The Red Cross has completed the emergency phase of their tidal wave relief program and are setting up plans for rehabilitation work. This will not, according to Charles Harker, Chairman of the Red Cross Committee on the island, jeopardize community
The Red Cross has completed the emergency phase of their tidal wave relief program and are setting up plans for rehabilitation work.
This will not, according to Charles Harker, Chairman of the Red Cross Committee on the island, jeopardize community action. People who make donations can designate their contributions to be spent on Kauai.
In connection with the rehabilitation work, Red Cross disaster survey experts have arrived from the mainland and are now on the island of Hawaii. They will be on Kauai the latter part of this week to make a survey of all wave-struck houses, stores, and buildings. Where there is actual need to rebuild a house, provided the owner has no resources, the Red Cross will contract to rebuild the house to rehabilitate the owner.
The officials will work in cooperation with island citizens’ committees rather than base their survey on their estimation.
Committee members, resident representatives of the devastated areas, and the experts will visit the Kalihiwai and Haena districts together.
The Kauai Veterans Club has altered its manpower service in the salvaging of personal property.
The Salvation Army, stated Mr. Harker, has been asked to take charge of the canteen service and they have done an excellent job, as has also the Army, which provided the major portion of necessary goods at the outbreak of the disaster.
Stores, based on community need, will also be rebuilt, and in addition, restocked, financed entirely by the Red Cross. Money, however, will not be given under any circumstances.
The victims will receive top priority on all materials.
