{"id":2078467,"date":"2023-10-24T21:47:02","date_gmt":"2023-10-25T01:47:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/west-maui-to-reopen-to-tourists-in-november\/"},"modified":"2023-10-24T21:50:46","modified_gmt":"2023-10-25T01:50:46","slug":"west-maui-to-reopen-to-tourists-in-november","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/west-maui-to-reopen-to-tourists-in-november\/","title":{"rendered":"West Maui set to welcome back tourists in November."},"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\">18<\/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%2Fwest-maui-to-reopen-to-tourists-in-november%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=2078467&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--><p><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">LAHAINA, HAWAII (Photo\u2062 by \u2063Justin Sullivan\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>OAN\u2019s Stephanie Stahl<\/h2>\n<p>6:02 PM \u2013 Tuesday, October 24, 2023<\/p>\n<p>Following the deadliest U.S. wildfire in over a century, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mauicounty.gov\/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=12976#:~:text=Mayor%20Richard%20Bissen%20announced%20Monday,area%20from%20Kahana%20to%20Ka%CA%BBanapali.\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/www.mauicounty.gov\/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=12976#:~:text=Mayor%20Richard%20Bissen%20announced%20Monday,area%20from%20Kahana%20to%20Ka%CA%BBanapali.\">Maui County\u2063 officials<\/a> have announced that all\u200b of West Maui \u2014 except \u200cfor destroyed sections of historic Lahaina \u2014 will be welcoming visitors \u2063again on\u2064 November\u200b 1<sup>st<\/sup>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px; text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" data-placeholder-image=\"https:\/\/c3.oann.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/complianz-gdpr\/assets\/images\/placeholders\/twitter-minimal.jpg\" class=\"cmplz-placeholder-element twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The phased reopening of West Maui began \u200bon October 8. The rest of West Maui north of Lahaina \u2014 from Kahana to K\u0101\u2018anapali \u2014 will begin reopening on Wednesday, November 1. \u2063(1\/3)<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Hawaii (@gohawaii) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/gohawaii\/status\/1716968288608260489?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 25, \u200c2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" async data-cmplz-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>On Monday,\u2062 Mayor Richard\u200b Bissen said that\u200b the decision was made\u200c after talking\u200d it through \u2062with the Lahaina advisory team, \u200dthe\u2062 Red Cross, \u200dand other partners.<\/p>\n<p>The decision marks a significant\u200c step toward recovery following\u2064 the devastating wildfire that broke out on August 8<sup>th<\/sup>,\u200b killing at least 99 people, displacing thousands, and destroying more than 2,000 buildings. <\/p>\n<p>Prior to this announcement, Mayor Bissen \u2062and his Lahaina Advisory Team created a phased-reopening\u2062 approach in response to Governor \u2063Josh Green\u2019s \u2062announcement of an October 8<sup>th<\/sup> reopening. <\/p>\n<p>This phased strategy was developed to \u2064help residents resume\u200c work, ensure the availability of\u2063 essential childcare services, and facilitate the enrollment of\u2063 children in temporary state Department of Education elementary\u2063 and intermediate \u200dschools.<\/p>\n<p>The phases \u200balso aimed to address the housing requirements\u2063 of those temporarily housed in various hotel properties, while\u200d emphasizing a gradual reintegration \u2063of visitors.<\/p>\n<p>West Maui represents about half of Maui\u2019s total accommodations, \u2062with \u200bmore than 11,000 hotel rooms. <\/p>\n<p>Mayor Bissen \u200dexplained that the November 1<sup>st<\/sup> reopening will consolidate the final two planned\u2063 phases. This combined reopening\u2063 serves as a signal for businesses and workers to \u200cinitiate their preparations.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cThe Red Cross\u200c has assured me that housing for displaced\u2062 L\u0101hain\u0101 residents, including those staying in \u200chotels, is not in jeopardy. \u2064In addition, the County has a commitment\u2062 from \u200dother partners to work on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/west-maui-to-reopen-to-tourists-in-november\/\" title=\"West Maui set to welcome back tourists in November.