LAHAINA FIRE Recovery Update - March 2024 DRONE Tour - Have we made ANY Progress ???
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- Опубликовано: 19 июн 2024
- Lahaina Maui FIRE Update. New Drone Video of the Entire Burn Zone taken in March 2024 shows the progress made about 6 weeks after phase 2 of the cleanup process started. Watch the entire video to see what is happening behind the dust fences in our beloved Lahaina town.
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0:00 Introduction
0:35 Puamana
1:36 Front Street South
2:17 Lahaina Shores
3:00 Lahaina Harbor
3:25 Banyan Tree
3:49 Front Street & Dickenson St.
4:32 Outlets of Maui
5:15 Kahoma Village
5:52 Old Lahaina Luau
7:04 Wahikuli
9:52 Lahaina Cannery Mall
10:13 Kahoma Village
11:55 Cheeseburger In Paradise
12:08 Lahainaluna Rd & Neighborhood
14:06 Kahoma Homes
15:02 Hoonanea Townhomes
15:13 Opukea at Lahaina Condos
15:27 Minds Eye Interior Building
16:20 Aina Nalu Vacation Rental Condos
17:33 Prison Street
8:11 Shark Pit
18:49 Puamana
Walking Tour of Front Street that is OPEN
• Lahaina's FRONT Street...
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Citizen journalism at its FINEST. Thank you. I TRUST what you're showing which is more than I can say for any MSM coverage. MAHALO for all you do.
Has Fox been running updates?
I wonder if I’ll ever be able to watch these videos without ending up in tears… beautiful Lahaina 💔
Visited there years ago & loved the land and played. So friendly.
Same 😢I used to live there… it tears my heart out.
Me too..I just get sick Everytime I see this..but I'm glad their making progress
Thank you for sharing that drone video. Yes, I hope you will show more of these updates as progress continues.
Still can't believe this heartbreaking tragedy. Peace and love to all there.
Mahalo for keeping us updated who live on mainland. Our prayers to all.❤
🙏❤️😊🤗
Grew up there and I can only watch 5 minutes at a time. So heartbroken. Thank you for your tactful presentation. 😢
thank you for the update
.HOLD ON TO YOUR LAND.KEEP THE FAITH.GOD IS WITH YOU.❤
It amazes me that some houses were not burnt yet houses around them were totally gone!
Yes...either not touched or dustified. That's normal. NOT
Ditto with tornadoes - it’s so weird to see some buildings and homes untouched but less than 50 feet away others are completely devastated. Go figure 🤷♀️
I live near the area of the Santiam fire in Oregon that occurred several years ago. It was the same thing, small towns where some houses burned and others right next door were practically untouched.
@@metonicycle6294 You must not be familiar with wildfires. This IS perfectly normal. A lot depends on the wind, roof material, house material, and nearby vegetation.
@@donnaw1835 You must be ignorant or easily deceived. Take your pick. The Woolsey fire came within 60 feet of my home. I refused to evacuate, battled it for eight hours with sprinklers and a hose, saved my home, never ever saw a firefighter use water until the next day. My neighbors evacuated and their house is gone. Don't tell me I must not be familiar. I know arson when I see it. They have a weapon you are not familiar with. Wake up!
I’ve been to Lahaina many times over the years, and it pains me to see it destroyed. Even if they build it back, it’ll never be the same. So sad.
No cause it's going to be a smart city. All inhabitants will only be rich, famous or government officials like corrupt fire, police, mayor, etc..
it pains me MORE to see how OBVIOUSLY selected homes are spared at the beginning and past the Lahaina Cannery Mall.....I thought it was a taken into the central area of Lahaina, not be selective.........looks MORE like a deliberate source of ignition............and blaming HECO is being used as scapegoat...
@@Waynes-xt9grsame. Either its toasted to a crisp or its just fine
DEW
I always wondered about the saying, "Build Back Better" ! It seem like a somewhat dirty saying meaning, "we are going to destroy your life so we can Build Back Better". I too visited and enjoyed Front Street. Prayers for the people there to keep their property and have the ability to rebuild with dignity.
