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Shipping container of donations from Kauai arrive in Lahaina

A 20-foot shipping container from Kauai arrived at the Ramelb family’s distribution hub in Lahaina on Wednesday. The container was packed with donations from Kauai residents for the people of West Maui displaced from the devastating wildfire of Aug. 8.

By Cindy Ellen Russell

Oct. 11, 2023

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A 20-foot shipping container from Kauai arrived at the Ramelb family’s distribution hub in Lahaina on Wednesday. The donation drive was spearheaded by Kauai residents Ben and Tracy Kahaulua who were inspired by a newscast which featured Leo and Erline Ramelb’s immediate action to create a distribution hub at their home to support the Lahaina community days after the fire. Tracy Kahaulua included a letter to the Ramelbs in the container and wrote, “My spirit is lifted as we are commanded to feed and clothe and give water, along with the gospel, to those who thirst & hunger. Physical & spiritual needs are what needs to be filled!”
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The container was packed with donations from Kauai residents for the people of West Maui displaced from the devastating wildfire of Aug. 8. The container was unloaded in under three hours at the Ramelb family’s driveway at 876 Kuialua Street.
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Neighbor Danny Tesoro waves as he drove by the hub.
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Leo and Erline Ramelb’s daughter, Jasmine Freeman, carries a pack of donated cat food.
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Leo Ramelb tosses a pack of noodles to his daughter Jasmine Freeman.
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From top to bottom right is Alex Freeman, Leo Ramelb and James Tanaka unloading water from the container. “It’s a container filled with a lot blessings,” said Leo Ramelb of the generous donation from Kauai.
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Neighbor James Tanaka carts packs of water in the driveway.
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Erline and Leo Ramelb hold a sign made by Kauai residents as their daughter, Jasmine Freeman, takes a photo.
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Erline Ramelb holds 14-month-old Eden Woodfin who was on visit with her family at the hub.
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Pastor Caleb Woodfin, from Grace Baptist Church, stacks supplies in a tent at the hub.
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Neighbor James Tanaka steps over the last of the supplies in the container.
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Leo Ramelb hands over a pack of bottled water to neighbor James Tanaka.
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Leo Ramelb and James Tanaka celebrate after emptying the container.
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James Tanaka and Alex Freeman bump fists after unloading the container. The supplies in the tent are just some of the donated goods from Kauai.
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