{"id":2004995,"date":"2023-08-18T14:38:07","date_gmt":"2023-08-18T18:38:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pro-surfer-reveals-the-moment-in-maui-wildfire-he-realized-the-government-wasnt-coming-to-help\/"},"modified":"2023-08-18T14:39:53","modified_gmt":"2023-08-18T18:39:53","slug":"pro-surfer-reveals-the-moment-in-maui-wildfire-he-realized-the-government-wasnt-coming-to-help","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pro-surfer-reveals-the-moment-in-maui-wildfire-he-realized-the-government-wasnt-coming-to-help\/","title":{"rendered":"Pro surfer&#8217;s eye-opening moment during Maui wildfire: No government aid in sight."},"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\">24<\/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%2Fpro-surfer-reveals-the-moment-in-maui-wildfire-he-realized-the-government-wasnt-coming-to-help%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=2004995&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>The Story of Maui Wildfires: A Tale of Callousness, Greed,\u200d and Corruption<\/h2>\n<p>Last week&#8217;s fatal wildfires on the Hawaiian island of Maui revealed a dark side of society, characterized \u200bby callousness, greed,\u200b and corruption. While these vices\u2062 can be found in any society, they often\u2063 manifest most prominently \u200dwithin large\u2063 organizations, such as governments.<\/p>\n<p>In a recent interview with CBS News, professional surfer and Maui native Kai Lenny shed light on the crisis that unfolded in Maui following\u200d the catastrophic\u200d wildfires on August \u20628. Lenny expressed his disappointment at the lack of outside help that the people of Maui \u200breceived during \u2062this time\u200b of need.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;For some of us, we were sitting back, waiting for help\u200c to arrive, \u200dand then \u2062nothing was happening. We\u2062 were\u2063 just in shock,&#8221; Lenny said.<\/p>\n<p>He went on\u200c to recount the\u2063 moment when he\u200b realized that government officials were not coming to assist the affected areas.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;When I started receiving texts\u200c and messages from friends on the other side of the island, saying, &#8216;Hey, no one is here.\u2064 Do you know\u200b anyone you can call? Can\u2064 you help us?'&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>In response to\u200c the lack of government aid, Maui residents took matters into their own hands and launched a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/pro-surfer-reveals-the-moment-in-maui-wildfire-he-realized-the-government-wasnt-coming-to-help\/\" title=\"Pro surfer's eye-opening moment during Maui wildfire: No government aid in sight.\">community-driven relief effort<\/a>. \u200bLenny initially believed\u200d that this effort would be temporary, expecting official assistance to arrive soon.<\/p>\n<p>However, to his dismay, the much-awaited assistance never arrived.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I haven&#8217;t seen a single state, county, or federal official at any \u200bof the donation hubs where people are suffering the most,&#8221; Lenny revealed.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the Department of Defense&#8217;s claim that personnel are working with \u200bFEMA \u200din Maui, Lenny and \u2064other residents have not noticed any federal \u2063presence on the \u200bisland.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;You could \u2064go to any of those hubs on the west side of the island, ask everyone \u200bthere, and they&#8217;ll tell you that no one has come to talk to us or assist us,&#8221; Lenny emphasized.<\/p>\n<p>The lack of government response has sparked \u200coutrage among \u2063the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/family-of-girl-allegedly-killed-by-rayshard-brooks-protesters-sue-democrat-mayor-leaders-allowed-armed-vigilantes-rioting\/\" title=\"Family Of Girl Allegedly Killed By Rayshard Brooks Protesters Sue Democrat Mayor: Leaders Allowed \u2018Armed Vigilantes,\u2019 Rioting \u00a0\">affected community<\/a>, with many feeling \u2062abandoned and\u200c neglected.<\/p>\n<h3>A Wake-Up \u2063Call for America&#8217;s Priorities<\/h3>\n<p>This \u200cincident in Maui serves as a stark reminder of the \u200cnation&#8217;s current priorities. While the U.S. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/government-must-raise-taxes-40-or-cut-spending-30-to-achieve-fiscal-balance-study\/\" title=\"Study: To achieve fiscal balance, the government must raise taxes by 40% or cut spending 30%\">national debt stands<\/a> at\u200d a staggering \u200c$32.66 trillion, the debt-to-GDP \u2062ratio has exceeded 100 percent every year\u200c since 2014, reaching an all-time high\u200b of 129 percent in 2020.<\/p>\n<p>One cannot help but question the value and impact of such <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/vaccines-schools-and-racist-insurance-fact-checking-bidens-town-hall-claims\/\" title=\"Vaccines, Schools And Racist Insurance: \u2018Fact-Checking\u2019 Biden\u2019s Town Hall Claims\">massive spending<\/a>. In\u2063 the \u20621940s, significant spending during World \u200cWar \u200cII led to the defeat of Nazi Germany and Imperial Japan. However, in the\u200c 21st century, Americans and the people of Maui are left wondering what they have received in return for their tax dollars.<\/p>\n<p>President Joe Biden&#8217;s response to\u200b the Maui wildfires was a disappointing &#8220;no comment,&#8221; displaying a lack of empathy\u2064 and concern. \u200cThis heartless response is difficult \u2063to comprehend, even \u200bconsidering his evident cognitive\u2062 decline.<\/p>\n<p>Former Vice\u200c President Mike \u200cPence also demonstrated a similar\u2063 lack of compassion \u200cwhen he callously dismissed Americans&#8217; suffering as &#8220;not \u2064his concern.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>When a\u200b government\u200d prioritizes\u200c excessive spending, enriches its insiders, and neglects its citizens, it loses its \u200clegitimacy in the\u2063 eyes of the\u200d people.<\/p>\n<p>It is crucial for society\u200b to reflect on these events and demand accountability from those in power. The story of the Maui wildfires serves as a wake-up call,\u2064 reminding us\u200d of the importance\u2064 of \u200da \u200cgovernment\u200b that truly serves its people.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/pro-surfer-reveals-moment-maui-wildfire-realized-government-wasnt-coming-help\/\">The \u2062Western Journal<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The fatal wildfires on Maui last week revealed callousness, greed, and corruption. These vices are prevalent in all societies, particularly in large organizations like governments. CBS News aired an interview on Tuesday, a week after the catastrophic Aug. 8 incident, shedding light on the story.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2056,"featured_media":2004996,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[548],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2004995","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-conservative-news-daily"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2004995","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2056"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2004995"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2004995\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2004996"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2004995"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2004995"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2004995"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}