Mahalo for putting these videos together! You do a really good job of keeping everyone up to date of the progress of the clean up.
Thank you!
Thanks so much for the update! We love Lahaina. Thanks for pointing out Cheeseburger in Paradise! That’s always our first stop when we get to Maui. Also please point out Lahaina Pizza Co. All the wonderful shops we have been in dozens of times! We will be back in Feb 2025.❤️ Thanks again!
@JesseGWald how are people supposed to rebuild? Is insurance going to cover everyone? Or is Hawaii going to pay for rebuilding because of its negligence in handling the fire?
Thank You for being a part of Maui…. Have been coming to Maui for 23 years…I am Heart Broken!!God Bless to all …🙏🙏🙏
We send hundreds of billions to strangers that we don’t know but don’t bother to take care of our own citizens. A broken system
Biden is the one who pushed massive money be given to foreign countries. I will never vote for him or any democrat running for office. So disgusting!
Thank you for sharing this video, the MSM is completely ignoring this. Love from Florida to Maui, stay Maui strong!
They were told to ignore it less the masses start understanding who is behind these wild fires and why
Burying it .
Your quality and coverage of the progress is unmatched! Please keep doing what you’re doing! ❤
Thank You for this. I am a Tubbs fire survivor. I have been home for as long as I was gone as of tomorrow. My heart has been broken and I feel so much for the Lahaina fire people. I feel like we are the members of a club that no one wants to join, but so many of us are suffering these devastating losses. My thoughts are with everyone in Maui and the losses in Texas right now. Fire destroys everything! Nothing is spared, I'll never be the same...I still cry every day as I cry for all Fire People...
That was the first major fire of this nature. So sad. It was such a shock and changed our lack of security forever. Long time Northern California and Maui resident, here.
I’m sorry you’re going through this. Our government got other priorities than taking care of its own people.
@@EmpowHer23yeah 8 trillion bucks to trump's buddies. 2 billion to Jared Kushner.
The Texas panhandle fires burned over a million acres. Largest one in Texas ever. I live south of the panhandle and friends up there that went through the fires say that what once was grassland looks like a desert now. You only see the bear ground. I’ve been very sad to see this happen to so many. I can’t help but wonder if it’s part of the executive order Biden signed in 2021 that would make 30% of America government owned land by 2030? That includes waterways attached. Right now government owned land in USA is about 15% or less. The plan goes on to aim for 50% of land to be owned by the federal government by 2050. Scary thought
I’m so sorry you had to live through that experience. I grew up in Calistoga on Fairview not far from Tubbs Ln. I cried watching the news footage of the Valley on fire. And I cried watching footage of Lahaina - so many memories my family has had there and so much devastation for the local community. Prayers to all.
My wife and I were in Lahaina just a year ago, it was not our first trip. We loved Lahaina from the first time we stepped foot there and we made friends along the way. Our hearts ache for what happened to your beloved town. Thank you so much for the updates. We pray for you every day. We cannot wait till your town is restored and we can visit you once again. God Bless, thank you for keeping us updated. Steve and Nancy
The town will never be restored, to pre- fire condition. The locals are basically being kicked out. Only oparh, mark and larry will own the island. How dare they? Democrats, that's how.
You're right. It's tragic.
@@greggh.748One way to tell, no new home construction on any of the cleared lots. 🤔
1:51 your update. We are from Australia and have visited Maui many times. It is our favourite place in the world and we feel our home away from home has been destroyed. I'm so glad to see the progress in the clean up. But this still breaks my heart to see.
Sending you all love and strength from far away. Can't wait to be back there soon.
My community lost 2600 homes from the Almeda Fire in 2020. People were able to immediately access their properties and cleanup happened quickly. I am shocked your community is not making good progress in cleanup. Also, thanks for the drone footage. I analyze it to see why certain properties in the middle of the burn were saved. I teach a class on fire behavior and weather and use your drone footage. I hope someone is analyzing why some houses survived in the middle of the burn or adjacent to the fire.
