{"id":1995609,"date":"2023-08-09T16:01:01","date_gmt":"2023-08-09T20:01:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fire-engulfs-historic-hawaiian-town-people-forced-to-jump-into-ocean-to-escape-flames\/"},"modified":"2023-08-09T16:04:55","modified_gmt":"2023-08-09T20:04:55","slug":"fire-engulfs-historic-hawaiian-town-people-forced-to-jump-into-ocean-to-escape-flames","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fire-engulfs-historic-hawaiian-town-people-forced-to-jump-into-ocean-to-escape-flames\/","title":{"rendered":"Historic Hawaiian town consumed by fire, residents leap into ocean to flee flames."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">26<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffire-engulfs-historic-hawaiian-town-people-forced-to-jump-into-ocean-to-escape-flames%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1995609&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>A Historic \u2062Hawaiian Town\u200d Engulfed in\u2064 Flames<\/h2>\n<p>A massive fire, fueled by\u200b strong winds from a nearby hurricane, has engulfed \u2063the\u2063 historic Hawaiian town of <span class=\"css-901oao css-16my406 r-poiln3 r-b88u0q r-bcqeeo r-qvutc0\">Lahaina on the \u2062island of Maui.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Hawaii \u200cGovernor Josh Green was out of the state\u200c on vacation but has since changed his \u200cplans and will be back tonight \u2063to address the crisis.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe wind-fueled fires have devastated many of our communities and people will be looking to \u200dour office for leadership while we address \u2063the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/senator-seeks-investigation-into-americans-reportedly-denied-entry-to-kabul-airport\/\" title=\"Senator Seeks Investigation Into Americans Reportedly Denied Entry to Kabul Airport\">ongoing emergency<\/a> and do what we \u200ccan as \u2062a state to rebuild lives,\u201d \u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/governor.hawaii.gov\/newsroom\/office-of-the-governor-news-release-gov-green-returning-home-for-wildfire-emergency-on-maui-big-island\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a> Green. \u201cWe have suffered \u200ba terrible \u200ddisaster \u2063in the form of a wildfire that \u2062has spread widely as\u2063 a result of hurricane-force \u2064winds in the region and underlying drought conditions. Maui and the \u2064Big \u200bIsland both experienced significant\u200d fires. Much\u200c of L\u0101hain\u0101 on Maui has been destroyed and hundreds\u2064 of local families have been displaced.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The fires were fueled\u2062 by Hurricane Dora, a \u200dCategory 4 storm, that passed to the south of the state.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHeroic efforts by first responders have prevented many casualties from occurring, but some loss of life is expected,\u201d he\u2064 added. \u201cOur\u2063 entire emergency response team,\u2063 including the Hawai\u2018i \u200cNational Guard has\u200d mobilized and is being\u2063 supported by FEMA. We\u2064 have named Adjutant General Ken Hara as our state incident commander. He was my partner\u200d in Hawai\u2018i\u2019s\u200d successful COVID response.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The U.S. Coast Guard rescued residents who \u200cwere \u2064forced to jump into the ocean\u200b to save themselves \u2062from\u2063 the massive blaze.<\/p>\n<p>All of the Hawaiian islands are under\u200b a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fire-engulfs-historic-hawaiian-town-people-forced-to-jump-into-ocean-to-escape-flames\/\" title=\"Historic Hawaiian town consumed by fire, residents leap into ocean to flee flames.\">red flag warning due<\/a> to \u201cstrong winds and low \u2064humidity,\u201d\u2062 which are\u200b prime conditions for wildfires, according to the National Weather Service.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAny fires that develop will likely spread \u2064rapidly,\u201d the agency said. \u201cOutdoor burning is not\u200c recommended.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">BREAKING: Popular &#8216;Front \u2062Street&#8217; is on fire in Lahaina on the island of Maui, Hawaii, where, authorities said, people jumped into the water to \u200cescape flames\u200c and smoke from a wind-fueled wildfire. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/vPRXufhbHc\">pic.twitter.com\/vPRXufhbHc<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Insider Paper (@TheInsiderPaper) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheInsiderPaper\/status\/1689227358824546304?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 9, \u200b2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Wildfire\u200b has engulfed businesses on Front Street in downtown Lahaina in West Maui, home \u200bto 12,000 people.<\/p>\n<p>The Coast Guard is responding to people who were forced to go into\u2063 the ocean due to the flames.<\/p>\n<p>Video credit to Alan Dickar,\u200d a local resident of\u2063 Lahaina.\u2063 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/8uiyHQP55B\">pic.twitter.com\/8uiyHQP55B<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Colin McCarthy\u200c (@US_Stormwatch) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/US_Stormwatch\/status\/1689193105487257600?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 9, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Please pray for the people of Maui!<br \/>As you know, we have \u2063a \u200dChurch there that \u200bGod has blessed powerfully called,\u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/KumulaniChapel?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@KumulaniChapel<\/a><br \/>We have seen \u200csome 2000 people make \u2062commitments to follow Christ there in \u200cthe last \u20627 years.<\/p>\n<p>But \u2064a horrible wildfire has engulfed Lahaina.<\/p>\n<p>Residents\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Sz56hK5OUB\">pic.twitter.com\/Sz56hK5OUB<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Greg Laurie (@greglaurie) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/greglaurie\/status\/1689281578642333696?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 9, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Wind-whipped wildfires raced through parts of\u200c Hawaii Wednesday, destroying homes and businesses\u2063 in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/how-the-obama-biden-team-empowered-terrorist-networks-in-syria\/\" title=\"How the Obama\/Biden Team Empowered Terrorist Networks in Syria\">historic town<\/a> of Lahaina on\u200d the island of Maui <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/mIxCVaRan4\">https:\/\/t.co\/mIxCVaRan4<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/d8NNLVCT6c\">pic.twitter.com\/d8NNLVCT6c<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Bloomberg (@business) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/business\/status\/1689343233938128896?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 9, \u200c2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">WATCH: Footage shows catastrophic scenes from Lahaina. 911 service, cell service, and\u2064 some landlines \u2062are down \u200din parts of Maui as &#8216;unprecedented&#8217; wildfires rage in Hawaii <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/hU3wh9l9nV\">pic.twitter.com\/hU3wh9l9nV<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Insider \u200bPaper (@TheInsiderPaper) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheInsiderPaper\/status\/1689326374090428416?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 9, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">\ud83d\ude33 This is harrowing. The heat \u2064they feel within the car \u2062is likely very intense! Fires in Hawaii on \u200dMaui have reportedly burned down a \u200dlarge \u200dswath of Lahaina village\u200d and\u2062 Front\u2062 Street. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0yPwXiZcKP\">pic.twitter.com\/0yPwXiZcKP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Justin Hart (@justin_hart) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/justin_hart\/status\/1689303646859870208?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August \u200c9, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>the historic town of Lahaina in Maui, Hawaii. Strong winds from a nearby hurricane intensified the massive fire. Governor Josh Green, who was on vacation, has altered his schedule and will return tonight to tackle the crisis. 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