A tourist visiting Lahaina with her husband for their anniversary describes being on lockdown at a resort, with no electricity and no hot water, as a result of the Hawaii wildfire. She says that a majority of the resort staff is staying at the hotel due to losing their homes in the wildfires.
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I’m hearing the death toll is in the hundreds as well. 😢
If the resort is “only giving food to tourists to preserve it for them” then maybe you should heed the governors request to leave so you guys don’t get use up valuable resources (like basic food and water) needed to care for those who lost everything and don’t have homes to go back to after their vacation.
Direct Energy Weapons to make way for 1st Island "2030 Smart City" whom so many residents were smartly resisting! Governor green just met with the UN 2 weeks ago about it and then two weeks later in a lush tropical humid Paradise Paradise is supposed wild party rubs. Not true! If car glass is melting and tires or melting it is a directed-energy weapon from a satellite or an airplane and people have pictures of this right as the Lahaina fire was beginning. The reason they didn't notify people is that those are in charge are luciferians psychopaths and they're trying to depopulate and they do not want to save anyone's life whatsoever
The government of Hawaii should be held accountable for its incompetence.
Maybe that’s why the cars got stuck, one starts exploding and prob spread to others or trapped them there behind one
@melissalisea
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Why isn't Nancy going home?? She could let actual Hawaiian residents have her room!
Hundreds dead .tell the truth
QUEEN LILI'UOKALANI AND THE SPIRITS OF THE ANCESTORS OF HAWAII ARE ANGRY…YOU AMERICANS HAVE STOLE THESE PEOPLE'S LAND….YOU WILL NEVER BE HAPPY HERE UNITL YOU GIVE BACK WHAT DOES NOT BELONG TO YOU…
Disrespect Mother Nature and you will suffer 😢😢😢
Wonder why aren’t she and her husband trying to leave? All visitors are advised to leave so food and other supplies can be given to locals. This is not the time to hang around.
A New Lahaina Town…..
… A ‘Phoenix’ waiting to be reborn!
I have no doubt the tourist area will come back to life once things get cleaned up.
That old museum building still has its shell.
I feel that it will be among the first to be rebuilt to serve as a central anchor to the rebuilding of Lahaina.
New buildings that do not have a shell to build from will no doubt have facades that closely resemble the original ‘downtown’ look.
From the ‘get go’ boats will still have a place to tie up in the harbor to allow visitors to see whales and snorkel island reefs.
And busses will still line up when cruise ships anchor.
Lahaina is heavily populated during the cruise ship season by thousands of tourists every day,
Now there is an opportunity to come up with a redevelopment plan that will better accommodate boat loads of tourists….
Bus parking and rental car businesses a couple blocks east of ‘Main Street, so guests have an opportunity to pass by shops and businesses as they make their way to/from a new tender pier.
Just keeping buses off the narrow streets near the water will be a vast improvement.
A bunch of other things may be included in the ‘New Lahaina’
I, personally, would like to see the railroad extended closer to downtown…. Perhaps running with battery powered streetcars like the one demonstrated in Santa Cruz a couple years ago…:
https://youtu.be/o1BTuHUwTwM
And the company that provided the demo vehicle also installed a system in Texas that would be just the ticket in Lahaina…
… and higher speed rails relaid all the way up and down the coast on the old railway route, which is still pretty much intact.
https://youtu.be/SaEZHHWEk8Y
‘Heritage’ cars like the one in Texas (and elsewhere) around downtown Lahaina and the modern cars used on longer distance lines up and down the coast.
These cars run all day on one overnight charge of the battery.
The modern looking cars, like the one demonstrated in Santa Cruz, also run all day long, at speeds in excess of 45 mph, as their batteries are supplemented by an on-board hydrogen fuel cell.
Tourist transportation aside…
I truly believe….
… that Lahaina, will survive and, like San Francisco a century ago, come out smelling like a rose…
… no…
… a ‘Lokelani Rose’ !!!
A ‘reply’ to a concern for housing, emergency services, etc., made by a person on YouTube….
Greetings…
I’m sure that in the immediate future that the things you mention will be addressed.
However, must also pay attention to the economic recovery in the area.
As to whether cruise ships will stop there, is up to the cruise industry.
Lahaina is a tender port, which requires little infrastructure to rebuild.
The fishing, snorkeling and whale watching industry also requires little infrastructure.
Those that lost their vessels in the harbor will no doubt be covered by insurance and low interest small business loans, so that part of the local economy can return in a short period of time.
