection Agency
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ORD -Immigration and Job Core
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Healthy Mothers /Healthy Babies
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Hawaiian Electric
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Kumukahi Health
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USDA-FSA
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Vibrant Hawaiʻi Social Navigator
As you begin your disaster recovery journey,
We are here to help!
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If you or your household were impacted by Lala and need recovery assistance, submit a request at: bit.ly/vh-rfa
Residents can use the form to report storm-related needs and share what type of assistance they are seeking as soon as they are able following storm impacts.
Requests submitted through the form will help Vibrant Hawaiʻi and its nonprofit, business, government, and community partners understand what families need and coordinate available resources and support across Hawaiʻi Island.
Department of Human Services:
SNAP Food Replacement
SNAP Replacement Benefits Deadline Extended
The Hawaiʻi Department of Human Services has extended the deadline for current SNAP recipients who lost food due to Tropical Cyclone Lala to request replacement benefits. Signed written statements must be submitted by September 3, 2026.
Requests must include the SNAP participant’s name, date of food loss, estimated value of food lost, description of what occurred, contact information, and the participant’s signature.
The Kaʻū–Nāʻālehu and Kohala DHS offices remain closed until further notice. Do not mail or deliver documents to these locations.
Requests may be submitted to any other DHS Processing Center statewide or emailed to BESSDSNAPReplacement@dhs.hawaii.gov.
For more information, visit the Hawaiʻi DHS website or call 1-855-643-1643.
Resources
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Residential Damage Assessment - Self Reporting Tool
The City and County of Honolulu's Department of Emergency Management has developed this online form to enable Oahu residents to self-report damage to their homes from the recent disaster. The purpose of this form is only to collect information that will help local officials understand the damage that occurred and impacts on the community. The City will also use this information to determine whether the City can request federal assistance programs.
How to File Insurance Claims
in the Event of a Loss
What to Put in Your Emergency Go Bags
Sign Up for Civil Defense
Public Alerts
Text HAWAIIALERTS to 888777 to sign up for alerts.
This guide is a practical household preparedness resource created by Vibrant Hawaiʻi to help Hawaiʻi Island residents prepare for, respond to, and recover from emergencies. It includes disaster-specific safety guidance, emergency planning worksheets, evacuation and communication tips, preparedness checklists, and links to trusted local resources for hazards such as hurricanes, tsunamis, earthquakes, wildfires, flooding, volcanic eruptions, and more.
Hurricane Season Checklist
What can you do right NOW to keep you and your ʻohana ready for emergencies.
Plan Ahead
☐ Review your homeowners or renters insurance.
☐ Sign up for emergency alerts and download weather apps.
☐ Know your evacuation route and family communication plan.
Build Your Emergency Kit
☐ Stock 14 days of water, food, medications, and pet supplies.
☐ Refresh your Go Bag.
☐ Include flashlights, batteries, a radio, first aid kit, and phone chargers.
Prepare Your Home
☐ Trim hazardous trees and clear gutters and drainage areas.
☐ Photograph or video your home and valuables for insurance.
☐ Secure important documents in a waterproof container.
☐ Do your laundry and put extra pair of dry clothing, bedding, and linens in garbage bags to keep dry.
Prepare for Power Outages
☐ Keep your vehicle at least half full of gas.
☐ Charge phones and backup batteries.
☐ Test generators or portable power stations and use generators only outdoors.
Mahalo Nui To Our Partners
Alaska Airlines
Ali‘i Ice
Aloha United Way
The Arc of Hilo
Big Island Candies
Big Island Energy Services
Big Island Now
Big Island Smokehouse
Cisco Grindz
Conen's Freight Transport, Inc.
