The donation site at Kalei's Kitchenette is closed as of Saturday evening, as volunteers sort through donations that have come in since Tuesday.
SAN DIEGO — One of several donations sites in San Diego County is closing a day early after receiving"overwhelming" support for those impacted by the deadly fires in Lahaina.
Kalei's Kitchenette opened its doors to donations for the people in Maui on Tuesday, but announced on Saturday it would stop taking donations by 5 p.m.Meanwhile in Maui, Garrett Marrero, the Owner of Maui Brewing and a Poway native, has been making trips around the island offering aid to those in need.
"Yesterday I had to stop at a stop light for the first time this week on West Maui. That's a sign or progress. A little one that may go unnoticed by many, but it's important that we see that as development," said Marrero."My wife and I were working in the store on Front Street when the fire was happening," said Robert Loera, who is originally from San Diego but moved to Maui and opened Maui Toy Works."You feel helpless...
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