Something very similar happened in 1992 when Hurricane Iniki
hit the island of KauaŹ»i in Hawaii. Aloha Airlines (now
defunct) and a host of agencies, both private and government,
flew into the island with relief supplies. My sister was living
in Maui at the time, and her hotel (the Kaanapali Beach Hotel)
sent Christmas gifts, turkeys, and hams to the residents. Aloha
flew her and some other KBH employees, along with their gifts,
to the island. She said she never forgot the look on the
children's faces when they saw all of the stuff they had
brought.
