Maui residents frustrated by tourists snorkeling ‘as bodies were still being pulled out’ of water



At least 96 people have died in the wildfires on Maui. NBC News Correspondent Dana Griffin reports on community members’ frustrations with tourists as recovery from the devastating fires continues. 

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20 comments

  1. I feel bad for the native Hawaiians 😔

  2. I paid for the vacation. I'll do what I want.

  3. If I had to bet, the boat operators probably didn’t offer a refund.

  4. Could that be more awful
    And inhuman as to snorkel where dead bodies float like it’s some entertainment!
    Maybe morbid curiosity?
    People like that belong in jail!!

  5. The tour company shouldn’t do that, at least not so soon!

  6. Many will fly to Oahu to stay w families and many will end up in Kahului to stay w family. Rebuilding will take years

  7. Here today, gone to maui

  8. Don’t let the media tell you to hate snorkeled. Ask your elected leaders to investigate China or Russia for starting these fires

  9. How many of you blame climate change because the dems tell you this? What if you found out the Chinese CCP are using lasers to start wildfires in US, Canada and Maui? Would you be mad that your leaders lie as the communists burn your trees, homes, and loved ones to death? Maybe you should question your elected leaders more. 🔥

  10. We will call this Katrina II with the way the government has helped 🥴

  11. I call bull crap, snorkel company only donating cause u got called out

  12. 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

  13. Watch a million dollar mansions be built in those burned areas in 5 years

  14. Trsvis scott just snorkeling thrn must mesn thst verseion of just is not so therefore that is unjust….

  15. Gov asks people to open their homes to those who lost theirs…but the government won't give them homes – while billions of dollars keep going to a DIFFERENT COUNTRY. With just a day's worth of the funding for Ukraine, people could be temporarily housed and the town could be rebuilt.

  16. Wow those companies getting called out and claiming the profits were for charity is absurd. They knew what they were doing

  17. People tourist need stay out of Hawaii.
    Hotel should only should take residents or relief workers ….

    Stop the people from coming like durning Covid

  18. Why aren't tourists being asked to leave the island, considering that so many families are displaced & need a place to stay right now? Tourists should not be taking up needed hotel rooms, air bnbs, etc. Their #1 issue is housing for devastated locals, yet tourists are just going about their vacation as if nothing happened? So weird & icky to me.

  19. RESPECT TO YH MY CREATOR, MY ELOHIM IS MOST IMPORTANT.

  20. This is officials wanting it both ways. They still want the revenue coming in yet want to look pious.

    Slam the hotels and businesses that chose to remain open. You’re telling people to stay away yet still keeping tourist areas open.