Lahaina fire?

[Wookie]

Outrage?

Well I should think so.

And arrested by Marines? OK.

 

[Jake 10]

Outrage?

Well I should think so.

And arrested by Marines? OK.

full story here

Where is FEMA staying in Maui? Four Seasons claim sparks outrage online

The Federal Emergency Management Agency, popularly known as FEMA recently came under scrutiny.

www.sportskeeda.com

 

[lexvil]

No, FEMA's Erik Hooks Wasn't Arrested in Aftermath of Maui Wildfires

Multiple websites spread the rumor without a disclaimer saying it originated with an article that claimed to be satirical.

www.snopes.com

 

[Wookie]

full story here

Where is FEMA staying in Maui? Four Seasons claim sparks outrage online

The Federal Emergency Management Agency, popularly known as FEMA recently came under scrutiny.

www.sportskeeda.com

Full ******** story

The Four Seasons does indeed likely average a grand a night. You think Maui is packed with tourists spending a grand a night?

Government rate is $304 for lodging. Anything over that the employee pays themselves. I am sure Four Seasons is happy to get $304 rather than lay off their employees.

 

[SmashMonkey]

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After we evacuated West Maui we stayed at one of the named five star luxury hotels in Wailea. Why? Because when a load hotels are not useable because they are in the disaster zone with no power, no cell, no internet, limited food, unsafe water, and there are no rooms available on Maui at any price, you have to take whatever lodging you can get. We were extremely lucky to find anything at all. People had to scramble to find any kind of roof over their heads, some had to sleep in their cars or shelters or the airport.

It wasn't just FEMA staying at our hotel, there were out-of-state SAR and other first responders staying at our hotel. Probably because there was available rooms with power and communications and food. We saw them go out in the early morning to West Maui and come back late at night. The only comment we got from any of them was, "Don't go back to Lahaina." They were finding whole families including children and pets that were gone. It wasn't exactly hanging out at the pool or the spa.

 

[Brett Hatch]

The FEMA arrest story is fake news folks, completely made up. It was originally an article on a satire website Real Raw News, and credulously repeated by some very questionable news sources. We don't moderate for information accuracy so I'm not going to touch any of these posts, but I would encourage you all to read the Snopes article @lexvil posted above: No, FEMA's Erik Hooks Wasn't Arrested in Aftermath of Maui Wildfires

 

[PBcatfish]

All of Hawaii has like a 97% occupancy rate year round, or at least they did when I last looked. When there is any glitch in the housing availability, things get really tight, really fast.

 

[FishCity]

Maui County isn't the most transparent bunch of politicians and officials wrt either the Lahaina fire or "lessons learned" from a serious 2018 wildfire in the Lahaina area.

Maui County trying to block AG interview related to 2018 wildfires - West Hawaii Today

Maui county officials are trying to block the state Department of the Attorney General from questioning the head of the Maui Emergency Management Agency about what the county learned from the 2018 West Maui wildfires.

www.westhawaiitoday.com

I personally had reservations starting over 20 years ago about staying West Maui after getting stuck there when the pali road would close for hours after a bruch fire or car accidents. Didn’t want to miss a flight home or sleep at airport on arrival.

Just a mention to stay alert. Hawaii isn't well resourced for fires, etc.