Paradisehas a problem.
Behind the beauty of Hawaiʻi are families facing hardships most visitors never see. That’s a mom on the North Shore, carrying her kid out of a flooded home. Our neighbors are sleeping in tents, working full time and still short on rent. We stopped waiting for somebody else to show up.
As seen on
The cost of livingin paradise.
These aren’t our numbers. They’re the state’s, the county’s and Aloha United Way’s. We just put them where you can’t scroll past them.
Homelessness
4,539
people homeless on Oʻahu. One island. One night.
People in homeless families, Oʻahu
Up 43% in four years.
Source: Oʻahu Point-in-Time Count, Jan 25, 2026 (via Hawaiʻi Public Radio)
Working and still short
41%
of Hawaiʻi households can’t cover rent, food, childcare and gas in the same month.
46% of those working families don’t have reliable food.
Source: Aloha United Way, ALICE in Hawaiʻi 2024
Single moms
$72,938
a year. That’s what a single parent with one preschooler needs in Honolulu just to get by, with zero help.
She’d need more than two full-time jobs.
Sources: Hawaiʻi DBEDT Self-Sufficiency Standard 2024; Hawaiʻi minimum wage, Jan 1, 2026
Farmers & disaster
$23M
in direct farm losses from this spring’s floods. Over 1,000 farmers applied for emergency relief.
Crops don’t wait for paperwork.
Source: Hawaiʻi Dept. of Agriculture & Biosecurity damage dashboard, via HPR, April 2026
“For the ones that were just tenants, there is no flood insurance. Literally everything’s gone.”
Daniel Molina · North Shore · March 2026 floods
It’s not always their fault. Programs have rules. The city can’t touch private property. Insurance comes first. Paperwork takes time. Families can’t wait that long. That gap is where we live.
We arethe ripple.
In 2018 Daniel and Lucy Molina sold everything and moved to Oʻahu with their seven kids. The call was simple: restore the people, restore the land. They spent two years just listening.
What they found: plenty of good people already doing the work, without the hands, the money or the voice to grow. So that became the job. One family, one truck, and a text that goes out to 1,500 people who say yes.
“See us as Aaron. You’re doing a good work. We’re here to hold your arms up so you keep winning the battle.”
Heart
We go first
Flood, fire, hurricane. We load the truck that week with tarps, water, chainsaws and hot food. Grants come later. People come first.
Hands
We bring the crew
One text goes out. Churches, businesses, soldiers, surfers and keiki show up with gloves. Three weeks of work gets done in a Saturday.
Heritage
We build what lasts
Homes for our houseless neighbors, support for local farms, and care for kūpuna. Rooted in Hawaiʻi, with a heart to serve wherever our partners need us.
Where it started
A message from our director
“Nobody should have to face the worst day of their life alone. Not in Hawaiʻi. Not on our watch.”
I’ve stood in the ashes of Lahaina and in the mud on Kauaʻi’s North Shore and in Kaʻū. Every time I see the same thing: the help that changes a family’s life often starts with someone nearby. A neighbor with a chainsaw, a church with a truck, a stranger who drove across the island because somebody needed a hand.
That’s who we are. We don’t need to be the hero. We hold up the arms of the people already doing the work, and we make sure nobody slips through the cracks. I can’t do this alone, and neither can you. Together, we can.
Josue Aguilar
Director, Inside Outreach
What we’reworking on.
All projects
Disaster relief · Kaʻū, Hawaiʻi Island · 2026
Hurricane Lala Recovery
Homes washed away, cars in the trees, farms buried under debris. We went to Kaʻū with heavy machines and volunteers, and we haven’t left.
Read the story →
Disaster relief · Oʻahu
The Kona Low Floods
Oʻahu’s worst flooding in 20+ years. Thousands of volunteers.
Read the story →Houseless to housed · Waimānalo
No More Tents
From a handful of tents to plans for housing more than 300 people.
Read the story →
Disaster relief · Maui
Maui Fire Relief
Supplies, a truck for Lahaina and 34+ tiny homes given free.
Read the story →Five islands.One ʻohana.
From Hanalei to Nāʻālehu, this is everywhere we’ve shown up in the last four years. Tap a pin to see what happened there.
See itfor yourself.
See all our videos
28:10Our story · Daniel & Lucy Molina
Why we started.
A family that got tired of watching and started showing up. The whole story, in their own words.
1:40Houseless to housed · Nov 2025
Groundbreaking: houseless no more.
Five years after a handful of tents, Aunty Blanche breaks ground on real homes, a school and a hospital for 300+ people.
4:27Feeding the houseless · 2025
Feeding 300: a day of hope across Oʻahu.
Chinatown to Nānākuli with Aunty Blanche. Why we feed people where they are, then show them the way out.
In theirown words.
Watch all our videos“We managed to get almost everything in one truckload, so we’re happy to help beautify this island and help her on her next journey.”
Matt
Aloha Junk Man, helping Aunty Paula
“I’m trying to make more homes, more people to come home where they belong.”
Aunty Blanche
Hui Mahiʻai ʻĀina, Waimānalo
“Coming from the beach parks, living on the streets, it’s rough. Over here, you can put your head down and rest.”
Resident
Hui Mahiʻai ʻĀina
“This truck, it’s been just a blessing. Moving people out of hotels into homes, and at Christmas we loaded it to the hill with toys.”
Pastor Steve
Calvary Chapel Westside, Lahaina
You’ve seen the need.Be part of the answer.
One paid staff member. Everyone else volunteers. Your generosity helps us meet real needs through practical, hands-on outreach. Your gift helps put food on tables, supplies in the hands of families, volunteers on the ground, and practical help where it’s needed most.
Inside Outreach, Inc. is a 501(c)(3). Gifts are tax deductible. EIN 92-3562725.
Bigger thana donate button?
For businesses, foundations, churches and families who want to go further, with larger gifts and bigger partnerships. Let’s sit down and figure out what that looks like together.
Make a lasting impact.
A major gift or a year-long commitment that keeps us ready before the next storm hits. You’ll see exactly what it does.
Bring your team.
A volunteer day for your company or church. Cleanups, farm days, building, disaster response. We plan it, you show up.
Give what you do.
Equipment, trucks, materials, meals, skills. Some of our biggest wins came from partners who gave what they already had.
Need help?
Storm damage, a farm you can’t clear, a kupuna who needs a hand, a family with nowhere to go. Tell us. We read every request.