19/08/2026
Help Weng, Joe, Aida, and Christa Rebuild After Hurricane Lala
Our dear friends Weng and Joe, along with Weng’s mother, Aida, and Joe’s cousin, Christa, have lost nearly everything in the wake of Hurricane Lala, which devastated their home in Hawaiʻi. We are reaching out to our friends, family, and community to come together and kōkua—to assist them in beginning the long and arduous journey of rebuilding their lives.
The Devastating Experience
When the hurricane struck, Weng, Joe, Aida, and Christa were inside their home with their pets. As the storm grew more ferocious, the unimaginable occurred—the powerful winds began to tear the entire roof off their house while they were still inside.
Realizing their lives were in jeopardy, they had no time to gather belongings. They fled the house in their pajamas, grabbed their pets, and escaped just as the roof was being ripped away above them. With their home exposed to the storm, water poured in, flooding both the upstairs and downstairs. They made it outside with little more than the clothes on their backs, standing together in the pouring rain as they watched their home being destroyed.
The hurricane completely removed the roof, sending it into a neighbor’s yard and causing further damage to the adjacent property.
It was an utterly terrifying experience, and we are extremely grateful that Weng, Joe, Aida, Christa, and their pets all managed to escape unharmed. … GoFundMe Link - https://gofund.me/5c2f222fd …West Hawaii Today Hawaii News Now KHON2 News
