How Colonialism Set the Stage for Maui's Destruction by Fire
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- Опубликовано: 13 авг 2023
- The death toll from the Maui wildfires is now about 100 and is expected to continue to climb in what is now the deadliest U.S. wildfire in a century and the worst natural disaster in Hawaii's history. As recovery efforts continue, many residents are asking why Hawaii's early warning system, with about 80 alarms on the island of Maui alone, did not get activated to alert residents about the approaching flames. We speak with Kaleikoa Kaeo, professor of Hawaiian studies at the University of Hawaii Maui College, who gives a history of colonialism in Maui and how the transformation of the island for mass tourism, such as changes to agriculture and water management practices, helped to turn the area into a tinderbox. "Our people who have lived there since time immemorial are suffering because of the consequences that have been imposed really from outside foreign forces," says Kaeo.
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Wild fires are usually in the wild. The forest. This was a town, with no forest surrounding it. This is not a wild fire. This is suspicious.
Really interesting. I also can't recall a single event with entire cities/towns burning in the modern times West.
They have heat weapons. They were used on the protestors in Australia during Covid.
They had big blisters and sores on their bodies and faces. They could easily start fires.
But even a match would do it.
On the video, it appears to show a single block along the coastline burned to the ground. EXACTLY 1 block along the ocean! I would have thought that Mexico would go before Hawaii.
nonsense, lots of fake videos to stir your feelings, ignore them
This is a land grab.
It was no accident, corporations have been asking the residents to vacate their homes for years. Lahaina can be made more profitable for these corporations. so they did what they always do.
Speaking the truth brother! Don't worry tho, I'm sure Biden will bail out the rich people 😢
Agree
Eminent domain: now the govt can get land cheap w/o having to buy the houses.
Thats right! And the citizens of Lahina are already being approached by investment companies that want to buy their properties... Parasites have no shame. Not thinking about how they can help. Instead they're thinking about makin money off the devastation. Don't sell to them the dirt on your shoe. Do no business with these Parasites! They drive up housing costs leaving many locals homeless all over North America and Abroad.. They should be on blast for what they're doing and any involvement they have with these fires!
A woman that was there said many many many Hawaiian children were at home watching younger siblings with parents working when these attacks happened 💔 She was devastated by what she saw and broken.. She passed by so many people that didn't make it..
They are lying about the death toll.. The government was totally in on it imo.. A similar situation in the Yukon is happening right now(raging fires). I'll share link instead of trying to explain in comments..
I'm so so so sorry to the Beautiful People of Lahina that they're going through this devastation. My prayers are with the people of Lahina as they begin to process what has happened! And I pray for swift justice for the People! I don't understand why USA owns the Island when it belongs to the people of Hawaii! This government has done these things before. Aside from barging into countries and stealing everything they wanted, they stole the lives of countless souls. Starting wars based on pure and utter lies on lies and they know it's all lies! The royal family the Vatican and other sinister families and groups have orchestrated every war every invasion, endless devastation against humanity, & too many disasters to count.. Now they're turning on the USA Canada and beyond to gain control over the world! See while everyone else is busy being productive and living their lives, these parasites plot schemes lie and manipulate to get more more more of what ain't theirs.. They're never satisfied and so entitled! We've been funding their out of control lifestyles for way too long. We could __ the 1%, so 99% of humanity could live in peace! They want to depopulate us but it's them that need to be depopulate because they are the source of 99% of the problems humanity faces today.. They're unfit to live amongst the rest of society and need to be addressed.. If everyone got up tomorrow morning &stopped helping them impose their agendas on the world, it would all end by dinner time! Then we round them up and imprison them until their sentencing!! Just sick of seeing people suffer because of a few soulless psychopaths!! 💜🙏🏻🕊
Just like in East Palestine, OH.
For decades, Maui residents have been fighting to preserve this ancient seat of the kingdom of Hawaii. Just last month, the Hawaiian government passed a law that the Lahaina historical area could not be redistricted for any more development of hotels and such businesses, unless a natural disaster occurred. What are the odds..?
About 100%
🤔 😮 That part! ✅✅✅💯
The game is rigged
read what I wrote above. looks like this whole thing was deliberately orchestrated. by none other by the deep state satanic sickos. They need to pay for what they have done. These beautiful people will never have their home again.There are people coming on that are saying that fema are not helping or either is the red cross. That's because there all corrupt. The people that are helping is friends and family of these precious people The Native Hawaiians need to fight this and not stop until they get justice.
