Maui Strong 808: Families still searching for homes as tourists return 

So you voted for Biden huh?

​@silentmajority8365 yes! And your point? 🙄🙄🙄

​@@silentmajority8365so you like Lesley Gore huh?

@@TracyLindop Biden gave billions to Ukraine Iran and for illegals DUH

@@earlthepearl4161 Story is about Hawaii

But but diversity and illegals

Why are all these homeowners using Red Cross money? What about their homeowners insurance? Did they not have additional living expense? What’s going on with the repairs on their house?

If Josh Green is talking, he is lying.

@@river4462 if they have a mortgage, they have to have hazard insurance. If they can’t afford or qualify to get a policy on their own, then the mortgage will take out lender placed insurance to protect their interest. In turn that outrageous fee will be applied to their mortgage payment but it only covers the structure and nothing else. So I’m thinking if any of them had mortgages, they probably got insurance through their lender not knowing it’s costs more for less coverage. Sad.

he's kicking out 8, 000 any day now..we will have 8, 000 instant homeless, jobless, car less,,,suicides are soaring

At least we are helping illegals the Ukraine and Israel (sarcasm)

@@silentmajority8365me myself and I

Why is the government at fault? It was a wildfire. What a tragedy.

@@weebeevillaging587 You too?

I don’t think it takes weeks…more like months to years, even once you have things rebuilt the emotional scares and trauma will still be there.

Some hot real estate these days Thankfully we sent our money to illegals the Ukraine and Israel

Here's the thing, Maui, for better or for worse, is heavily dependent on tourism. Lahainatown is where the fire happened. South Maui, Kihei, Wailea...were NOT affected by the fire but they're losing millions. Ka'anapali was not affected but has been closed by the government. They're reopening in phases. FEMA and the Red Cross are putting some people up in the hotels in Ka'anapali beach and elsewhere. Many of the big hotel chains who also own timeshares in Maui have housed their own and made sure their employees are signed up for all available assistance. These same hotels have let people who simply aren't ready to come back to work stay home. Some of the local chains have paid their staff in spite of them being closed. Slowly they're repoening. The media is doing NO favors by saying there are protestors and no one wants visitors. That simply is NOT true. go to Maui. Tip generously. Go out to eat, go on guided tours. THAT'S how they come back. The Hawaiian people are strong and resilient. They deserve their land and help. Maui No Ka Oi.

They only survive with tourists money. Almost everyone that lives there works in some fashion for the tourist industry. The whole state cannot survive without tourism. I love Lahaina, it was my favorite place on any of the islands. Why are we not rebuilding this town for them? Our federal government cares more about illegal border crossers than our own citizens. Where is FEMA? They should be able to put up shelter for every single family that lost a home while the rubble is cleared and we help them rebuild.

Sadly, so many people do not feel the same as you. All they see is the inconvenience of having to change their vacation plans. Or the ones who grumbled initially that their accommodations were canceled. They are so self-involved that they can't and don't see the big picture. All they see is how this affected them. Shameful. Truly Shameful. And worse. Are the tourists who purposely travel to locations. Such as Lahaina. To see the destruction. They get off on seeing things like this. They find it enjoyable, and fun to do. Those folks, IMHO are subhuman. I'm hoping that anyone who chooses to travel to Maui. They take a good look inside of themselves. And determine what is the bigger priority. Go to Maui. Knowing full well that Maui has so much more to offer. And make that conscious decision to NOT travel to the West Side. And make arrangements elsewhere. Giving the West Side Community the time and space they deserve to grieve for THEIR losses. Rebuild their homes and lives. To care for their devastated children and other family members. Or, go. And expect aloha to be bestowed upon you by a few thousand of the most emotionally damaged, financially devastated, disrespected, heartbroken, and traumatized AMERICANS you will probably ever meet again in your life. Oh, and don't get pissed off when there seems to be a disproportionate amount of homeless FAMILIES on the beach in front of your hotel.......the choice is yours. I hope you choose humanity.....( @sonja619purrsnpoms4 ...I'm sorry for hijacking your comment. I tend to get wordy sometimes. And this was in no way meant as an attack on you personally. I thank you for choosing humanity😊)

Tourism is way down on Maui. Other Islands are picking up the slack.

