Hurricane LowellRelief · Kauaʻi
In September 2026, Lowell left Kauaʻi’s North Shore with lines down, a bridge down to one lane and families living on canned tuna and generators. We went house to house to find who needed help first.
Where
North Shore and west side, Kauaʻi
When
September 2026 – now
Status
Active
Alongside
CORE Response, Keep It Kapu, Mālama Kauaʻi, the North Shore and west side hubs, Kauaʻi United Way
What we found
Driveway by driveway.
Our team made several trips to the North Shore with Gabby and the North Shore hub, and talked story with Honey and the family at Wainiha Country Market. We cleared driveways so people could get out, working carefully around downed lines.
Past Princeville it gets bad. Lines hang over the road. One of the bridges into Hanalei was down to one car at a time. On the west side we cut trees off fences next to a house crushed by a giant mango tree.
The ones without insurance
His house is sitting on logs.
Trent built his home himself, off the grid, down in the gulch. At 2 or 3 in the morning the water rose, the house started to move, and he climbed onto the roof, then into a tree, then swam. Three to five hours in the dark.
Now it sits intact on 10 to 15 feet of albizia trunks. No insurance. It needs a crane and someone who can get the City or State out there. Trent has a GoFundMe: gofund.me/bobi-pair-11sep.
Getting help to families
Power, food and a signal.
With CORE Response, Keep It Kapu and Mālama Kauaʻi, donations were sorted and funds sent straight to families. A second hot meal went out at the Kekaha Community Hub, and more than 20 verified Kauaʻi and Niʻihau families were listed so anyone could give to them directly.
Aga sent a Starlink that could keep 200 people connected, with Hawaiʻi Island and Kauaʻi United Way. Josue was on the ground for three weeks between the Big Island and Kauaʻi.
What familiesneeded most.
We asked people not to send clothes. Money lets us buy exactly what’s needed, when it’s needed.
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The numbersbehind this story.
Federal help can’t deploy until damage is counted. Homes, farms and businesses all had to report to the County first.
The next stormis coming.
One paid staff member and thousands of volunteers means your gift goes further. Help us raise what it takes to reach more families, whether that’s a generator on Kauaʻi or a fridge on Oʻahu.