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Oprah Winfrey has visited an emergency shelter on the fire-ravaged Hawaii island of Maui to highlight the plight of evacuees. Hawaii News Now reports that Winfrey said on her visit Sunday that it’s critical that aid gets to residents fast. The TV icon is also a part-time Maui resident. Winfrey warned that news crews will eventually depart from the destruction, while the world will move on. But she said that she will “be here for the long haul, doing what I can.” Winfrey spoke outside the War Memorial Gymnasium in Wailuku. She said she has delivered personal hygiene products, towels and water in recent days. Officials say 96 people were killed from the deadly wildfires that swept through Maui last week. That number is expected to rise.