Biden said twice this past week "If you have the RIGHT ROOF your home won't burn". What do you think he is talking about? Is he referring to fire that came from the sky? Metal roofs melted, but certain colors were spared. 🤔
I want to clarify--wasn't blaming the community but the people in the bureaucracy in charge who are stopping the community from access to their property--I think that's a shame and doesn't need to happen. People accessed their property quickly here and I haven't heard of any blanket health problems because of it.
Lots of contamination, I hope your friends don't get sick down the road from inhaling carcinogens.
@@CinthiaRamirez When people can open their minds to the possibility that these fires were intentional and look closely at the sequence of events, they're able to see the reality behind the burns all across the globe.
But to start, one can take a deeper look into what happened in Santa Rosa CA fire and the Paradise fire. Hustle B does a great video on the connection between Lahaina and the Chile fires.
@@litestreamername another wild fire besides paradise California where car rims melt and houses are decimated to white powder. It doesn’t happen. A fire that hot would leave massive craters from the tree roots that happens in normal wild fires, but somehow no root craters
Thanks for the high quality drone footage. Before our most recent visit there, we felt obligated to show our support for the survivors through a donation to the Maui Food Bank. Hopefully others will do the same. Mahalo!
This fire was deliberately caused and strategically placed
As a real estate agent do you have any feeling about how many residents will actually be rebuilding? So many neighborhoods destroyed and along with that neighbors being separated. Makes me so sad for everyone. Thank you for posting this video.
With so many visits to Hawaii and to Lahaina, Maui in particular, we feel like we personally have lost much. We can't even imagine what your fellow residents are struggling with and thank you for your continuing updates. Jim
Amen. My husband and I feel the same Been there many many times. 💙💙
There are probably tens if not hundreds of thousands of people who share your sentiment. To many of us Maui was like a second home.
I was only in Lahaina once~ last April. We loved the area and have been heartbroken by your loss. I’ve been trying to find where the Holy innocents’ property is, and also a beautiful house that was a temple . Thank you for sharing these updates
Thank you so much for these videos. My husband and I have visited Maui for over 30 years and have had so many wonderful experiences with friends and family. We are praying for our Aloha family that God will give them strength and patience to weather this difficult times. Again thank you
Aloha, Jesse. I’m encouraged that they are moving the dump site away from the mother reef area. I know how concerned the locals have been with that location. It’s also good to see the cleanup progress. We don’t hear much these days on the news here on the mainland (east coast). My husband and I hope to visit Maui again in 2025 and hope to see a good portion of local folks back in homes and progress in downtown Lahaina by then. Mahalo for all you work keeping us informed. 🤙🏻 🙏🏻
It sounds like you would be the right people to explore the possibility of carcinogens in the burn area, since you have vacationed there and would like to return. We can't have enough level-headed, compassionate people looking at these things. I hope it does become safe for you to return!
Could you show some video of the dump site and how that is being handled. Greatly appreciate your coverage of this progress of recovery.
He's a realtor, he won't.
Took well over 2 years for our neighborhood to see building. Paperwork, lot clearing, building plans all take time to complete. Perseverance, patience and a vision to hold on to, you'll get there. Don't let anyone tell you no.
One more big Mahalo for your videos, Jesse . It’s been a tremendous positive public service. Thank you.
Left there 2 weeks ago. Thank you for the video/updates. Unbelievable in person! Ultimate respect for all the Hawaiians, their aina. and prayers for healing. Went to Mala, cannery, etc. They are truly Lahaina strong! ❤
Progress, but a long way to go. Thanks for the update.
Thank you for this. We once chose Lahaina as our vacation destination. It was wonderful trip, my daughter and I. I have no words but hope for the best for this community.
Thank you for this update! Makes my heart hurt for all those who lost everything in this horrible fire😥❤️
Thanks to you and to all who are doing this recovery work. Could not help but worry whether the cleared lots that are adjacent to non-cleared lots would be at risk of re-contamination from neighboring ash. Continued prayers for the well-being of all affected.
I hadn't checked in on your channel for a bit. My reaction is wow!!! This video is more professional than the news channels and their multimillion dollar helicopters and professional pilots. Thank you for this important video, the work you do and how you do it.
Thanks for your support.
