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As Maui burned, Hawaii’s top emergency management officials were at a Waikiki conference
Hawaii News Now ^ | August 23, 2023 | By Allyson Blair

Posted on 08/23/2023 5:42:28 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer

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1 posted on 08/23/2023 5:42:28 AM PDT by Oldeconomybuyer
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Government is almost completely useless. Need to dismantle it as much as possible.


2 posted on 08/23/2023 5:44:04 AM PDT by TheElectionWasStolen
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Wasn’t there something very similar to this during the Sandy Hook shooting??

There was a crisis reenactment going on???????

And during 9/11 as well which was why there was no one nor any military planes available to respond????


3 posted on 08/23/2023 5:44:53 AM PDT by Cowgirl of Justice
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Every one of these people need to face criminal charges.

Every one.

L


4 posted on 08/23/2023 5:45:22 AM PDT by Lurker ( Peaceful coexistence with the Left is not possible. Stop pretending that it is.)
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To: TheElectionWasStolen
If only it were useless.

Pity we keep repeating history...

Bureaucracy Kills: A Lesson from Rome

5 posted on 08/23/2023 5:48:25 AM PDT by mewzilla (We will never restore the republic if we don't first secure the ballot box.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Ain’t Democrats great. Can’t interrupt their conference for real world situation. Pathetic.


6 posted on 08/23/2023 5:48:48 AM PDT by falcon99 ( )
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

I heard on talk radio yesterday the Emergency Management Director was hired from among over 30 applicants and had ZERO experience in managing emergencies. Maui burned while he pondered where water should go based on equity.

Also to note, the Sheriff from Vegas mass shooting event is now Sheriff in Maui.

Incompetency can run and hide, but boy does it show up at the worst times.


7 posted on 08/23/2023 5:54:05 AM PDT by IamConservative (I was nervous like the third chimp in line for the Ark after the rain started.)
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Its been said that a lot of Hawaiian officials simply got their job based on ‘friendships’ or family connections.


8 posted on 08/23/2023 5:56:47 AM PDT by pepsionice
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Maui burned while he pondered where water should go based on equity.

How can you run out of water to fight fires when you are in the middle of the Pacific Ocean?

9 posted on 08/23/2023 6:01:32 AM PDT by FatherofFive (I support Trump. Not the GOP)
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Its been said that a lot of Hawaiian officials simply got their job based on ‘friendships’ or family connections.

Fixed, in a general way.
10 posted on 08/23/2023 6:04:34 AM PDT by larrytown (A Cadet will not lie, cheat, steal, or tolerate those who do. Then they graduate...)
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Its been said that a lot of Hawaiian officials simply got their job based on ‘friendships’ or family connections.

Fixed, in a general way.
11 posted on 08/23/2023 6:04:34 AM PDT by larrytown (A Cadet will not lie, cheat, steal, or tolerate those who do. Then they graduate...)
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BTTT


12 posted on 08/23/2023 6:06:23 AM PDT by nopardons ( )
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Hawaii governor explaining why warning signals were not activated:

“When the warning sirens go off, it traditionally means a tsunami
and you should seek higher ground which in this case stupid
Mauians who cant tell the difference between a fire and a tsunami
would have run straight into the fire.”


13 posted on 08/23/2023 6:09:23 AM PDT by Liz (More tears are shed over answered prayers than over unanswered ones. St Teresa of Avila)
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Hawaii governor explaining why warning signals were not activated:

Everyone would have checked their phones to see what's going on.

14 posted on 08/23/2023 6:12:10 AM PDT by MinorityRepublican
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How can you run out of water to fight fires when you are in the middle of the Pacific Ocean?

Have to say that is a curiosity of my own. Obviously, they didn't have any plan to do so. It would take separate infrastructure to use seawater very far inland and it would kill everything, including any of their limited soil. In reality, I doubt any previous planners ever contemplated having an Emergency Management Director that was not smart enough to use water to fight a fire. Hard to plan for stupid.

15 posted on 08/23/2023 6:13:41 AM PDT by IamConservative (I was nervous like the third chimp in line for the Ark after the rain started.)
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Hawaii governor explaining why warning signals were not activated:

Reminds me of the Fawlty Towers episode where Basil explains that the fire alarm bell is a "semi-tone higher" than the burglar alarm bell.


16 posted on 08/23/2023 6:14:12 AM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

Bottom line. They turned off the alerting system after the nuke scare and no one knew how to turn it back on. You get what you vote for.


17 posted on 08/23/2023 6:26:41 AM PDT by EQAndyBuzz (The Democrat Party - Dumbing Down America Since 1965.)
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To: Oldeconomybuyer

This is what is known as situational irony.


18 posted on 08/23/2023 6:31:00 AM PDT by Delta 21 (Sufferings are the guardrails on the road to Heaven.)
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To: TheElectionWasStolen

Government is almost completely useless.
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As far as being competent, they ARE completely useless.
As far as subjugating us, they are VERY good.


19 posted on 08/23/2023 6:31:32 AM PDT by telescope115 (I NEED MY SPACE!!! 🔭)
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These are Pacific Islanders we are talking about here.


20 posted on 08/23/2023 6:32:46 AM PDT by Delta 21 (Sufferings are the guardrails on the road to Heaven.)
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