{"id":2021680,"date":"2023-09-04T19:04:01","date_gmt":"2023-09-04T23:04:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/govt-incompetence-lives-lost-everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-maui-fire\/"},"modified":"2023-09-04T19:09:12","modified_gmt":"2023-09-04T23:09:12","slug":"govt-incompetence-lives-lost-everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-maui-fire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/govt-incompetence-lives-lost-everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-maui-fire\/","title":{"rendered":"Maui Fire: Gov&#8217;t Incompetence and Lives Lost"},"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\">14<\/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%2Fgovt-incompetence-lives-lost-everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-maui-fire%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=2021680&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 \u200dTragic Story of the \u2064Maui Fire<\/h2>\n<p>The quaint and historic town of Lahaina, Hawaii, is known for many \u2062things: its whale-watching tours, its\u200d beautiful\u2063 beaches, its iconic Front Street and much more.<\/p>\n<p>But after disaster struck in early August, the old whaling village will likely be remembered most for just\u2064 one thing.<\/p>\n<p>Here is how one of the saddest tragedies in American history \u2014 the Maui fire \u2014 unfolded.<\/p>\n<h3>How the Fires Began<\/h3>\n<p>Although the investigation was ongoing in early September, Hawaiian Electric said that \u200d<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/abbott-restricts-natural-gas-flowing-out-of-texas-as-state-struggles-under-freezing-temps\/\" title=\"Abbott Restricts Natural Gas Flowing Out Of Texas As State Struggles Under Freezing Temps\">downed power lines<\/a>, caused by high winds from the nearby Hurricane Dora, were likely the cause of \u2064the first blaze in Lahaina, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mauinews.com\/news\/local-news\/2023\/08\/heco-takes-responsibility-for-first-lahaina-fire-but-not-second\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Maui Times<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Around 6:30 a.m. on Aug. 8, residents of Lahaina\u2062 and other communities in \u2063West Maui reported \u2062power outages, according to\u200c an <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/hawaii-fires-timeline-maui-lahaina-road-block-c8522222f6de587bd14b2da0020c40e9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Associated Press timeline<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Resident Shane Treu reported seeing \u2062one power line fall over and ignite \u200da grass fire, which quickly spread near the\u200b Lahaina Intermediate School.<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-embed\">\n<\/div>\n<p>The nearby neighborhood evacuated to a local civic \u200dcenter, and authorities declared the fire contained by 10\u2064 a.m., the AP said.<\/p>\n<p>Around 3:30 p.m.,\u200c the fire \u2062flared up again, and\u2062 the flames soon spread to \u2063the downtown area as those nearby began fleeing.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, the fire department closed Lahaina Bypass, the only route south out of\u2062 town.<\/p>\n<p>Residents were not alerted by any of the town\u2019s\u2062 80 warning sirens.<\/p>\n<p>Although the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency did post an evacuation notice on social media, that was almost an hour-and-a-half after the flare-up, and many residents did not have cellular\u2063 service or power.<\/p>\n<p>Eventually, the flames reached Front\u200b Street, which borders \u200dthe ocean.<\/p>\n<h3>The Roadblocks<\/h3>\n<p>Sadly, it was not just the flames that killed Maui residents, but\u200d incompetence.<\/p>\n<p>Perhaps the most infamous of the\u200b roadblocks was on Front Street.<\/p>\n<p>The police and fire departments had blocked the only road out \u200cof town to the south, forcing residents\u200b onto the grid-locked Front Street to the north, which was surrounded by flames and the ocean \u200con one side.<\/p>\n<p>Many residents burned alive in their cars or died from \u200csmoke inhalation, while \u200bothers jumped the seawall and\u2064 into the ocean.<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em><strong>WARNING:\u2062 The \u2063following video shows\u200d an \u2064intense situation that some viewers may find disturbing.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"tiktok-embed\" style=\"max-width: 605px;min-width: 325px\" cite=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@brigettefraser23\/video\/7271234834289200389\" data-video-id=\"7271234834289200389\">\n<section><a title=\"@brigettefraser23\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@brigettefraser23?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@brigettefraser23<\/a> Credit to:\u200c @Eric\u200d &#038; Lisa \u200cWest <a title=\"lahaina\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/lahaina?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#Lahaina<\/a> <a title=\"maui\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/maui?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#Maui<\/a> <a title=\"hawaii\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/tag\/hawaii?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#Hawaii<\/a> <a title=\"\u266c original sound - Brigette Fraser\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/music\/original-sound-7271234841092344582?refer=embed\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u266c original sound \u2013 Brigette \u200dFraser<\/a><\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>But many of the residents who survived did so because they ignored the blockades.<\/p>\n<p>Maui resident Nate Baird and \u200dhis family, for\u2062 instance.