Cooper Center
Connect Point Church
Costco Wholesale
Hawaiʻi County Council Member Ashley Kierkiewicz
Hawaiʻi Fire Department
County of Hawaiʻi Department of Parks and Recreation
Da Bomb BBQ
Deez Grindz
Dion Kawakami Building Services, LLC
Puna Mākaukau Fern Acres Hub
Fern Forest Hub
GG Foundation
Gilbert Aquinaldo
Goodwill Hawaii
Grand Naniloa Hotel Hilo
Hālau Kaʻeaikahelelani
Hawaiʻi Petroleum
Hawaiʻi Tribune-Herald
Hawaiʻi Foodservice Alliance
Hawaiʻi Gas
Hawaiʻi Island United Way
Hawaiʻi Tart Innovations, LLC
Hawaiian Acres Resilience Hub
Hawaiian Paradise Park Owners Association
Hawaiʻi Animal Kuleana Alliance
Hawaiian Electric
Healthy Mothers Healthy Babies Coalition of Hawaii
Hawaiʻi Johns
HeartBeet
Hilo Products
Hiro's Place
Ho Jah
Hope-DIAMend Ministries
HPM Building Supply
HuiMAU Hub
Island Energy Services
JB Water Hauling LLC
JM Decker Group
JoJo’s Food Truck
Kaʻū High & Pāhala Elementary School
Kailapa Resilience Hub
KaiLoki's Restaurant & Bar
Kalapana Community Hub
Kaleo's Bar & Grill
KBIG
Keaukaha General Store
Kō Education Center / Honokaʻa Resilience Hub
Kohala Resilience Hub
KOKOZ
KTA Super Stores
Kurtistown Samoan English Seventh-day Adventist Church
KWXX
L&L Hawaiian Barbecue
Laundry Nook
Legal Aid Society of Hawaiʻi
Leilani Community Center
Little Caesars
Louis Nobriga
Lowe's
Luquin’s Mexican Restaurant
Matson
Mauna Kea Resort
Mauna Kea Education & Awareness
Meadow Gold Dairies Hawaiʻi
Millie's Deli & Snack Shop
Nāʻālehu Hongwanji / Nāʻālehu Resilience Hub
Ocean View Community Hub
On Call Roadside Services LLC
Our Hawaiʻi
Oyatsu Hawaiʻi
Pāhala Community Hub
Pāhoa Lava Zone Museum
Pāhoa Resilience Hub / Kanaka Haʻaleo
Papaikou / Kimura General Store
Pepeʻekeo Community Development Corporation
Pua Case
Red Lightning
Red Road Resilience Hub
State Representative Jeanne Kapela
U.S. Representative Jill Tokuda
State Representative Sue Lee Loy
U.S. Senator Brian Schatz
SCP Hotel
State Senator Dru Kanuha
Sharon Hirota, County of Hawaiʻi Office of Housing and Community Development
So Juicy Hawaiʻi LLC
Southpoint Last Miles
Suisan
Super J’s
The Food Basket, Inc. – Hawaiʻi Island Food Basket
The Salvation Army
The Village Church Volcano
Takamine Construction
Tiki Turtle Cafe
Umekes Fish Market Bar & Grill
Waikoloa Beach Marriott Resort & Spa
Waiʻōhinu Hub
Wood Valley Hub
365 Hawaiʻi Island Community Fund
The Generosity Behind the Response
BFW Charitable Foundation
C.A. Webster Foundation INC.
Community Foundation of Jackson Hole
Consuelo Foundation
CVS Pharmacy
Daifukuji Fujin Kai
Ecumenical Church of Light
Harold K.L Castle Foundation
Hawaiʻi Community Foundation
Hawaiian Council
Hindawi Foundation
Jeremy Lin Foundation
Johnson ʻOhana Foundation
Kaiser Permanente
Kirk Landry Charitable Fund
Kona Hongwanji Buddhist Temple
Kaiser Permanente
Kirk Landry Charitable Fund
Kohala Coast Fund
Kona Hongwanji Buddhist Temple
Kona Mauka Rotary
Kūkiʻo Hoʻomana Fund
Nakupuna Foundation
Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd.
Raymond James Charitable
T. Rowe Price Charitable
Takamine Construction
The Queens Health Systems
The San Francisco Foundation
Tokuda for Hawaiʻi
Wagner Architects
Women's Earth Alliance
And beyond these organizations, over 2,000 individuals gave personal donations—each adding to the collective generosity that carried the TS Lala response.
