Donations continue to pour into Maui from across the world, but getting those supplies to that part of the island has proved difficult.
Leavitt and her family are members of the Lahaina 1st Ward of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. She said many of her ward members have been displaced by the fire and getting to those north of Lahaina is a challenge.
"So far in the past four days we have reached $150,000 and so far we've probably only spent $40,000 or $50,000 of it," she said. Ciera Leavitt and her family are members of the Lahaina 1st Ward of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. She and others in the ward are coming together to collect donations and deliver supplies to those who have lost everything.
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