I remember seeing your video where you showed us your vacation rental which would be used as a FEMA home for a displaced family. As you said, you were doing it because it was the right thing to do, and I agree wholeheartedly. Have enough vacation rental owners come forward to provide enough housing for all of the displaced families? People need to have a place to live so they can begin their own recoveries.
Thank You so much for the fly over update.. Lahaina is my home and will ALWAYS be my home... Now all I need is a house... THANK YOU!!! I used to live in the Wahikuli neighborhood and this brings me back to when we 1st move into our house back in the 1970's.. It was all RED DIRT and no grass... MAHALO PLENTY!
Thanks for your hard work in doing these videos. We love Maui and were heartbroken when the fire broke out 3 weeks before we were arriving. And thanks for showing the surviving Catholic Church. It is a real favorite of ours and we would always attend. They have an exceptional choir that sings in their own language. Thanks again.
thank you so much for doing this, we pray every day for Lahaina's recovery and those who have lost their homes and lives. When I see the leaves on the banyon tree, I know Lahaina will rise again.
Sad to say that the local government has other plans.
Thank you for the update. Great video. Its good to see the progress, but my heart is just broken, and I fight the tears as I watch this. I have been a frequent traveler of Maui for a very long time. I just cant even imagine what the people of Lahaina have been through and continue to endure. God bless the people of Lahaina and Maui!
I appreciate your fly over video and explanation. I was on what was supposed to my last day of vacation there and stuck in the parking lot of the Safeway when the fire started. Thankful every day that my friend and I got out and back to Ka'anapali before it got dire. It took 2 more days before we could safely get to the airport. Such a tragedy in every way. I hugged and cried with locals that I met. Without cell service, no one knew if there family and friends were alive or if they were, their location. Maui has had my heart since my first visit in 1986 and my heart is broken for everyone there who lost their homes, businesses and more importantly their loved ones.
Thank you so much for going into such great detail! Y'all still need lots of prayers and lots of THANKS to the workers on the ground!
Thanks for the tour. I have visited Lahaina 20+ times and am familiar with the area. You asked about the temporary waste site. I am a professional geologist with nearly 40 years of experience in monitoring the groundwater beneath landfills. I have worked both nationally and internationally in a wide variety of geologic settings, including areas of volcanic origin like the area of the temporary waste site. From a purely scientific standpoint, the temporary site is well-suited to be a permanent location. Even of the redundant landfill liners fail, and the leachate collection ceases to function, the types of chemicals in the waste do not migrate away from a waste body through the soil and rocks to any significant distance... as in feet, not yards or miles. The types of chemicals in fire debris are ionically bonded to the microscopic soil and rock particles and are trapped forever (and forever from a geologist is a very long time). I have taken tens of thousands of groundwater samples proximal to landfills and, with admittedly few a exceptions, have not found heavy metals, SVOCS, dioxins, furans or other typical fire-debris contaminants in the groundwater. The risk to the adjacent coral reef from trucking the waste is much greater than the risk posed by the landfill. Understand that this is a scientific outlook, and I certainly appreciate the cultural aspects, but trucking the material twice just does not make scientific sense to me.
Government nonsense, this would be done by now if only private enterprise did it, gooberment just needs to send money.
I agree. Moving the ash to a city landfill and mixing it with garbage seems a bit sacrilegious. The risk of moving it again seems a waste of money.
Thank you and well said. I did a lot of similar sampling work that you just mentioned near the landfill north of Santa Barbara and same thing, contaminants don't drift very far. I worked for many years for a groundwater remediation company and chlorinated solvents are the real nasty ones. Not the debris from a wildfire.
It was not a normal fire. The toxins produced by dew and on any debris there is dangerous. Do a little research before spewing your scientific bs. People were killed and they can't walk on their own property because the govt won't let them. No one cares that anyone says it's safe to dump. They don't trust anymore because of the genocide and criminality acted upon them and their homes and loved ones. Go tell MSM it's okay to now dump blah blah blah
Thank you so much! You gave a greater picture of just how large this fire was. I pray 🙏🏻 the work goes fast, I pray for all of you, affected by this tragedy 🙏🏻✝️
I know you did a video not long ago about the traffic in west Maui. Has it improved at all? Our hearts go out to everyone in Maui. Thank you for your updates.
