Oprah Winfrey spotted helping at Maui wildfire shelter as flames rage onBy Olivia Land
August 11, 2023
Part-time Maui resident Oprah Winfrey on Thursday gave her time and support to wildfire evacuees at a makeshift shelter as devastating flames continued to rage on the once-idyllic island.
The media mogul, 69, was spotted handing out supplies and speaking with residents at the War Memorial Stadium in Wailuku, which has been converted into a shelter and resource center, Hawaii News Now reported.
“It’s a little overwhelming, you know,” Winfrey told the BBC in a brief, emotional video.
“But I’m really so pleased to have so many people, you know, supporting, and people are just bringing what they can and doing what they can.”
In one snapshot, Winfrey — one of Maui’s biggest private landowners — was pictured on a bed and looking concerned while speaking with residents forced to abandon their homes when the deadly flames closed in earlier this week, Hawaii News Now reported.
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Source:
https://nypost.com/2023/08/11/oprah-winfrey-at-maui-wildfire-shelter-how-you-can-help/