\">developing child\u2063 care programs<\/a> for displaced \u200bfamilies. Sheltering close to 7,000 survivors remains a\u200b critical focus of our efforts and \u2064their needs are our priority. I appreciate the help our hotels have provided these past \u200bseveral weeks, and we\u2019ll continue to work together with the hotel properties and American Red Cross,\u201d Mayor\u2062 Bissen said in a statement.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Maui communities have pushed back against the \u2062plan to reopen to tourists again, arguing that the disaster-stricken region is\u200c not ready \u200cyet. <\/p>\n<p>Some residents have even \u2064drafted a petition to delay the reopening\u2062 of\u2062 West Maui. The <a href=\"https:\/\/actionnetwork.org\/petitions\/delay-the-reopening-of-west-maui-to-tourism-on-october-8th\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/actionnetwork.org\/petitions\/delay-the-reopening-of-west-maui-to-tourism-on-october-8th\">petition<\/a> \u200bhas garnered \u2062nearly\u200c 17,000\u2062 signatures \u200dso far.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" data-placeholder-image=\"https:\/\/c3.oann.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/complianz-gdpr\/assets\/images\/placeholders\/twitter-minimal.jpg\" class=\"cmplz-placeholder-element twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Lahaina Legislators: West \u200cMaui Tourism Reopening \u2018Too Much, Too Soon\u2019 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/FXDASC9LFq\">https:\/\/t.co\/FXDASC9LFq<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/HawaiiTourismNews?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#HawaiiTourismNews<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2Dl296rtHe\">pic.twitter.com\/2Dl296rtHe<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Hawaii\u200c Tourism (@hawaiitalk) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hawaiitalk\/status\/1714871083047014859?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">October 19, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script type=\"text\/plain\" data-service=\"twitter\" data-category=\"marketing\" async data-cmplz-src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p>Lahaina\u200d resident\u200d De\u200c Andre \u200bMakakoa, whose house burned down in the \u200cfire, is one\u200b of the thousands\u200c who signed the petition.\u2063 He \u200bwas able to \u2064secure permanent housing, but he is \u200cstill worried about his relatives that \u200dare \u2063reliant on relief hotels.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cThe Red Cross \u2064only operates in a select amount of hotels,\u2062 but all \u2064the hotels and condominiums that the Red Cross \u200bwasn\u2019t operating in, they don\u2019t have protection,\u2062 so now that\u200c tourism has \u200dopened back up \u2064everybody is getting evicted out of there,\u201d Makakoa said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>According to\u200d the mayor, residents\u2063 who have been staying in West Maui hotels and\u200d other short-term accommodations after losing their \u200dhomes in\u200c the\u2063 fire will not lose their lodging.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re assured by the Red\u2063 Cross\u200c that their housing will not be in\u2063 jeopardy,\u201d Mayor Bissen said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The\u200b mayor also added that the\u200c reopening schedule was voluntary and said \u200dthat some properties have already reopened\u200b on\u200c their \u200cown.<\/p>\n<p>Stay informed! 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Subscribe here. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-4\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px; text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-4'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<p class=\"dpsp-share-text\" style=\"margin-bottom:10px\"> \t\t \t\tShare \u2062this post!\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Tom Emmer\u2019s House Speaker Bid lasts hours\u2062 while MSNBC pundit Michael Cohen testifies\u200b against \u2064Trump.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>South Carolina Senator Tim\u200c Scott visits Chicago to\u200c speak to voters. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>A new lawsuit accuses NewsGuard of defaming \u200bConsortium News.