Right?!! It's thoughtless!!!!

Greed and selfishness.

Umm the Businesses There Need the Money! Regardless! If they have a business they can still contribute towards their fellow ppl!

I have 2 vacation rental condos in a west Maui resort and the employees need tourism. My guest who have returned have volunteered and shown love and support, spent money at groceries, restaurants, rental equipment. Maui depends on tourism

Didn't anybody have insurance??? It certainly doesn't look like it.

It's been that way since the US military took the islands over. It's disgraceful, but yet again, the US government doesn't care about black and brown people. This is nothing new unfortunatly.

@@YourTransmissionRepairare you a natural bone head, or was it taught to you by your parents? That is if you had them growing up.

@e-4051, that is a legitimate question that has not been addressed by the news. Are people receiving funds from home owners insurance or not? Do you know?

@@YourTransmissionRepair Most Homeowners insurance will not cover this disaster. What happened was a borderline result of a Hurricane to our south which caused windstorms through canyons and the grass was already tinder dry due to long periods of draught. Many homeowners companies refuse to cover Hawaii at all, like many parts of California. Much of whether or not you get coverage is dependent on where you live. Plus County Government seems to be stunned. It was a sort of perfect storm, and relief has been remarkably slow.

Louisiana doesn't need anyone to speak on its behalf. We have cleaned up, rebuilt much of what was lost and have moved on. Why are people so adamant about sitting in misery?

A lot of Hawaiians don't consider themselves Americans. I love Hawaii but they really need a better attitude if they want help from the mainland.

How much is NYC spending on the illegal immigrants? It's been reported about $400 per day per person. Every one of these people needs a secure home, and food until their home or business is rebuilt by the government. Who caused this disaster?

@@erikh9991 we get military bases and they get a good economy.

Don't count on FEMA for help I lost my home in Hurricane Ian I got a check for $700 nothing else

update from Maui. suicides are soaring, all are being kicked out any day now, 8000 instant homeless, no jobs, no house , no $,,,they even hired the dude that cut our water off , back. its gets worse

I'm sure the tourist that visits parts of Maui will be confronted by locals and it might not be a really great vacation at this time. The Maui county officials wants to reopen as they have a home to go to.Not the Lahaina victims. The county really needs the money from outsiders to fill the void to run the system. The county wont release any information about the fire and timeline on what events happened on that very day,8/8/23. The Mayor was suppose be in charge but he said,"I don't know who was in charge" What kind of answer is that? To much critical information being held and this is how victims are treated. People need to know that Maui county officials emergency response was a failure.Nobody really knew what to do.The sirens were never sounded,water was not available for the MFD,roads leading out of the burning area were blocked by police.

They voted for it with Biden, just like the Jews voted for the Israel terrorist attack with Biden. Maybe they need to stop voting against their best interests.

Rents for 2 bedroom apartments in most areas of Maui are at $2,000 per month.

​@@vernonsheldon-witter1225greed doesn't have a reprieve

Tell Biden you are illegals he'll send money

@@susannpatton2893 Funny how the fire did not burn rich liberals houses

well unfortuantely the government has brainwashed half the country into believing that helping Americans is Communist. So no, the only thing America will do is.... War.... and.... GIving more money to RIch people, thats all this country is allowed to do, because thats Patriotic, and NOT Communist.

Exactly. I just watched a video that showed a city in Illinois that got $8M in federal funds to help with providing for the surge of migrants in their community. Here we have actual Americans in Hawaii being shuffled like livestock. It's tragic.

Exactly Iam in California our government doesn’t care about its own people soon people will march on Washington

@@khismet this !!! Why do immigrants who come here illegally have more rights and privileges than citizens?

Tell Biden you are illegal and he will send money

Tell them again because they did not hear you.