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cNobody \u2064realized how little time we really \u2063had,\u201d Baird told the AP. \u201cLike even us being from the heart of the \u200bfire, we did not comprehend. Like we literally had minutes and one wrong turn. We would all be dead\u200b right now.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Eric West, local resident\u2062 of \u2063Lahaina, posted this a few days ago. Here, he interviews a guy everyone calls, \u200c\u201cFish\u201d\u200c \u2013 a local legend know for his\u2063 surfing and his handmade crafts \u2013 who witnessed first hand the cause \u2062of the \u2018car blockade\u2019 on Front Street.<\/p>\n<p>Please share\u2062 this\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/tb8og87cf6\">https:\/\/t.co\/tb8og87cf6<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/UKlQP6u29b\">pic.twitter.com\/UKlQP6u29b<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 GEORGE (@TheGeorgeHQ) \u2064 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheGeorgeHQ\/status\/1691915801761042773?\">August 16, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3>Local and Federal Government Response<\/h3>\n<p>Infuriated Maui residents \u200dstrongly criticized the local and federal\u2062 government response to the fire.<\/p>\n<p>When asked during an Aug. 16 news conference why\u2064 none of Maui\u2019s sirens \u2014 normally used \u2062for tsunamis\u200c \u2014 sounded during the blaze, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/maui-emergency-official-defends-not-sounding-islands-80-warning-sirens-fire-engulfed-island-amid-death-toll-reaching-111\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Herman Andaya<\/a>, administrator of \u2064the Maui County Emergency \u200bManagement Agency, defended the agency\u2019s decision.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe public is trained to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/maui-emergency-chief-explains-why-no-sirens-alerted-residents-to-fast-approaching-fire\/\" title=\"Maui's Emergency Chief clarifies absence of sirens during rapid fire threat.\">seek higher ground<\/a> in the event that the siren is sounded. \u2026 \u2064Had we sounded the siren that night, we\u2019re\u200b afraid that people would have gone mauka [to the mountainside], and if that was the\u2062 case then they would have gone into the fire,\u201d Andaya said.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Maui Emergency Management Agency Administrator Herman Andaya today defended the decision not \u2063to activate emergency sirens warning <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Maui?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Maui<\/a> residents and visitors \u200cabout the \u2062wildfires. Here\u2019s a clip from the press conference.<\/p>\n<p>Details: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/0m3zSd9QmD\">https:\/\/t.co\/0m3zSd9QmD<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/HInews?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#HInews<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/StarAdvertiser?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#StarAdvertiser<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/lSe3iM6flj\">pic.twitter.com\/lSe3iM6flj<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Star-Advertiser (@StarAdvertiser) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/StarAdvertiser\/status\/1692029256337850745?\">August 17, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>But Maui residents weren\u2019t buying it. HEMA\u2019s\u2064 own <a href=\"https:\/\/dod.hawaii.gov\/hiema\/all-hazard-statewide-outdoor-warning-siren-system\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">website<\/a> refers to\u200d the sirens as an \u201cAll-Hazard Statewide Outdoor Warning Siren System.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A number of residents told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawaiinewsnow.com\/2023\/08\/17\/mauis-head-emergency-management-again-defends-decision-keep-sirens-silent\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hawaii News Now<\/a> \u2062 that the sirens would have alerted\u200c people to look outside, see the fire and evacuate \u200baccordingly.<\/p>\n<p>Andaya <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/mauis-top-emergency-official-amid-avalanche-criticism\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">resigned<\/a> shortly \u2063after the news conference.<\/p>\n<p>Another area of criticism was the roadblocks.<\/p>\n<p>Maui Police Chief John Pelletier defended them during a news conference a couple of weeks after the fire, the AP reported.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe did not close or forbid people from getting out of Lahaina,\u201d Pelletier said. \u201cIf there was a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/millions-without-power-in-texas-energy-prices-climb\/\" title=\"Millions Without Power In Texas; Energy Prices Climb\">downed power line<\/a> that was live, we wanted to make\u2063 sure that you didn\u2019t go over a downed live power line.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Residents also were angry with Hawaii Gov. Josh Green \u2064over an emergency order the Democrat signed \u200bon July 17, about three weeks before the Lahaina fire.<\/p>\n<p>The \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/governor.hawaii.gov\/chiefhousingofficer\/emergency-proclamation-relating-to-housing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Emergency Proclamation Relating to Housing<\/a>\u201d suspends a number of laws \u2014 including historic preservation, environmental \u2062review, \u2062open government and collective \u200cbargaining laws \u2014 \u200call for the stated purpose of speeding up development and easing the state\u2019s housing crisis, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.civilbeat.org\/2023\/08\/maui-county-council-gets-an-earful-from-angry-residents-over-housing-proposal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Honolulu Civil Beat<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Green\u2019s comments after the fire also raised concerns.