Posted on 07/12/2019 4:28:35 PM PDT by BenLurkin
Oprah Winfrey got a "big mahalo" for opening her private road on her property in Maui to help people quickly escape a brush fire that broke out Thursday.
Residents in the town of Maalaea and parts of Kihei were sent an evacuation notice on their phones, and flights to the island were diverted.
"@Oprah there's a huge brush fire on Maui right now! People are trying to evacuate Kihei-my husband and son included!" one resident tweeted. "If you would kindly share the code to your gate/road, folks can evacuate through Kula."
Winfrey responded that she had given immediate access to her private road.
(Excerpt) Read more at cnn.com ...
Don’t kid yourself...this is self serving....and any benefit will be chiefly to her very wealthy buds.
Children only?
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