So arson is natural??
This gov is evil they did this and I hope all the truths come out and these evil people need to be brought down.
it's the local police chief and out of stater investors.
Over throw the sars like they did in russian . Get oprah ,jeff bezos,mark zuckerburg... All you need is 50+ ppl to put them down and there security!!!! Its have distractions for the police or get them too .
Serious Crimes against humanity...
It is NOT a natural disaster.
This is so sad.
ABSOLUTELY!!! "ENERGY WEAPON FIRES"!!!
we cant say that for sure. Sometimes we watch enough television where we want things to be more suspicious or foul play than it really is. Sometimes it is, but sometimes things just happen. S*** happens in life. Nothing is guaranteed. With high winds, a multitude of things could of started the fire.
Agreed! DEWS!
See Zachary K. Hubbard
Because it was cause by humans introducing invasive grass, altering the climate and allowing poor building code,and poor response?
What I find puzzling is. They kept the power lines on but cut off the water.
That chomo Podesta pushing "Climate Change" already. It clearly isn't but of course the liberals never let a good tragedy go to waste. Absolute loons didn't release the water to save their city. Mumbles isn't even going to console the residents and speak with the governor or mayors. These are Americans in America. Why isn't ever politician flying there like it is Ukraine? There is no money involved for Pedo Peter and the cabal so he/they couldn't care less. Mfers. This entire tragedy reeks of BS. Get our brothers and sisters help. Mercy ships should be in the harbor. C130 should be full of food, diapers, medicine and been there the next day. Doctors and nurses should be flown in, triage stations set up. What are they waiting for?
Just puzzling??
They voted for it !
That is definitely weird, and something to think about. Where I'm from, if there's so much as a strong wind they shut down the power.. just in case.
AND, didn't activate the sirens. Gates and Winfrey are looking into purchasing this land. And of course, Gates is all about depopulation.
Oh My God this is heartbreaking!!! Do not sell your land stay strong, stay firm, keep your land!
This is a time where someone like Bill Gates can show he's a true philanthropist. I damn the elites who even in their old age lie and squirm to make more money. I pray the locals can stay and rebuild 🙏and big business suffers a massive loss.
@@remingtonrugarwill you stop it!!! And stop using the USA flag to repeat what another idiot repeated
Over throw the sars like they did in russian . Get oprah ,jeff bezos,mark zuckerburg... All you need is 50+ ppl to put them down and there security!!!! Its have distractions for the police or get them too .
At this point I would sell and move... there's a lot of land all over the world..these celebrities and politicians can keep that portion of land they burnt with dew
but then they win, they get exactly what they wanted, and then what is to stop them from doing it again to another community?
My heart and love goes out to all Maui residents, for those who passed my deepest condolences 💔🙏🙏
A genocide for land..
That woman who saved the baby and her husband who saved the old lady they are absolute HEROS. GOD BLESS YOU MAUI STRONG BLESSING TO LAHINA ONE LOVE 🩵🩵🩵🩵🩵🩵🩵🩵🩵🩵🩵🩵🩵🩵🩵🩵🩵🩵🩵
People were picking up strangers and stray animals It’s what we do
This is the story of your enslavement folks 👉The Connections (2021) [short documentary] 💖
God bless them!🙏🏻
Why was the water TURNED OFF?
They turned down competent individuals to run emergency services to hire incompetent people because of their brown skin color. They died from diversity hiring !!!
When she said that she thanked the lord for giving her the family she had was so heart breaking, even in the moment of death she still found time to thank the lord❤🙏😢
Amen! Powerful!
Amen, because another fire victim cursed so much every word was bleeped and he was in the heat of it. In a crisis, true character is revealed..
Crazy since the fire was part of "the lords" plan.
@@vids595 no that would be Mother Nature, you have the two confused
@@Princess144k I don't see anything wrong with cursing with every word in that situation. What is so great about thanking the god you believe in for killing you?
The failure of not putting on the warning Sirens needs to be investigated. Very poor judgment at the very least .
My prayers will continue for all of those affected my this terrible tragedy.
