{"id":2020212,"date":"2023-09-02T11:49:01","date_gmt":"2023-09-02T15:49:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kevin-mccarthy-to-visit-hawaii-to-witness-damage-caused-by-wildfires\/"},"modified":"2023-09-02T11:49:46","modified_gmt":"2023-09-02T15:49:46","slug":"kevin-mccarthy-to-visit-hawaii-to-witness-damage-caused-by-wildfires","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kevin-mccarthy-to-visit-hawaii-to-witness-damage-caused-by-wildfires\/","title":{"rendered":"Kevin McCarthy to tour Hawaii, assess wildfire devastation."},"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\">16<\/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%2Fkevin-mccarthy-to-visit-hawaii-to-witness-damage-caused-by-wildfires%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=2020212&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>Rep. \u2063Kevin McCarthy to Visit Hawaii to Assess Wildfire Damage<\/h2>\n<p>Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) has announced that he will\u200c be traveling to Hawaii to assess\u2063 the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/black-lives-matter-nominated-for-nobel-peace-prize\/\" title=\"Black Lives Matter Nominated For Nobel Peace Prize\">damage caused<\/a> by the recent wildfires \u2064on the island of Maui. This comes just two weeks after \u200bPresident Joe Biden&#8217;s visit to the state. Biden, who \u2063was on \u2062vacation in Delaware\u2064 when the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/australia-forces-tennis-champion-novak-djokovic-into-dingy-refugee-facility\/\" title=\"Australia Forces Tennis Champion Novak Djokovic into Dingy Refugee Facility\">fires broke<\/a> out, waited two weeks before visiting the island.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m headed to Hawaii\u2063 to assess the damage,\u200d response, and \u2064<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-issues-disaster-declaration-for-texas-amidst-severe-winter-weather\/\" title=\"Biden Issues Disaster Declaration For Texas Amidst Severe Winter Weather\">recovery efforts<\/a> \u2063on the ground from the\u200d fire\u2063 in Maui,&#8221; McCarthy shared on X, formerly known as Twitter. &#8220;It&#8217;s clear we need \u200banswers into how this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/kevin-mccarthy-to-visit-hawaii-to-witness-damage-caused-by-wildfires\/\" title=\"Kevin McCarthy to tour Hawaii, assess wildfire devastation.\">tragic fire occurred<\/a> and\u2063 what\u200d could have\u2064 been\u2063 done to prevent it\u200d from happening.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The Washington Examiner\u2062 reached out to McCarthy&#8217;s office and \u2063the office\u200c of Gov. Josh Green\u200b (D-HI) for comment on the situation.<\/p>\n<p>House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-KY) also <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-energy-secretary-pick-called-out-by-republicans-for-democrats-awful-record-on-green-jobs-video\/\" title=\"Biden Energy Secretary Pick Called Out By Republicans For Democrats\u2019 Awful Record On \u2018Green Jobs\u2019 (VIDEO)\">expressed concerns<\/a> about the federal response \u200dto the wildfire, stating that there are &#8220;serious questions&#8221; that need to be answered. \u200bHe\u200b has \u200claunched\u2064 an investigation into the matter, following the speaker&#8217;s suggestion to investigate Biden\u2064 over the \u200dwildfire\u200d response.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"link\">Click here to read more from the Washington Examiner<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Maui\u200c County\u200b has taken legal action against Hawaiian Electric, alleging that the company is\u200b responsible for\u200b the wildfires. However, Hawaiian Electric has claimed that the power in its lines was already out before the fires started.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, \u200bthe \u2062death toll in Maui stands at 115. The Maui Police Department has\u200d identified 40 victims so far and notified their families. Eight other \u2064victims have been identified, but their \u2062families have not yet been contacted. The county is seeking\u200c assistance from locals to help identify 388 individuals who have been reported as missing.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-CA) plans to visit Hawaii to assess the recent wildfires on Maui. This follows President Joe Biden&#8217;s visit two weeks ago. 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