Biden approved FEMA aid 7 hours after the governor issued a request. Biden even visited Maui.

Sorry but Joe Biden is not the issue here. And if you think it is, you are willfully blind.

aloha from Maui... 1 simple reason...its toxic as a mofo. all air , water, soil , blood etc samples are testing off the charts for tens / hundreds of toxins.

I don't give Josh Green half a chance at re-election. Less so for Mayor Bissen. They both act like they were hit with a stun gun. Just thankful that Tulsi Gabbard is not in office anymore.

How do you think they feel then ?

UHHH HEART BROKEN@@leanneadams2549

After about two weeks for us. We had to make a living. Find a new place to live .

In Louisiana we GO BACK TO LIFE IMMEDIATELY!

From Oklahoma the last big tornado we were in hit our neighborhood it took a week to get it cleaned up and no one missed a day of work. No one was put in hotels if they lost their homes, you just have to figure it out like an adult. Red cross was there for like 3 days giving sandwiches and water then after they were like yea bye figure it out. I mean this is truly a tragedy but my mind was blown how much help they got. And in no way am I saying they shouldn't help them im more talking shite on what they don't do. These services are supposed to help but really do the least amount.

I'm from Louisiana, we help our neighbors clean up and start rebuilding. Our churches, sheriffs office, etc, feed people and provide temporary shelter or whatever is available. We do whatever it takes to get back on our feet and move on. The key part is to move on because you don't want to perpetuate the trauma of the experience. Just be grateful that you survived and have the opportunity to live another day..

When my house flooded with 10ft of water one year I received FEMA money the first month(one payment) and that's it. A local hotel was offering reduced rates to stay so I got a single night there because it was $88. The other 8 days my three kids and I were sleeping in our car or on friend's floors. We never knew where we'd sleep each night.We paid for that single night in a hotel the night before Easter so that the Easter Bunny could come visit them. But they still went to school and I still went to work. Life moved on because there was no other choice.

there's always gonna be scammers even though the majority of people are good. The dude that filed a complaint with the civil rights bureau did the correct thing bcz he called them on their BS

while i agree with you but since the government isn’t helping much wouldn’t tourist help people earn money an influx money into maui economy

Tourism is the base of the economy. With NO INCOME, these people will be forced into outdoor tents as the government has forgotten these people. Wake UP.

Liar.

true, the fires weren't started by lasers from space etc. The winds were so strong Lahana never had a chance. Too many conspiracies. If sirens were sounded and the people were evacuated many lives would have been saved but the fire itself wasn't extinguishable even if they had hundreds more firefighters. HECO doesn't deserve all the blame from not diglently trimming the trees because some of the power lines fell on grass and the mini fire fanned by the gale winds ignited nearby bush.

NOT TRUE ! Cars were melted yet trees still had green on them ! Some houses made it when they definitely should’ve! Roads were blocked so you could t get out !!!! Come on ! OPEN YOUR EYES !! NO ONE thinks or believes it was a natural disaster but you two - NO ONE ! Because it WASNT!

The children conspiracy was the worst though.

I'm happy someone from Lahaina said this because people are so unrealistic expecting the government officials to be everywhere at once. They criticize the failing infrastructure but are unwilling to raise taxes to upgrade it. There was not much they could do because of how fast the fire moved through that area. Sirens still would not have saved many of the people who died. It' s not like it's a hurricane or a tornado and you can find absolute shelter. It's a fire! Fire burns nearly every type of material there is. Many of the people who tried to flee were burned alive in their cars! I just wish people would be a part of the solution instead of constantly pointing fingers at the gov officials. If they are so affected by this, perhaps they should run for office, be on the front lines, and be the first in line for blame when the next inevitable natural disaster occurs. It's so sad that this happened but at this point, people need to do something to help clean up and rebuild or shut up about. Geez.

Would you eat one?

The tourists are not all Americans

@@Joce123 Normally the majority are Americans and Japanese. So again need to help the residents of Maui with there request.

