The call for community action has galvanized fundraising efforts to provide food, clothing and financial aid to residents who lost loved ones, homes and businesses to the Lahaina and Upcountry Maui wildfires. 

Television stations across the islands have encouraged donations, including KHON, whose recent telethon raised more than a million dollars for the American Red Cross and other charitable organizations providing much-needed aid. 

Below, telethon workers and staff accept a $20,000 check from the station’s parent company Nexstar.