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m already thinking about ways for the state to \u200bacquire that land so that we can put it into workforce housing, to put it back\u2063 into families or to make it open spaces in perpetuity as a memorial to people who were lost,\u201d \u200bhe told \u200creporters on \u200bAug. 15.<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-embed\">\n<\/div>\n<p>On Aug.\u200d 22, residents at a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=DpFnb6BHJuY\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Maui council meeting<\/a> vented their frustrations.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe governor says,\u2062 \u2018Oh, I\u2019m going to take the land.\u2019 He\u2019s talking about [how] \u2062the state wants to purchase all this land and come in and open it for the working class and also for a memorial and things like that. Who the hell does he \u2063think that he should get this land? This\u2064 land belongs to the people already,\u201d one resident said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI would just like to ask each council member to let\u200b me know, are you in favor \u200dof this emergency\u2064 proclamation that takes away sunshine law, collective bargaining \u2026\u2064 all your \u2064power and decision-making?\u201d another resident <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/DpFnb6BHJuY?si=X0zxQ1SERdkU8eiY&#038;t=176\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">said<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWho\u2019s in favor of that because I have serious concerns.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-embed\">\n<\/div>\n<p>Hawaiians also have heavily criticized \u200bMaui\u2063 Mayor Richard Bissen, saying he displayed a lack of leadership and accountability. \u2063Some have asked him\u200b to resign,\u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawaiinewsnow.com\/2023\/08\/31\/mauis-mayor-faces-calls-resign-questions-about-countys-wildfire-response-grow\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hawaii News Now<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n<p>At a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=8axGtb2Kp7E\">news conference<\/a> Tuesday, a reporter asked who was in\u2062 charge of overseeing Maui\u200b Emergency Management during the fires.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019m not sure who was\u2063 in charge. I think \u2064Herman Andaya was\u200b still \u200din charge, he just wasn\u2019t present. He was in contact with his team \u2014 I guess by phone?\u200c I don\u2019t know exactly how, but he was still the emergency manager for us then,\u201d \u200dBissen said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-embed\">\n<\/div>\n<p>The\u200c mayor also has faced criticism for not disclosing where he was during the fire, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawaiinewsnow.com\/2023\/08\/31\/mauis-mayor-faces-calls-resign-questions-about-countys-wildfire-response-grow\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hawaii News Now<\/a> reported. He addressed those concerns in a \u200b <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=YzDn-2dNhXU&#038;t=8s\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">video statement<\/a> Thursday.<\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-embed\">\n<\/div>\n<p>Maui residents \u2014 and many Republicans \u2014 have rebuked President Joe Biden\u2019s response to the crisis \u200bas well.<\/p>\n<p>While vacationing in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware, on Aug. 13, Biden was\u2063 asked about \u2062the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/india-breaks-world-record-for-covid-19-cases-in-day-countries-rush-to-ban-travel\/\" title=\"India Breaks World Record For COVID-19 Cases In Day; Countries Rush To Ban Travel\">rising death count<\/a> in the Lahaina \u2062fires. The president, who \u200chad not yet visited Lahaina, simply smiled and said \u201cno comment.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Nearly two weeks \u2064later, \u2063a White House spokeswoman told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2023\/08\/24\/us\/politics\/biden-maui-wildfire-no-comment.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The New York \u200cTimes<\/a> that Biden \u201cdidn\u2019t hear the question.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The White House now claims Joe\u2063 Biden \u2018didn\u2019t hear the question\u2019 when he had \u2018no comment\u2019 on Maui.<\/p>\n<p>Decide for yourself:<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/WrX8qOyvhG\">https:\/\/t.co\/WrX8qOyvhG<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/i6ZHfqU8Tl\">pic.twitter.com\/i6ZHfqU8Tl<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 The First (@TheFirstonTV) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheFirstonTV\/status\/1695133171942064554?\">August \u200d25, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Former President\u200d Donald Trump laid into Biden on <a href=\"https:\/\/truthsocial.com\/@realDonaldTrump\/posts\/110890379221576391\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Truth Social<\/a> in a video message Aug. 14,\u200c calling\u2062 his political\u200d rival\u2019s response a \u201c<a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/trump-notices-nasty-thing-biden-giving-no-comment-rising-death-toll-maui\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">disgraceful thing<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Statement from President Donald J. Trump on Devastating Maui Wildfires <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ReHhmhfYj6\">pic.twitter.com\/ReHhmhfYj6<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Team Trump (Text TRUMP to \u200c88022) (@TeamTrump) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TeamTrump\/status\/1691218219481067520?