Thank you for all the hard work you put into making these videos and keeping us informed on the recovery process. As many others have stated, we are heartbroken by the devastation that occurred in the Lahaina area. This area is like a second home to us as we have had the privilege to vacation in this area each year. Our thoughts, prayers, and financial support go out to all that were so greatly affected by this disaster. Thank you again and keep up the good work!!
wow, you can really get an idea of the number of displaced people/families from the air. very sad. hopefully clean up moves faster as time goes on.
Thanks for this.
It's wonderful to hear about businesses reopening and we have a huge appreciation for all the hard work. My heart ached seeing the white crosses.
I couldn't agree more. Seeing those white crosses brought heartache. I loved the tunnel when you enter where it said we are Lahaina strong!
Thank you so much for your updates. My son worked on one of the fishing boats before the fires and misses the job he loved.
MAHALO so much for this comprehensive look. I used to live at the north end of Front Street at where the Makai Inn was… it used to be apartments before it became Makai Inn. This breaks my heart but I’m glad to see that there is clean up happening.
I wish Biden would send some of the Billions that he’s sending overseas to Maui to help our own citizens and communities.
I would love to come out and spend some time volunteering or helping in some way. My heart is with all of you!
Aloha 💞
Generally speaking,would you say the people of Maui are open to the idea of tourism retuning to Maui. I have purposely stayed away out of respect to the residents of Maui. I have noticed some ads on TV promoting Maui but curios how the residents really feel. Obviously no plans of being in the Lahaina area unless you are looking for volunteers. Thank you for keeping us all updated with the progress.
I think it is important that, if you do go, you do your best to support local businesses and be respectful of the situation. Lots of people are displaced and need the income in order to keep their land and rebuild their homes. But full disclaimer, I am not a native Hawaiian so I can’t speak on whether or not the general native populace really wants tourists there right now. Just more saying that, if you do go, support local and be respectful, don’t ask the locals about it or take pictures of the burn area and post it online.
We are here from New Jersey for the 8th time. Supporting your beautiful community with some good old spending! MAUI STRONG!
money is the same reason they torched it
Praying for the people of Lahania.
How bittersweet to see it so green. The wet winter has made the mountain side so beautiful, but I can only wish we had the lush green and not dry landscape on that day.
Thank you so much for you updates, great filming !!!!! Doesn't look like they have done any clean up !!! T. Cali
Thank you so much for this. I will be praying for the people of Maui. 🇺🇲⚖️🇺🇸
I have sent checks to the Red Cross marked for Lahaina and Hawaii Wildfires. I imagine folks there still have many needs. Thanks so much for the comprehensive videos.
My son’s family lost their home on Kahoma St. I can identify his lot by the trees and a remaining burned out vehicle at around the 9:17 mark on your video. He also lost 2 of his Front St. restaurants. Fortunately, the 3rd escaped the flames and reopened in February. I believe it was the first on Front St. to reopen - a small but hopeful sign. I live in Georgia so appreciate your coverage.
Lahaina will be back. Thank you for showing us
Thank you for the updates ... so much more needs to be done for everyone
Thank you so much for this update. My husband and I are in Australia and have stayed in Maui, Lahaina twice. Both times we stayed at the Aina Nalu. We watched as the devastation took hold as much as the tv would show. I even had a tattoo done at The Blue Hawaii Tattoo Studio. We loved Cheese Burgers in Paradise, I have bought jewellery from Maui Divers in Lahaina and walked Front St many times.Not to mention the beautiful locals and the heartbreak they are suffering. Keep up these updates please. Stay Strong Lahaina.....xoxoxo
Thank you for your support.
One thing that strikes me watching the videos, is how skilled the equipment operators are. You can see where they went right up to even a small patch of greenery on these properties and left them undamaged to help regenerate the area. Could you help us understand who they have allowed to move back into the homes that were undamaged (from outward appearance) within areas where homes were lost.
