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Direct Relief Commits $25,000 to Hawaiʻi Flooding Relief Efforts as Medical Aid Support Continues

More than two tons of medical aid have been shipped to the Hawaiian Islands since March 1, 2026, and a $25k emergency operating grant will enable more medical support to flooded communities. 

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Two women are shown unloading large orange boxes labeled with the Direct Relief logo from a white van onto a metal rolling cart. They are working outdoors in a paved area with green foliage in the background. The image captures a delivery of medical aid to support the Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies Coalition of Hawai‘i during the 2026 Kona Low storm response in Oʻahu.
Direct Relief is on the ground in Oʻahu supporting local partners, including the Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies Coalition of Hawai‘i, as some of the worst flooding in more than two decades impacts the islands following a series of Kona Low storms. Teams are coordinating deliveries of requested medical aid—including antibiotics, water purification supplies, and chronic disease treatments—to support communities in need. (Photos by Ben Bishop for Direct Relief)
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HONOLULU – Direct Relief announced today that the organization will commit $25,000 to support ongoing emergency response efforts in Hawaiʻi as the islands continue to recover from the worst flooding in decades.

The emergency operating grant will go to support Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies Coalition of Hawaiʻi, or HMHB, an organization that has been providing patient care in communities across the islands.
Because many people have been displaced from their homes, HMHB has been providing health services via two mobile units in the community to patients of all ages, connecting them to medications needed to manage chronic conditions and more.

HMHB has also been distributing Direct Relief-donated hygiene items and solar chargers for displaced people on Maui, O’ahu, Molokai, and the Big Island.

Two women are seen next to an open vehicle during a relief effort. On the right, a woman in purple medical scrubs and a camouflage cap leans into the car to retrieve a gray insulated medical cooler and clear bags of supplies. On the left, another woman in a green polo shirt smiles while holding several gray supply kits. The background shows a bright, overcast outdoor setting.
Staff from Healthy Mothers, Health Babies Coalition of Hawai’i deliver Direct Relief-donated water purification supplies and hygiene items for people displaced by recent flooding. (Photos by Ben Bishop for Direct Relief)

In addition to financial support for HMHB, more than two tons of requested medicines and supplies have departed from Direct Relief’s California warehouse to health providers on the islands since March 1, 2026.

Direct Relief has provided more than 100,000 defined daily doses of medication to nine different community organizations:

  • Hawai’i Department of Health: Maui District
  • Hawai’i Department of Health: Molokai Public Health Nursing
  • Waianae Coast Comprehensive Health Center
  • Waimānalo Health Center
  • Hawaiʻi H.O.M.E Project
  • Community Clinic of Maui
  • Molokai Ohana Healthcare
  • Lanai Community Health Center
  • Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies Coalition of Hawaiʻi

Medical aid shipped includes:

  • Inhalers, antibiotics, TDap vaccines, and other essential medications
  • Medical consumables, including bandages, syringes, and needles
  • Water purification supplies, since several areas have been under boil water orders to keep people safe from waterborne illnesses
  • Field medic packs, which contain medical essentials for first responders providing triage care outside of clinic walls
  • Solar chargers, provided by Unite to Light
  • Insect repellent to protect from mosquitoes multiplying in standing water

Direct Relief has emergency response staff on the ground in Hawaiʻi and will continue to support requests for medical needs as communities recover.

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