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Lahaina Grill is trying to raise funds to help its employees who’ve ‘lost everything’ in the Maui fire in 2023. A video going around showing the remains of the popular restaurant is heartbreaking.
The Hawaii wildfires this year have burned most of the historic city of Lahaina to ashes, claiming the lives of at least 67 people and displacing thousands of locals and tourists on Maui Island. Officials anticipate a rise in the death toll while businesses destroyed in the natural disaster are desperate to help their employees.
Lahaina Grill is lost in the Maui fire in 2023
A video shared on Lahaina Grill’s official Facebook page shows a completely destroyed restaurant after the flames from the wildfires engulfed it.
There’s nothing left of the dining place except the ashes after the Maui fire tore through the historic city. Lahaina Grill, located in Lahaina Inn, is among many businesses that were lost in one of Hawaii’s worst natural disasters.
Established in 1990, the restaurant was one of the most famous tourist attractions in Lahaina, with travelers making regular stops.
From taking pride in being the “Best Maui restaurant” for 30 years in a row, Lahaina Grill is now desperate to help its staff and employee as the wildfires have caused irreparable damages.
Most restaurants destroyed in the Maui fire are faced with similar challenges as the town may take years to rebuild.
The founders of Cheeseburger in Paradise and Mike Fleetwood Fleetwood’s on Front Street have vowed to come back stronger. Kimo‘s has extended its help to the affected community after losing its own property to the wildfire.
GoFundMe for restaurant staff raises $180,000 in 24 hours
The safety of its staff and employees is the restaurant’s priority at the moment and a fundraiser campaign on GoFundMe has been set up in an effort to support the affected families.
With over 800 donations in 24 hours, the campaign has raised nearly $180,000 at the time of this writing with a goal of $250,000.
The collected funds will be directly distributed to more than 40 staff members of Lahaina Grill, who are homeless and without basic necessities after “losing everything” in the deadly fire that started last week.
The campaign organizer said their team will be meeting each of their employees to help with their next steps using the donations they have collected.
You can also help the affected population by contributing to the Hawaii Community Foundation.
Most of Lahaina reduces to ashes in the Hawaii wildfires
Lahaina has been hit hard by the Hawaii wildfires. Most of its historic sites are consumed by the deadly flames that tore through the city.
People have been mourning the loss of the popular Banyan tree as visuals show most of it burned down in the natural disaster. Photos of what is left of Lahaina’s historic Pioneer Inn are equally heartbreaking.
The majority of buildings and establishments of prominence were destroyed in the fires, but a local pastor confirmed the Maria Lanakila Catholic Church is “still standing.”
Reports suggest around 14,000 people have been displaced in the wake of the tragedy. While the names of the victims of the wildfires haven’t been disclosed, a local woman is helping the community members find missing persons by creating a list you can find online.
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