Try this...Any there any links yet in order to make a donation for relief efforts?
Did the fire make its way up to Kaanapali? That's where we used to stay when we went to Lahaina-it's only 5 miles away.
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and his fiancée Lauren Sánchez are pledging $100 million dollars to recovery efforts in Maui, Sánchez announced Friday on her Instagram account.
Feels shitty, but it's undeniably a good thing
One Maui County report on wildfire prevention from 2021 stated that while the number of acres consumed by wildfires had spiked, funds to prevent and mitigate them were "inadequate." The report also stated that the county fire department's strategic plan included "nothing about what can and should be done to prevent fires" – in what it called a "significant oversight."
is it really the case that they didn't have the funds or chose to use funds for other projects? if officials didn't feel the need to fund more fire mitigation then all the money in the world wouldn't have made a difference. unfortunately politicians many times only choose to do something after something bad happens.Feels shitty because states like Hawaii would have more money for wildfire prevention if billionaires paid taxes. Instead we get stories today about how officials "underestimated" wildfire danger, but buried in the story is the truth: funds were inadequate.
If only there was some way to prevent this.
This is nonsense. People are allowed to be sad about the destruction of a place which was special to them because they vacationed there. Human beings link special occasions and travel, so many travel destinations carry great meaning to the people who visit them. Literally no one in this thread is devaluing the loss of human life, homes, or jobs by pointing out that they enjoyed visiting a truly special place. The only thing that is cringe is your post.Anyone whose visited or done vacation should frankly be embarrassed. People have lost their homes, jobs, and their history. It's not just some place that exists to fulfill your tropical fantasy. So many people commenting about their vacation and how beautiful and sad this is - cringe 100%
This is nonsense. People are allowed to be sad about the destruction of a place which was special to them because they vacationed there. Human beings link special occasions and travel, so many travel destinations carry great meaning to the people who visit them. Literally no one in this thread is devaluing the loss of human life, homes, or jobs by pointing out that they enjoyed visiting a truly special place. The only thing that is cringe is your post.
Anyone whose visited or done vacation should frankly be embarrassed. People have lost their homes, jobs, and their history. It's not just some place that exists to fulfill your tropical fantasy. So many people commenting about their vacation and how beautiful and sad this is - cringe 100%
A lot of what I'm saying can be applied to any place where you are not a local and chose to treat places like your vacation spots without any thought to the residents. Residents who I work with and are literally telling me there is little respect for the land - and nothing given back to the places that provided memories, because thoughts and prayers are never enough if you're financially fluid enough to help.
Again, no one cares about your vacation — its not about you.
Pissing on people with empathy for humans showing empathy with vague posts about not doing it "right" or not living there
That's definitely gonna help alright.
No one in this thread is putting their vacation above the suffering or needs of the local residents. The only thing in this thread that is making things about themselves seems to be you and your attempt at an edgy position.A lot of what I'm saying can be applied to any place where you are not a local and chose to treat places like your vacation spots without any thought to the residents. Residents who I work with and are literally telling me there is little respect for the land - and nothing given back to the places that provided memories, because thoughts and prayers are never enough if you're financially fluid enough to help.
Again, no one cares about your vacation — its not about you.
Honestly, just stating a frustration thats been communicated by constituents I work with. I don't want to walk back on my original post, but why I feel so strongly about this stems from lack of care I've seen in similarly militarization of land such as Hawaii, Puerto Rico, Palestine…
I understand. I grew up on Oahu. But I hope you can see that for most here, there's little substance to what they can do. I don't think there's any real harm to expressing sadness even if you perceive it as too personal to the poster as true outsiders to what is happening, yeah?
I think especially for an area like Front St, which anyone who has been to Maui has visited, it's pretty natural to share those memories and ultimately harmless.
My advice you are free to ignore, you dont have to solve all the worlds problems in your response to a tragedy. You can just be sad and thats okay (which is what many people are expressing)First and foremost I want to acknowledge the grace you've given me. I admit don't know if the aggression I've given is it the right approach - but after years of attempting normalization of injustices - the responses I'm reading now feel quite empty.
First and foremost I want to acknowledge the grace you've given me. I admit don't know if the aggression I've given is it the right approach - but after years of attempting normalization of injustices - the responses I'm reading now feel quite empty.
I'm curious what solutions you two might have in mind. Do you both never travel to Hawaii?
Yea, I figured it was a pie in the sky scenario. I can only hope everyone gets the relief and assistance they need during this period.
Oprah's private road goes right through the middle of the island, right? Or is that Kauai? That sure would be helpful.
Let people grieve for their memories.
It's harmless.
Such a waste of aggression that does nothing.
Anyway.
Our economy here is going to suffer greatly as sure we always have a slight side-eye towards tourists but that is the symbiotic/parasitic relationship that keeps our island moving. It's going to be a crazy couple of years. We definitely need to stop the flow right now, no need for bodies that are going to take up resources for those in actual need.
I saw that Jeff Bezos "donated" money for the recovery efforts over the years. I don't know how that's going to help right now though.
Same with Oprah. Saw she made an appearance and gave people pillows. Great.
Open up your fucking massive acres of land and the private road you built.
I'm worried at wide-eyed developers salivating at the prospect of rebuilding a "historic" Lahaina town though. There needs to be some oversight here to make sure we don't lose this spot to even more commercialization.
The specter of a New Lahaina filled with luxury condos/hotels is gross to contemplate.I'm worried at wide-eyed developers salivating at the prospect of rebuilding a "historic" Lahaina town though. There needs to be some oversight here to make sure we don't lose this spot to even more commercialization.