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So much for your brand of Democracy! Most prolific land grab in American history ❤
Don't vote for Democrats
🗣 That last part!
This is no wildfire somebody caused this someone did this. This is so messed up beyond comprehension 🙏🏽🙌🏽🙏🏽🙌🏽
Its amazing it didn't happen sooner. I was there 3 years ago and there were dry grasses all over the place.
It’s just not giving a shit about watering the grasses, cause water is holy or something.
@@vids595 oh wow 😯
This was intentional, and whoever did this is a monster. That you would stoop so low, just to take peoples land. Why should native Hawaiians , rebuild there, only for it, to possibly happen again. From the same people who started this disaster. They didn't care about humans lives. And you say this area was , part of America, now I see why. Because America doesn't care about it's citizens. The leaders and politicians,are only concerned about the rich like themselves. They are very unpredictable.
We don’t have to die to experience hell. Hell is already here.
Blessings to the citizens of Maui and their families. Condolences for those who lost their lives. I visited Lahaina in 2019 and was convinced that I’d found paradise on Earth. Now this paradise has been turned to ash. People were stranded in the midst of apocalyptic fire with no help. I can’t believe my own eyes. This suffering is unimaginable.
No, to experience hell, you literally need to die. This is earthly misery. Hell will be far far worse.
FOR SOME, IT'S NEAR BY AND FOR SOME IT'S FAR AWAY.
NOT EVERY ONE FEELS THE FIRE.
BUT FOR SOME THEY DIE IN THERE. AND I THINK ITWAS THE WIND. AND NO ONE WANTED TO GO AND SEE IF IT WAS A REAL FIRE OR IF SOMEONE STARTED THE FIRE. AND NO ONE WANTED TO GO AND CHECK IF THE FIRE WAS PUT OUT AND SHOVEL OOF DIRT WAS PUT ON TOP OF IT.
LIKE IF NOBODY CARE TO GO SEE IF THAT FIRE THAT , SOME SAID IT WAS CONTAINED WAS REALLY CONTAINED. SOME TOWNS HAVE A FIRE CHIEF THAT MAKES SURE THAT ONCE A FIRE IS PUT OUT HE LEAVES SOME MEN OR PEOPLE TO WATCH IT FOR TWENTY FOUR HOUS. TO MAKE SURE IT DOES NOT SPARK UP.
ESPECIALLY IF THE DAY IS WINDY. TO ME. AND I SAY IT WITH DEEP SADNESS. THERE IN LAHINIA, THERE WAS NO LEADERSHIP. SO SAD!!! MAY ALL THE PEOPLE WHO DIED THERE REST IN PEACE. 🙏 😌 😪 😔 🙂 😞 🙏 😌 😪 ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
the suffering has just begun my friend. you've seen nothing yet.
This is not hell. Hell is a worst place 😐
Thoughtful post. Yes, "unimaginable."
Extremely suspicious! No alarms, dry fire hydrants ,blockades place trapping residents trying to evacuate, forcing the people to l Literally run for their lives . Corruption runs deep in Maui. Prayers for the survivors. Hopefully the reported thousands missing persons including many children are located. 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
It’s amazing how the wind picks up every time there’s a fire.
Really strange!🤔
Fire moves air, it's not that strange.
@@MungeParty it moves yes very good but crates it to? 🤔
To the beautiful people of Hawaii and especially Lahaina, I am so very sorry for this horrible fire and all who lost their lives and their home. May your pain and suffering be replaced with hope. May the area and its people be treated with respect by people who come to help you all. May the the " wolves in sheep's clothing" stay far away from your area as you all try to rebuild your community. May evil and greed also stay away.
🙏🏽 🙏🏽 🙏🏽 🙏🏽
Well said
These “beautiful” people hate you Latinos and all mainlanders. But they do love your taxpayer funded welfare. Keep the blinders on.
Amen 🙏🏿🙌🏿
Amen! 🙏❤️
I survived the aftermath of hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico. We went months without electricity water, cellphone service. So I know what they are going through.
I wonder if Biden will be tossing paper towels to the People in Maui.