So then you and everyone else need to send the money for that to happen. You can’t expect everyone else there to survive with nothing.

@@thaismatsumoto So you can send money to pay to help all the American residents that are displaced due to having no homes or possessions and being thrown into the streets with nowhere to stay due to tourist coming to Maui and taking over their accommodations.

@@jsterling6805…No ,actually you should,since you want to steal other people’s livelihoods. . Those aren’t their accommodations forever. They need to go apply for loans like we had to after hurricane Sandy. And figure out where to stay on their own. It’s been two months. That’s a lot longer than most people get after a disaster…. That’s how it works here in America. If you’re so concerned, why don’t you let some of them stay with you? And find homes for the rest Why haven’t you already?

The government should pay for their rooms in those hotels

Oh my gosh how awful.

Active tourism is the answer. Less people same money ❤

That's a very valid point and a difficult one to say!! I believe the onus is on the government though, both locally and the administration for not getting their community back to them faster! All the money the state has earned from tourism through taxes alone should've been routed to rebuild this place for these people. I'm so very sorry everyone has been effected by this!!!

Home insurance is a scam there is always a loophole maybe there is one that won’t cover for their loss

My insurance agent who likes to brag says 50% did not. Anyone who had a fully paid property most likely could not afford it.

Likely most of the people will not be able to rely on insurance because the cost to rebuild will be astronomical. With all of the regulations and permits, fees, inspections, etc., it's not possible. The government is controlling everything but failing to offer support!

@@jocelynmarin1609 The DOJ needs to sue the home insurance companies on American's behalf.

They provide temporary housing and then offer low cost loans. Or The Small Business Bureau offers loans for those who lost their business. They don’t do permanent housing.

Then what do you suggest as a working solution. All of us here know the role tourism plays in the economy. So what is the answer?

@@vernonsheldon-witter1225 That is a very good question, and I would ask those who experienced the Maui fire because they know what was needed immediately and what was lacking; and I would ask those who protect, preserve, and perpetuate Hawaiian culture, because any proposals should be conducive to the cultural heritage of Hawaii. I can speculate that Hawaii can invest in disaster preparedness: adequate shelters, PPE, and whatever else is flown in or shipped to the islands after natural disasters, the healthcare industry, agriculture, affordable housing, infrastructure development, sustainable clean energy and technology.

Oprah lives on Maui most of the time and has literally given millions to disaster relief. And she continues to do so. This is not Orpah's job, Hawaii is a US State. Insurers have been given a green light to discontinue insuring Hawaiians. Over the past decades Hawaii has been used as a target range, a Toxic waste dump, and a plantation. Now it seems to be just a tourist destination. Americans of ALL political persuasions need to get it together.

Why would they? They didn’t do it for people who survived other disasters over the last century.. They certainly won’t start doing it now.

I agree!!!!!!!!!

Yes True

I find it sickening that tourists would consider going there at this time. And how can the hotels be facing bankruptcy if they don’t have tourists when they’re full of displaced people and the hotel is being PAID by FEMA and the Red Cross??? That’s BS.

I 1000% agree with you! I couldn't just go there and not do something to help. My concious wouldn't allow it. Perhaps people might try to start a "Helping and Healing" tourism idea for those who would still like to travel there. This would give the "tourist's" thier trip to Maui while giving the sense of what is truly going on and helping them with talented tourist's helping west Maui rebuild? This hands on experience would not only be beneficial to the resident's but give the tourist a furst hand experience to what the people of west Maui are really experiencing. Continued media coverage, that only gives them six minute's of what's truly happenning to the citizens of Lahaina, west Maui, is great! I pray it continues! However, the family groups interviewed for this very informative segment are a drop in the bucket of how many are now without a home or any long term shelter. Think about it this way! Anyone with a concious, how much would you enjoy your vacation knowing that those who are serving you are without a home? I hope those touring now to help the economy tip way above the standard percentage so they know they are truly appreciated!

They won't let people or companies help. The government wants to take control of this and mandate everything. It's a huge money grab.