Hawai’i is nearly 3,000 miles away from Seattle in actual miles, but culturally that distance feels much closer. And it’s not just because so many locals vacation there. Washington has the third largest population of Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islanders in the United States, according to 2020 census data, after only Hawai’i itself and California.
As wildfires have devastated Maui this month, local residents have opened their wallets to donate funds for victims, and local businesses have raised dollars and awareness. Marination Ma Kai’s Musubi for Maui fundraiser garnered $30,356.50 between sales and a donation match by the Arakawa family for the Council for Native
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