@@ledzep3692no he is to busy sending billions to the most corrupt nation in Europe Ukraine
when asked about the fire he said " no comment " ... Trump would have been there. @@ledzep3692
@@ledzep3692
There's always that person that Karma just can't wait to get to. She doesn't forget names or addresses. Remember that as you move in the comments sections. And speaking of presidents who didn't handle a national emergency well....We all can recall one particular idiot by the name of 45 who was too arrogant and stupid to acknowledge that a pandemic had reached our shores. His incompetence led to over one million people dying!!! 😳 Should I talk about all the corruption?? 😈 Don't start none, it won't be none! Have a seat! 🪑
@@ledzep3692where all those big naval fleets, where was the instant emergency disaster relief. IDK?
In a small island like that, it's easy to know how many died.
God bless you all. Hawaii is the earth’s heart center. If I had money to give, I would donate directly to individuals. I wish there was something I could do, but you are all in my heart and I cry when I hear about what you’ve been through.
I am so very sorry for these people in Hawaii.
Hawaii "does" vote blue, no matta who. Probably not anymore, but, well...now it'll just be Oprah and some friends there so, still blue.
Joe Biden iszzzz zzz
@@NonTypicalRacing prolly not anymore? Are you serious! They will vote Democrat under any circumstance… they are indoctrinated. I wish I was wrong but nothing can save left wing states
Woman's story made me tear up. Glad they all made it.
That is why she was put there.
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Yea I cried too
Living in Jamaica, before a hurricane begins the power company shuts down the grid. There does not seem to have been any disaster plan. The families of victims should persue a civil case fpr wrongful death.
How terrifying, such devastation and unimaginable tragedy. Prayers for all of those effected. 🙏💚🕊️
My heart cries out to people who lost their lives and homes. I wish you well all those who survived. This is the first time I saw a fire that burned the whole town. Why does it looks similar to war movies? Is this really a wild fire?
Es gibt Energiewaffen, die gezielt eingesetzt werden können um bestimmte Flächen frei zu machen für andere Nutzung !
No its not
What about the destruction of Syria, Iraq, Libya, Afghanistan by US? What about the lives lost there?
Now the US is spending billions on war in Ukraine, instead of bring peace to the world.
It's a metaphor @@kaltope
Yes it's really a wildfire. look at oregon, cali, and washington. Whole towns have burned down before
Not a NATURAL disaster. My heart goes out to all.
It’s a supernatural disaster
Exactly! I hope and pray Professor Kaeo and his team of Hawaiians rebuild.. Keep these wealthy investors away. 100% goes back to the Hawaiians. Your first guest is as real as it gets. She had video and her genuine and heartfelt explanation made me truly understand and question what would I have done in that situation. God bless her and her family and everyone in Maui.
I’m in tears hearing this story! 😢 Something is very fishy 🐠 about this entire fire 🔥 The truth will come out soon, there is nothing hidden under the sun. ☀️
This is heartbreaking. What would one do coming face to face with a wildfire without warning?
Preparedness for natural disasters is needed more than ever before. Two things stand out in this disaster.. sirens were not activated and the power lines were not shut down.
DONT FORGET ABOUT THE LASER BEAM THAT SHOT DOWN FROM SPACE.
And they turned off the water😳
This was done on purpose.
They need a law to protect Maui.
Nobody can buy a square metre of Lahaina. This city belongs to the native people who lived there for generations.
The government needs to rebuild the city exactly as it was. No cost for the people who lost their homes.
Just give them back the city and rebuild every house as it was for the last hundred years.
Better burn down the mansions of Jeff Bezos and Oprah Winfrey.
They have enough mansions all over the world and they shall stay away from Lahaina.
And water was withheld. Wth?
And people were turned back into the fires by their very own law enforcement/ government. Sounds like an attempt of genocide..
Kaleikoa i pray you stay safe while speaking out about this, and hope that the natives can get the say in rebuilding, although we all know those in charge are not going to make that easy .. clearly imo this was done on purpose and DEWs were involved and they will do everything they can to continue to take your land from you right under your nose.. i hope this doesnt happen and your community can stand your ground ❤
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nonsense, and you also believe Apollo 11 was fake, take it somewhere else.
There’s no one that can convince me that this wasn’t intentional. They’ve been trying to steal Kanaka Maoli lands for hundreds of years! Open your eyes everyone! 700$!!!
SEVEN HUNDRED DOLLARS!?!?
American taxpayers are sending hundreds of billions and trillions for endless warfare across the planet and that’s how much these people are going to receive?!