\">August 14, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>After declaring a federal disaster in Hawaii, Biden announced a \u2063one-time payment \u200dof $700 per household to residents affected by the fire. This seemingly stingy relief effort also attracted criticism.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">2.\u200c We\u2019re laser-focused on getting aid to survivors, including Critical Needs Assistance: a one-time $700 payment per\u2062 household offering relief during an unimaginably difficult time.<\/p>\n<p>We have staff on the ground dedicated to \u200bhelping survivors navigate the registration \u2062process.<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \u2063President\u200d Biden (@POTUS) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/POTUS\/status\/1691109605278179328?\">August 14, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>In an interview with reporter Jeremy Loffredo on social media, an anonymous Lahaina resident who lost her home in the fire said Biden should keep his money.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI think Joe Biden should take his\u200b $700 and get back on the f***ing plane and go home. That\u2019s what I think,\u201d she said. \u2064\u201cThe $700\u2064 compared to all the millions he\u2019s giving to Ukraine. Why? We need it.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThat\u2019s why we don\u2019t understand why. We\u2019re citizens and we cannot get money, but if they\u2019re not citizens, they get gazillions of dollars from the U.S.A. Where is our government?\u201d<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em><strong>WARNING: The following video contains vulgar language that some viewers may find offensive.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">An indigenous Lahaina local tells me she lost her house, pets, medicine and \u2063cash savings. She can\u2019t get a call back from FEMA and \u2064has yet\u200c to see any type of US aid relief.<\/p>\n<p>She says Joe Biden should keep his \u2063insulting $700 because of the \u201cgazillions\u201d\u200b he\u2019s sending Ukraine. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/FLNgMdemtq\">pic.twitter.com\/FLNgMdemtq<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Jeremy Loffredo (@loffredojeremy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/loffredojeremy\/status\/1694948583542251620?\">August 25, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The Republican-led House Oversight and Accountability \u2064Committee announced Tuesday it is launching an investigation into the federal government\u2019s handling of the\u200d crisis, \u2063the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.civilbeat.org\/2023\/08\/house-oversight-committee-will-launch-federal-probe-into-maui-fire-response\/#:~:text=President%20Joe%20Biden%20issued%20a,to%20debris%20cleanup%20and%20removal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Honolulu Civil Beat reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Lahaina\u200d Today<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Lahaina\u2064 experienced the deadliest U.S. wildfire since 1918, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nfpa.org\/-\/media\/Files\/News-and-Research\/Fire-statistics-and-reports\/WUI\/Wildland-Fires-in-the-US-history-with-10-or-more-deaths.ashx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">National \u200cFire Protection Agency<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawaiinewsnow.com\/2023\/09\/04\/latest-lahaina-fire-now-100-contained-death-toll-remains-115\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Hawaii News Now<\/a> \u2064reported Sunday that the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/govt-incompetence-lives-lost-everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-maui-fire\/\" title=\"Maui Fire: Gov't Incompetence and Lives Lost\">confirmed death toll stood<\/a> \u200bat\u200c 115, where it had remained for about two weeks, with 58 of the victims identified.<\/p>\n<p>That same report said the Lahaina fire \u2063was now 100 percent\u200d contained, with 2,170 acres affected by the blaze.<\/p>\n<p>Before the FBI released an <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mauinuistrong.info\/unaccountedfor\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">official list<\/a> on Aug. 24, the number \u2062of missing people was thought to be about 1,000. The\u200b FBI list declared 388 people missing.<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, the tragedy \u200bis not over yet. Residents worry that the crisis presents an irresistible opportunity for greedy land developers \u2063eager to capitalize on the \u2063situation, the <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/hawaii-maui-lahaina-housing-prices-shortage-d8902c3ea55a8ec4d9938865f3f749f7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">AP<\/a> reported. Many locals who are an integral part of what makes Lahaina Lahaina will be \u201cpriced out\u201d of the neighborhood.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s a sad story with a grim reminder: What happened in Lahaina can happen anywhere. Should people trust their governments to respond any differently\u200c than they did \u200din Maui?<\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/govt-incompetence-lives-lost-everything-need-know-maui-fire\/\">Gov&#8217;t Incompetence? Lives Lost? Everything You \u2063Need to Know About the Maui Fire<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\">The Western Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lahaina, Hawaii, a charming historic town, is renowned for its whale-watching tours, stunning beaches, and iconic Front Street. However, following a devastating incident in early August, this old whaling village will be remembered primarily for one heartbreaking tragedy. 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