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/one-year-later-americans-and-allies-remain-stranded-in-afghanistan-after-bidens-botched-withdrawal\/\" title=\"One Year Later: Americans and Allies Remain Stranded in Afghanistan After Biden's Botched Withdrawal\">humanitarian aid group<\/a> in Israel gives OAN an exclusive look at scenes following Hamas\u2019s attack \u200con\u200d Israel.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Elon\u2064 Musk said the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/people-who-trash-their-family-in-public-cant-be-trusted\/\" title=\"Don't trust those who publicly criticize their own family.\">social\u200c media platform<\/a>\u200c X will soon launch\u2063 two new tiers of premium subscriptions.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Bitcoin jumped on Friday above $30,000\u200b for \u2062first time \u200bsince July, taking gains for the \u2063week \u2062past 10%.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Meta and TikTok have \u200dbeen given \u2063a week to provide \u2062details on measures\u200d taken to counter the spread \u200cof\u2064 terrorist, violent content and hate speech on their platforms.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Netflix increased \u2062subscription prices for\u200d some streaming plans\u200b as it shattered expectations\u2063 for new customers.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> rnrn  <\/p>\n<h2> What factors \u200cwere taken \u200binto consideration when determining the phased reopening of West \u2062Maui after the wildfire?<\/h2>\n<p><span>  Following\u200c the deadliest wildfire in over a \u200dcentury, Maui County officials have announced that West Maui, except for the destroyed sections of \u2063historic Lahaina, will\u2064 be welcoming visitors again on November 1st.<\/p>\n<p>The phased reopening of West Maui began on October 8 and \u2064now the rest\u2063 of West Maui north\u200c of Lahaina, from Kahana to K\u0101\u2018anapali, will begin reopening on November 1st.\u200b This decision was made after\u2062 extensive discussions with the Lahaina advisory team, the Red Cross, and \u200cother partners. <\/p>\n<p>This announcement\u200b marks \u200ca significant step towards recovery \u200dafter the devastating wildfire that occurred on August 8th. The\u2064 fire resulted in the loss of \u2063at least 99 lives, the displacement \u200cof thousands \u2064of people, and the destruction \u200bof more than 2,000 buildings.<\/p>\n<p>Prior to this announcement, Mayor Richard Bissen and his Lahaina Advisory Team developed a phased-reopening approach in response to Governor Josh Green&#8217;s declaration of an October 8th reopening. This \u200cstrategy aimed to assist residents in resuming work, ensuring the availability of essential childcare services, and \u200bfacilitating the enrollment of children in temporary state Department\u2064 of\u200c Education elementary \u200band intermediate\u2063 schools.<\/p>\n<p>In addition\u200c to these \u200bobjectives, the phased strategy \u2064also \u2064aimed to address\u2064 the housing requirements \u2064of those\u200c temporarily \u200bhoused in \u2063various hotel properties. This approach emphasized a gradual reintegration\u200d of visitors into the \u200carea, prioritizing the needs and safety of both\u200d residents and tourists.<\/p>\n<p>The reopening of West Maui is a testament to the resilience and determination of\u2063 the community to recover from the devastating wildfire. It is a significant milestone towards the return of normalcy\u2064 and the revival of tourism in the region.<\/p>\n<p>Visitors planning to visit \u200bWest Maui\u2062 after the reopening should be mindful of \u200dany safety guidelines and protocols that\u200d may be \u2064in \u2064place. It is crucial to respect the local regulations and \u2062follow the \u200dguidance\u2062 of authorities to ensure a safe and enjoyable experience for\u2063 everyone.<\/p>\n<p>The reopening of West Maui is a sign of hope and renewal for the community\u2062 and serves as a reminder of the strength and unity that \u200dcan \u2064arise\u2063 from adversity. It is an opportunity for residents and visitors alike to come together and support the recovery \u2063efforts, ensuring a brighter future for West Maui and its \u2062residents.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>reopening of West Maui, excluding damaged parts of Lahaina, is set for November 1st, as confirmed by Maui County officials. This decision comes after the devastating U.S. wildfire, the deadliest in a hundred years. 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