This is making me ill.
If ever there was a time for a righteous fight against globalists it is NOW.
The vultures are already circling. Indigenous Hawaiians have never mattered. How do people like Winfrey and Zuckerberg own so much acreage on these small islands while the indigenous go without? I’m convinced this was an attack. This is some of the most expensive real estate on the planet.
Kanaka Maoli STAND STRONG AND TAKE BACK ALL YOUR LAND! It is YOUR LAND!
@andrewcanady6644 sorry to hear that, I wish there was more I could do from the other side of the country ..I really hope they can hold their ground and as a community help each other rebuild
I don't think the count for lives lost to this catastrophic attack will be legit when dropped to the public. Only those in Hawaii will ever truly know the actual results. What's been done to these people is so SAD!!
How can this be called a forest fire? Looks like arson to me. How very sad and destructive to innocent people. Breaks my heart.
Reports of fire popping nup from underground and the utility wasn't shut off. Reminds me of the fire in Paradise California.
well because the ones in charge were MIA. Head of maui emergency response, out of town, second in command, out of town, no one knew what to do....absolute ineptitude.
Exactly like the Paradise Fire in California 😰
@@MrSneaksfulAmazing how those in charge were all off the island. Didn't this happen at night time too? Where were they and why weren't they there, if they lived there?
Soon as winds went to tropical storm levels the main should have been shut off to prevent snapping wires from doing damage
These are the questions everyone should be asking!!! And we should demand honest answers!
I have lived on Maui most of my life. When there are earthquakes the electric company turns off the power just in case there are lines down. I believe the electric company should have turned the power off when they knew the winds were over 60 miles an hour
Really makes you wonder why they didn't!!
Who is "the electric company", do they live on Maui? Did they lose homes and family, too?
@@Fletchlives247makes your wonder why they are quasi blaming the electric company with no evidence
Sounds very fishy huh?
Like Oprah's 1000 acres were not buned?
That makes too much sense
I really feel bad for the people's homes who was severely destroyed and lost family from the fire. I dearly give my condolences. I hope the state of Hawaii will rebuilt their homes and move back in without any of them being displaced
check back in 5 years. they changed some zoning laws in Lahaina before the fire.......they will be displaced....by rich estates or maybe planned micro city? read about that.....something evil about this. this deadly fire should not have happened or been this bad....why internet shut off, water shut off, people blocked from leaving....only resident or private sector doing anything to help....no fire dept? all this is wrong
Fat chance - where is the money coming from? Biden offered $700 per household - end of story.
Before I heard any mention about colonialism, I thought about Australia and the scorched earth there. I remembered an indigenous person commenting that indigenous people knew how to control the spread of fires to prevent catastrophic fires, but that colonial encroachment had changed the dynamics regarding harmony with nature. One of the first comments mentioned by reporters is that the Maui fire is the "worst disaster in Hawaii's history." Presented another way, even when the island was thick with foliage and forest before "urban" development, there were no fires that devastated the island. The indigenous Hawaiians had the same understanding of nature that the indigenous Australians possessed, but colonialism altered the dynamics because it's predicated upon a lack of respect for the people and the land.
Also, people have brought over Guinea grass to feed cattle on the island which os invasive as well as prone to wild fires when there is a drought.
That's another aspect to consider- invasive species imposed on the existing ecosystem.@@bonniehowell9206
Deep condolences to everyone caught by or consumed by these very tragic fires from a French dude. "Heart breaking" is not a word I often use, but here reflects my feeling.
Little to no alert / siren, "splendid beaches", so many houses burnt, no visible nearby woods that would explain some of the power & speed... For God sake, I hope there are no "real estate" interests at any level behind these saddening destructions.
I remember years ago,when there was No alarm when there was a"National Alert," during Trump's begining term,and the reason given by a representative of the Alert System in Hawaii was "vague,Not given with any degree of veracity.
I would advise an investigation be done on who profits the MOST from this destruction. Do our rulers (the 1%, wealthyest Americans) plan on constructing a military base there, with nuclear weapons??
Yeah, but we know that there are. Capitalism at all costs, even of human life.
Greed makes people do some trifling things
There’s no one that can convince me that this wasn’t intentional. They’ve been trying to steal Kanaka Maoli lands for hundreds of years! Open your eyes everyone! 700$!!!
