Flood Recovery for Hattori Family
Donation protected
The Hattori family was flash-flooded this week at their Keokea home. I personally just returned from helping clean up mud from their young daughter's rooms, and really wanted to make sure they felt supported in their recovery efforts as they give so much to the community on a daily basis, from keeping us all safe to ensuring our thrown out animals have homes to go to all while raising two beautiful daughters aged 2 and 8.
The Story:
They were evacuated along with their pets, by the fire department at 2am on Saturday morning. The water rushed through their shed and laundry room, and three rooms and a hallway on the second level was covered in a few inches of water and now mud. Their yard, gardens, and fencing were wiped out, along with one of their chickens and fencing. Where the ground was flat they now have deep craters and piles of lava rock built up. A long time Keokea resident and neighbor of theirs confirmed that flooding had never taken this path in the 50 years he's been there, so this was very unexpected and devastating.
They lost their driveway, chicken fencing, washer and dryer, twin bed mattress, and their flooring. Their yard will need machinery to fix, as well as their driveway. Right now they are working on cleaning their main living area so that their kids can feel like their lives are returning a bit to normal, as their lives have been completely shaken.
The plan:
This money will help offset the costs of the following:
-Humidifiers and fans
-Professional mud and water mitigation of laundry shed
-new Washer and dryer
-redo driveway (currently their car can not access it because of storm damage)
-redo floors in 2, possibly 3 rooms
-Machinery to fix the 4 new craters in the yard and level land and remove piled up lava rocks
-replace and fix yard fencing
-replace a twin mattress
If you are able to donate any of the items or services above please reach out to us with a message here and we'll put you in touch with family.
***The family wishes to thank everyone for their support. From the firefighters that saved them to the neighbors who showed up first thing in the morning and everyone who is helping them to get back to normal. Mahalo nui loa! ***
The Story:
They were evacuated along with their pets, by the fire department at 2am on Saturday morning. The water rushed through their shed and laundry room, and three rooms and a hallway on the second level was covered in a few inches of water and now mud. Their yard, gardens, and fencing were wiped out, along with one of their chickens and fencing. Where the ground was flat they now have deep craters and piles of lava rock built up. A long time Keokea resident and neighbor of theirs confirmed that flooding had never taken this path in the 50 years he's been there, so this was very unexpected and devastating.
They lost their driveway, chicken fencing, washer and dryer, twin bed mattress, and their flooring. Their yard will need machinery to fix, as well as their driveway. Right now they are working on cleaning their main living area so that their kids can feel like their lives are returning a bit to normal, as their lives have been completely shaken.
The plan:
This money will help offset the costs of the following:
-Humidifiers and fans
-Professional mud and water mitigation of laundry shed
-new Washer and dryer
-redo driveway (currently their car can not access it because of storm damage)
-redo floors in 2, possibly 3 rooms
-Machinery to fix the 4 new craters in the yard and level land and remove piled up lava rocks
-replace and fix yard fencing
-replace a twin mattress
If you are able to donate any of the items or services above please reach out to us with a message here and we'll put you in touch with family.
***The family wishes to thank everyone for their support. From the firefighters that saved them to the neighbors who showed up first thing in the morning and everyone who is helping them to get back to normal. Mahalo nui loa! ***
Organizer and beneficiary
Nicole Huguenin
Organizer
Kula, HI
Danielle Hattori
Beneficiary