Red Cross Assessing Damage in Hawaii as Storm Leaves the Area

Tropical Storm Lane has moved away from Hawaii but rain from the storm continues to fall on some parts of the islands. The American Red Cross remains on the ground in Hawaii helping people affected by the storm. 

Early measurements show more than 46 inches of rain fell on some areas of the Big Island, the third highest storm total rainfall from a tropical cyclone in the United States since 1950. Many roads remain blocked by debris, flood waters and mudslides, especially on Maui, where Lane’s winds downed power lines and led to at least 3 damaging wildfires.

Working with government partners, the Red Cross will focus on comprehensive damage assessment on the islands now that the storm has passed.

Only two evacuation centers remain open with 33 people spending Saturday night. Hundreds of Red Cross disaster workers provided almost 3,000 overnight shelter stays during the storm. Red Cross mental health and health services professionals provided more than 2,000 services to evacuees. More than 698,000 weather alerts (hurricane watches and hurricane, tropical storm and flash flood warnings) have been issued via Red Cross mobile apps since August 21.

AFTER THE HURRICANE

• If evacuated, return only when authorities say it is safe to do so.
• Let friends and family know you’re safe - Register yourself as safe on the Safe and Well website
• Continue listening to local news or a NOAA Weather Radio for updated information and instructions.
• Stay alert for extended rainfall and subsequent flooding.
• Stay out of any building that has water around it.
• Keep away from loose or dangling power lines. Report them immediately to the power company.
• Do not use water that could be contaminated to wash dishes, brush teeth, prepare food, wash hands, make ice or make baby formula.
• Watch animals closely and keep them under your direct control.
• Help people who may need assistance—infants, elderly people, those without transportation, large families who may need additional help in an emergency situation, people with disabilities, and the people who care for them.

HOW YOU CAN HELP

Please click, text or call to donate to American Red Cross Disaster Relief to help people affected by disasters big and small. Visit redcross.org, call 1-800-RED CROSS or text the word REDCROSS to 90999 to make a $10 donation. Every single donation brings hope to those in need. Your gift enables the Red Cross to prepare for, respond to and help people recover from disasters big and small.

The Red Cross honors donor intent. Donors can still designate their donation to Hurricane Lane relief efforts by writing the specific disaster name in the memo line of a check. We also recommend completing and mailing the donation form on redcross.org with your check.

CORPORATIONS HELP The generous donations from members of the Red Cross Annual Disaster Giving Program (ADGP) and the Disaster Responder Program enable the American Red Cross to prepare communities for disasters big and small, respond whenever and wherever disasters occur and help families during the recovery process.

ADGP $1 Million members are:  Adelson Family Foundation; American Airlines; Anheuser-Busch Foundation; Anthem Foundation; Bank of America; Brown & Brown Insurance; Caterpillar Foundation; The Clorox Company; ConocoPhillips; Costco Wholesale; Delta Air Lines; Enterprise Rent-A-Car Foundation; FedEx; Grainger; The Home Depot Foundation; LDS Charities; Lowe's Companies, Inc.; Mazda North American Operations; Microsoft Corp.; Nationwide Foundation; New Balance Foundation and New Balance Athletics; PepsiCo Foundation; State Farm; VSP Global; Walmart and the Walmart Foundation; and The Walt Disney Company.

ADGP $500,000 members are:  21^st Century Fox; Altria Group; AmazonSmile; American Express; Aon; Capital One; CBS Corporation; Cisco Foundation; Citi Foundation; Darden Restaurants, Inc. Foundation; Discover; Edison International; Energy Transfer/Sunoco Foundation; Ford Motor Company; General Motors; Humble Bundle; International Paper; John Deere Foundation; Johnson Controls; LabCorp; Medtronic Foundation; Meijer; Merck Foundation; Mondelēz International Foundation; Procter & Gamble Company; PwC; Southwest Airlines; Target; Tata Consultancy Services; TD Ameritrade; The TJX Companies, Inc.; United Airlines; UPS; The USAA Foundation; The Wawa Foundation; and Wells Fargo.

Disaster Responder Program members are:  7-Eleven Cares Foundation; Adobe; AdvoCare International L.P.; Alliance Data; Assurant; AT&T; AvalonBay Communities, Inc.; Avangrid Foundation; AXA Equitable Life; The Ball Foundation; Barclays; BMW of North America; Boise Paper; CarMax; Choice Hotels International; Cox Automotive; Duke Energy; Entergy Corporation; Farmers Insurance; Harbor Freight Tools Foundation, LLC; Hewlett Packard Enterprise Foundation; HP Foundation; HSBC Bank; IBM Corporation; Ingersoll Rand Foundation; The J.M. Smucker Company; Land O’Lakes, Inc.; Mastercard; Morgan Stanley; Neiman Marcus Group; Northrop Grumman Corporation; Northwestern Mutual and the Northwestern Mutual Foundation; Prudential Foundation; Raytheon Company; Ryder; SC Johnson; Southeastern Grocers Home of BI-LO Harveys Winn Dixie; Standard Textile; Stearns Bank; Toyota; U-Haul International; United Technologies Corporation; U.S. Bank; and Visa.