SEVEN HUNDRED DOLLARS!?!?
American taxpayers are sending hundreds of billions and trillions for endless warfare across the planet and that’s how much these people are going to receive?!
This is making me ill.
If ever there was a time for a righteous fight against globalists it is NOW.
My heart goes out to Maui brothers and sisters. Sending positive energy that this is dealt with quickly and the people are taken care of.
Directed Energy Weapon burned Hawaii; Biden's decisions killed many many people;
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It will be decades for the town to be rebuilt IF they can defeat the powers that be in their attempt to seize the land and build a smart city. Prayers for all affected by this catastrophe and carnage. It is heartbreaking beyond all words. 🙏🙏🙏
This reminds me of the typhoon that hit the islands back in the early 90s. All the insurance companies went bankrupt. The government covered it up.
Condolences to all families who lost loved ones . That beautiful coastal property is prime real estate🧐 and I'm disturbed by this.
Me and my mother was just having a conversation about her hometown in Texas how when they start building dams and what they did to the water that was coming through their community. Nobody talks about how they come in and steal the water from people that lives in these places for four companies
Who is "they"?
@@wapiti128 A couple of muskrats and their cohorts.
@@wapiti128 come on where have you been in the last few years anyone with open eyes knows exactly who “they” are lol when things are a miss “they” rely on you closing your eyes, simple as that
@@adamsmith6973they’re people that get off on just opposing, they have nothing of value to actually add lmao
@@wapiti128the greedy. Read California Burning by Katherine Blunt
How does the state with so many expensive homes/tax revenue and much tourism have such insufficient fire warnings?
Government officials walk slower when their pockets are filled with cash…
Praying for Maui ❤
The power company said they de-energized the lines in the morning, way before the fire started. Grass fires and even a real wildfire doesn’t make it look as if a nuke went off!
As per your headline, colonialism has nothing to do with wildfires fed by high winds from a hurricane.
It’s what happens after is the colonialism part.
You miss the point …..he said application of outside forces such as removing native plants and turning the area into resorts. He mentioned it in passing. Whatever the case, colonization is responsible for enough. It’s forefathers who benefitted left the bill to be paid by their children. And pay they will when the chickens come home to roost. The children of the colonized (with ongoing tentacles) are mad as hell and don’t want to take it anymore.
idk it seems like that fire colonized maui pretty good
Clouds are being sprayed that causes extreme weather! Research it!
Don't be daft! That was not a natural anything! That was a DEW!!! People in high positions want that land!!!
Look up fire in Paradise, CA a few years ago....hit by a DEW,
Gov took the land, to run their train thru it.
Nothing natural here!!!!!
My heart goes out to Lahaina, my wife and I survived the Camp Fire in Paradise, Ca. on 11-8-18 6am. It brings back a lot of emotion these two fires are to similar. Paradise Strong/ Maui Strong
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These Smart Meters are not what many people actually think they are. S.M.A.R.T. = Secret Military Armament (in/for) Residential Technologies. They remove the Dots as a Marketing Strategy so people think its a Word instead of an Acroym. Besides being unstable (and health destroying), they're key ignition points for covert military attack.
Ain't Nothing Natural About This 🔥
Not only was the energy not turned off. The trees and brush were not cleared at least 10 feet from electric wires. They should have been in order to prevent fires from happening in the first place! What happened was absolutely outrageous!
This wasn't a natural cause,the Government did this.
And now the warning to those native Hawaiians is what Amy and her interviewee said. Greedy "investors" will likely try to get their highy-desirable land. It's always like that. During the 2008 Financial Crisis, and during COVID-19, a time when untold millions went completely under, and drowned, the richest 1% grew in wealth by staggering amounts, and that continues to this day.
China will be first in line to buy the island!
Yep, happened in Puerto Rico after Maria and Fiona, and in Ft. Myers, FL after Ian. Locals can't afford to live. Disaster capitalists all over the place!
The government should replace anything that was lost. If we can send billions to other countries surely we can repay our own citizens during natural disasters.
All deliberate They keep growing because very few people believe the conspiracy theorists.
I wonder if the area will be rebuilt into a 15 minute city now that there is nothing left. My prayers go out to all who have suffered in this tragedy.