My house exploded and burned in North Georgia in January, 2022. My heart goes out to everybody in Lahaina. It has taken two years for my house to get rebuilt, and it will be a few more months before it is ready. For those of you in Lahaina, there are so many obstacles that you have overcome, and just know that the rebuilding process is a very, very long process that requires so many things to go just right. You are loved. You are heard, and you will succeed. God Bless.
It's weird how many homes have had this happen recently. Do u have an electric smart meter on your old house?
Thank you again for this update video. There's progress but, oh, so sad to see the beautiful area devastation. My kudos to your drone flying.
Thanks so much!
Thank you!
Thank you for the update, Jesse.
Thanks, Jesse- as usual. Great job.
Thank you. Where are all these displaced people living? I can not believe how many have lost everything. We where there 18 yrs ago. Such a beautiful place.
Thank you!!!
Thank you for the update.
Thanks!
Thank you for the continued update. It's great to see the progress on the clean up. The timestamps are a huge benefit!
Thanks for the update 👍🏼👍🏼
Special love for Maui. Have been there approx 35x since mid 70’s when I lived In Alaska. Celebrated my 21st birthday at the Banyon tree, skinny-dipped at 7 sacred Pools, and met Kenny Loggins and Jim Messina at Plantation Inn before they cut their first album. Love to all the locals and wish our Government would put a priority on rebuilding versus spending Billions outside of US. Love to you all
Thank you for this update and we send our prayers and support to Maui.
Thanks for sharing. It’s good to see progress.
Thank you for the coverage. Well done.
Thank you for this update.
Thanks for the update, Jesse. We pray for better days ahead for the people of Lahaina.
Thank you so much for keeping us informed & for the fantastic drone footages. Your efforts are so appreciated.
Thanks so much for this update
Awesome Video
Thank you 🤙🤙
Outstanding! Fascinating.Thanks so much. I love your attitude too.
Thanks for the new video, Jesse. You give the best and informative perspective and visuals of the cleanup effort. Take care.
Thank you 🙏
Hello I am new to your channel and my husband and I just got back to Southern California from Maui on May 28th, 2024. It is not our first time visiting Maui. Our 6th time or so. These updates are very heart breaking but spreading awarness is important as you have stated. When I went I made sure I purchased from all local vendors and I brought back hand made lotions, essential oils, jewelry pieces, gifts for coworkers, t shirts from small businesses and spent at the local Sunday flea market. I got homemade banana bread from Mama by thr Blow Hole too. We got nuts and salsas from the farmers market. We tried out best to spend where its needed. ❤ I appreciate your videos so so much Jess. We will be back again.
Aloha Jesse. Thank you so much. The whole world is sending positive energy to Lahaina and its environs.
Grateful for your work Jesse.
I appreciate that!
Thank you.
Again thank you for starting at end of Puamana. 🙏🏻❤️
I was just wondering how things were going there,thank you for such a thorough video.
Well done. Thank you
We’re there in October! I loved seeing all of the progress! Makes my heart happy! Thanks for the RUclips ❤
Thank you for the excellent video, your positivity and commentary. Helps to know that progress is being made!
Thank you for your support!
JESSE!!! Thank you so much for this. I have been wondering how the progress has been and you answered my questions perfectly. I'm fortunate enough to be coming for a visit to Maui at the end of this month. I have very good friends who live in Hale Ono Loa, just 4 miles north of Lahaina, and they invited me for a week. Thanx again for this excellent work.
Thank you so much, wondeful video.
Thank you for the update!
Thanks Jesse for these updates. My family visited Maui and Lahaina back last May and were saddened by the loss.
Again thanks for the reviews of progress as they’ve easy to geographically understand and of course compare with prior updates
Mahalos for your updates. God bless.
Great drone tour, still can't believe it happened.
Shocking. So much more devastating than I envisioned. Thank you.
Thank you again for doing this. We just left the resort area and while it’s heartbreaking to see all the damage, it’s encouraging to see some progress being made. Keep watching out for those cell towers and power lines!
Crazy to see a place i have pictures of on my vacation completely gone and that no one will see it they way it was ever again so sad.