“I feel like I’m supposed to be here, like I’m supposed to be helping. Like there’s something bigger bringing me back. It’s — it’s this place, it’s Maui.”
15 years ago, Stevie Saucedo was living in Hawaii and decided to become a Red Cross volunteer because her son joined the military.
“After he left, that’s when I went holoholo [adventuring abroad, away from Hawaii],” Stevie said. “When [the Maui fires] happened, that’s when I deployed back because this is my home.”
While on Maui, Stevie is helping survivors feel comfortable and supported as they stay in emergency shelters and hotels. She’s providing them with food, water and other resources, and assisting them with their recovery paperwork when needed.
“They’re looking to us for help, they’re looking for direction,” Stevie said. “They’re such resilient people. They’ve been through so much, and they still smile, and they still say aloha.”
Since the fires began, more than 1,100 Red Cross disaster workers like Stevie have been worki...
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