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Wildfires on Maui have left the community in shock. Many are homeless. Families are still trying to reconnect. So much has been lost that can never be recovered.

If you wish to help, here are a few links. Many thanks to Defense Leadership Forum for compiling this list!

The Office of the Governor of Hawaii has directed Donors to the Hawaii Community Foundation https://www.hawaiicommunityfoundation.org/maui-strong

Verified Fundraisers on GoFundMe are Raising Money to Help Residents Rebuild and Recover https://www.gofundme.com/c/act/wildfire-relief/maui #/

Shoppers in Hawaii can make donations of up to $249 at their nearest Foodland, which is Accepting Donations at Checkout to Support the American Red Cross

The Maui Mutual Aid Fund is accepting donations to Support Maui Families, Elderly Residents, People with Disabilities, and those with Limited or No Insurance https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=Y7J26SYUJFQU8

Aloha United Way, a Honolulu-Based Nonprofit Organization, has created the Maui Relief Fund that will go directly towards efforts Supporting Victims of the Fires https://ignite.stratuslive.com/auw/get-involved/donate/mauirelief

The Salvation Army's Hawaii and Pacific Islands Division is accepting donations to provide meals for thousands displaced in Maui Emergency Shelters https://hawaii.salvationarmy.org/

The Maui Food Bank is providing meals for thousands of displaced residents https://mauifoodbank.org/donate/

The Maui Police Department is calling for donations of nonperishable food, bottled water, hygiene items and blankets. Drop off your donations at Maui's War Memorial Complex from 8 AM through 6 Pm Thursday.

Donate - Maui Food Bank With every $1 donated, Maui Food Bank can provide 4 meals to the hungry living in our island community. Donate now and together we can make a difference.

Subject and verb agreement: simple, right? Except when it’s not. Get helpful, real-world advice for how to manage indefinite pronouns, a word class that, by definition, is fuzzy.

https://www.conservationwritingpro.com/indpron

Most of us are well aware of the distinction between commonly confused words like “your” and “you’re.” But what about other word pairings like “relevant” and “salient”?

Sharpen your vocabulary by learning about the subtle (and the blatant) distinctions between some not-so-commonly confused words.

https://www.conservationwritingpro.com/ccw
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Resources Explore resources to help environmental scientists who write in a regulatory context develop professionally as writers. This page is updated frequently, so please bookmark it and check back often. If you notice any broken links or inaccuracies, please let me know. And I’d love to hear your suggest...

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For all federal government employees: Intro the GPO. Learn to use the government's style guide to maintain consistent writing standards.

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Intro to the GPO

The U.S. Government Publishing Office Style Manual, 2016, provides writing guidance for all federal government employees to ensure consistency. Yet many federal government writers have never even heard of it.

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Are you continually misusing the word continuously? The latter describes an action that is perpetually ongoing or without cease. The former denotes an action that occurs periodically.

Be honest - have you heard of the GPO?

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