Officials and volunteers say addressing mental health needs and trauma will likely take years.
A group of volunteers with Maui Medic Healers Hui gather before heading out to help people affected by the fires in Lahaina.A group of volunteers with Maui Medic Healers Hui gather before heading out to help people affected by the fires in Lahaina.MAUI, Hawaii — It's Sunday afternoon at the Kahana boat ramp in West Maui. Until recently this spot was a place mostly to launch boats.
A boat ramp turned a community-run hub, just north of Lahaina, where volunteers are working to address short- and long-term health and wellness needs.A boat ramp turned a community-run hub, just north of Lahaina, where volunteers are working to address short- and long-term health and wellness needs.But mostly what he's doing now is helping people deal with trauma."They just need to talk about it, they need to process.
Dr. Kalamaoka'aina Niheu with a member of the Maui Medic Healers Hui team, takes a moment of calm while checking on different locations where their team is deployed near Lahaina.Dr. Kalamaoka'aina Niheu with a member of the Maui Medic Healers Hui team, takes a moment of calm while checking on different locations where their team is deployed near Lahaina.One way to spread calm is by talking story – slowing down and making time to connect with others.
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