How do you explain this?
So many social media myths propagated by twenty something transplants.
First, the fires were from 80mph winds downing power lines near the abandoned sugar fields. A smaller fire destroyed a subdivision in the uphill outskirts of Lahaina in 2018. Brush fires happen every week somewhere in the islands during the summer on the leeward sides.
All of the millionaires and billionaires live many miles away from Lahaina, which is a large figure 8 sized island about the size of Delaware. The police blocked a road during the fire because the road was in the middle of a huge fire itself and there were downed trees and poles all over the road.
Currently they are limiting access to allow only residents of West Maui (where Lahaina and 4 other resort areas are) in order to keep gawkers, TikTok idiots, and obsessed outsiders away from an active scene of charred DNA that still needs to be identified out of respect for families and loved ones.
Lahaina was until last week, by far the most touristy and commercialized town in Maui by a mile. It is a commercial waterfront downtown and slightly further out there are surrounding apartments and homes with asian immigrant hotel staff, locals, and white transplants alike.
Lahaina was until last week, known for having long lines to get into places like Bubba Gump Shrimp Co, Cheeseburger in Paradise, and Hard Rock Cafe. Lots of places selling tank tops that read “Hang Loose”. Also tour boats depart from there for whale watching and snorkeling..Hardly a sacred place full of Hawaiians, Mauai was the first island to turn predominantly white about 15 years ago.
Also The meetings are scientists having their annual conference in Kaanapali, close to Lahaina, and have been meeting for decades in the winter to use up their grant money, enjoy Maui, and talk about everything pertaining to chemistry, astronomy, technology, you name it. This year, they discussed “smart-cities” concepts like in huge cities like Singapore and Dubai, not in Maui, not in Lahaina.
There was another upcoming conference Mauai, but once again, they discussing other very large cities, not Mauai, but were going to really just have fun in Maui like everyone else who goes there.
Also keep in mind that people will now say whatever it takes to gain massive clicks so they can pick up a check from Zuck, Elon, or ChiCom for TikTok. That’s why every teenager and twenty something in Maui, instead of helping out, are blathering on about “it’s not what you think” “They are burning it all bc they stealing our sacred land from the natives blah blah barf barf”.
How do you explain this?