Cruise ship guests sign up for bus excursions to nearby mountains, golf courses beaches as well as many other island attractions that were unaffected by the fire.
Other ports in Maui are not as well suited to cruise ship visits as Lahaina, being somewhat more remote from some of the most popular destinations, not to mention possibility of adverse weather patterns on other parts of the island that preclude tendering guests to shore.
Santa Cruz, California…
… also suffered significant damage in an earthquake thirty years ago though not on the scale of that in Lahaina’s fire.
An historic bank building was reduced to a shell after damage to interior was cleared out.
The first thing done after the quake was to place temporary supports to keep exterior walls intact. The interior was completely rebuilt and, from outside, the old building looks exactly like the original.
Large temporary buildings were quickly erected in parking lots and downtown merchants rented spaces inside for their various businesses.
Lahaina can do something similar to preserve still standing exterior walls of existing structures for possible use in rebuilding.
If the Banyan tree is a total loss then perhaps the park plaza and the old fort grounds can be a place to erect temporary buildings for some of the businesses to rent space inside of. The rest of Lahaina Town can be barricaded off until fire debris can be hauled off and empty lots planted with grass or something presentable pending re-construction.
As indicated in my previous comment, it will take some time to come up with a plan for a new Lahaina Town.
Starting from scratch is a blessing of sorts, since needed infrastructure improvements like sewer, water, gas, electricity, etc., can take advantage of the fact that streets can be dug up without impacting businesses.
There is a definite cruise ship season involving Lahaina that leaves a significant portion of the year to get work done, with just the boat operators needing a road access, with parking, for them to continue their businesses throughout the year.
While in the immediate future housing and basic needs have to be addressed, must also look after the economic present and future of Lahaina.
People need jobs, or must consider moving elsewhere.
Temporary ‘digs’ for restaurants, bars, art studios, gift shops, etc., can allow Lahaina to support a number of cruise ships, though not as many as before the fire, for the foreseeable future once a plan is made and certain designated areas cleaned up.
Stay Well…
At least there are some people in the world left with one functioning brain cell. They jumped in the ocean to save their lives
Worried about looters? 🤡 It looks like bombed out Beirut
Completely devasting!! Praying for you all from Louisville COLORADO!!
Go home you horrible person! How dare you stay there. You were offered a $17 ticket home two days ago. This lady is what’s wrong with everything!!!
Sad, but ultimately it’s our own fault for messing up nature and causing climate change.
Bruh noone cares about the terrorist.
You gntubgsg designed mg biggest
Looters? What is left to loot?
Such sad news!
My heart goes out to them.
Fondly remember those, that have been lost!
These types of extreme events are happening multiple times a year!
This is not normal, even if the Naysayer’s say it is!
It’s past time to change, but we still have to mitigate the effects of this Climate Crisis!
Good luck everyone!
“…they wanted to watch the fires and sit inside their cars with the AC on…” 😳 Ya, genius plan. How’d that work out for them? People, we have to stop “nerfing” this world to the point that people slip further into this delusional state where they’ve lost touch with reality. The real concern is people seeking to flee and no doubt lost their lives due to the fools among us blocking the expedient and safe exit for everyone. Delusional foolishness is not acceptable among our ranks. Never.
Poor tourist, vacation ruined.
Auwe humbug dis kine, no good.
Am I the only one who heard "they wanted to watch the fires sitting with the air conditioning on"? Weren't they trying to escape in their cars?
THE NEW PEARL HARBOR! OBVIOUS DIRECT ENERGY WEAPONRY USED.
It’s not wildfires it was done on purpose
Rich white people problems so sad 😢
This is the same crisis actor who was in the MAGA shooter takedown 😂😂😂
that has happened in other wildfires… people incinerated in their cars trying to escape., cars that may look empty now. so very very sad.
Overcharging tourists always brings bad karma. This should bring the cost down.
Wow. No one is blaming “ Global Worming “?
Respectfully, unclear why this lady and her husband aren't heading back to California. It would free up a little bit more precious resources for some residents who really need it. Thank you to them for trying to help someone out with food anyway.
Perhaps it's time to come home, folks –
7:15 August 2023-people were jumping into the ocean here one family said there was no warning wondering why wth today technology the death toll is coming out: Families must not rely on technology and be prepared for self evacuation and be ready when systems crash:
My parents had their 25th anniversary celebration in 1982: