KHON2 will host a telethon early this morning and again this afternoon and evening to raise money for the American Red Cross, Hawaii State Chapter. ADVERTISING KHON2 will host a telethon early this morning and again this afternoon and evening
KHON2 will host a telethon early this morning and again this afternoon and evening to raise money for the American Red Cross, Hawaii State Chapter.
Phone lines will be open 4:30-8 a.m. and 4-7 p.m. at (808) 591-6336. Look for on-air coverage during Wake Up 2Day and updates during KHON2 News at 5 and 6 p.m.
Besides distributing more than 18,000 relief items such as tarps, batteries, water, ice, coolers and bleach, and serving more than 4,000 meals and snacks, Red Cross volunteer nurses and mental health workers have helped 900 residents with health assessments and crisis counseling.
Since Aug. 7, there have been 2,508 overnight stays at 32 Red Cross shelters statewide, according to Red Cross officials.
In the midst of Iselle and Julio, the local Red Cross volunteers also responded to eight residential fires within a span of nine days. The Red Cross is the only nonprofit that is on call 24/7, 365 days a year to respond to disasters big and small.
The Hawaii Red Cross is continuing to distribute relief supplies to targeted areas on the Big Island and Red Cross caseworkers are continuing to follow up with anyone affected by the storms to provide referrals, guidance or additional assistance as needed to help with the recovery process.
The Red Cross has more than 200 workers assisting in response to this disaster, and about 94 percent of them are volunteers.