No, this is an elite land grab. They just needed the current residents gone.
Its an island, 46 miles long and 26 miles wide. It was probably already a 15 min city. Lol
The fires were started for the 15 min city..
Vote blue. It'll repeat.
Why wouldn't they? It was already pretty damn close to it.
It was Not A Natural Fire 🔥 It was A Energy Directed Fire 🔥
Best report to date. I could feel the trauma in-their voices.
This is the result of sheer mismanagement and or incompetence. Not a single fireline was cut around any of the residential areas/towns during the dry season. Similar to the negligence that led to the California wildfires.
Almost on purpose
@@tedbear6012 I'm all for suing the power companies and government, but to claim this was intentional without proof does a disservice to everybody. Even Alex Jones wouldn't make such a claim.
Yeah but how’s that affirmative action working for you now 🤣
You mean it wasn't laser beams from outer space?🤔
Climate change. We’ve known this was coming for 40 years.
The fallen powerlines trapping folks due to not being turned off. The warning system failing. My condolences the community. They should not have to be displaced... They want to and deserve to remain on their land. A concern they're already voicing.🙏🏾
People should know that In Hawaii on the first Tuesday of the month there is a testing of the emergency warning sirens. Hawaii doesn’t have a wild fire warning siren. There is 4 siren alarms and each one is a different sound for the specific impending danger to be warned of. But I think anyone of those sirens could still be set off because people will pay attention to sirens going off during a time of day where they aren’t being tested. I think for as big as the fire was, cars exploding and the amount of smoke engulfing the streets people would get a clue that it’s time to run. Law enforcement was on the scene on loud speakers telling the people in their homes and businesses to evacuate. I’m saying you don’t need the state of Hawaii to set off alarms! Just grab your family and go!!
What I don’t understand is how they keep blaming the powerlines for starting the fire when the power was out. How is that even possible?
All very convenient for the bullies, in charge, who wanted to buy up the land.
So sad for the residents.
Prayers for them.
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Its a very weird wildfire.
Something doesn't look right, somehow. Homes totally flattened, 1000 degrees but many trees still standing?
Very odd. 🙄
And if you look at one of the photos there's a huge resort hotel standing and everything around it for as far as you can see in the photo is flattened.
Mrs. Vaa, you and your husband are the real heroes. Kaeo, thank you for remembering all those who died. So, there was no power before the fire. The power station for Lahainaluna is at the bottom of the road across from the old Pioneer Mill. Videos show Power lines were down all over. How did the power get up to that part of Lahainaluna to start the fire? Is this a case of fire for profit? One month earlier the governor was sharing his dream for the new modern "Smart City" of Lahaina. This was as keynote speaker to WEF/ New World Order. Guess he can see his dream come true now. Is this how they plan to build all their new Smart Cities? On the ashes of the dead.
did you know the current Maui Police Chief was a Las Vegas Police Captain and main investigator of that mass concert shooting in Vegas?! what are the odds?! why did they not turn on the new "Alert System" they had?!!
Its very painful to loose your community. Many cities provides neighborhood but no communities. So sorry for your loss.
One only need to look at California to see how utility companies are not held accountable for fires caused by wind and powerlines. They are aware, yet do nothing to mitigate the problem. Meanwhile, our rates increase all of the time.
Make no mistake about it. This was not a “natural disaster!” This was caused by incompetence, negligence and unpreparedness. Hawaiian’s will rise because of this and unite. 🙏🏽😎🤙🏿❤️
And they will vote back in the inept leadership
It was a natural disaster. It was a combination of old wooden buildings, drought, hurricane force winds and a fire spreading rapidly. What did u expect anyone to do in this situation? Even if people were warned there were traffic jams, debris everywhere and embers flying around. The town was engulfed in flames fast!
I would say it was the low standards of Hawaiians/Polynesians that contributed to the poor management that allowed them to ignore warnings for years that fires were a threat. Look, having a relaxed outlook on life in nice. It helps people live a low stress life. We all want that. But if you ignore things because they are too much work for you to deal with and don't care about safety, disasters can happen. This was a freak occurrence, to be sure. So let's learn from it. Hopefully this will be the end of wood construction there.
Oh you were there to witness that 1st hand? You live in Hawaii? Because if you don't you should shut your dirty mouth.
I don't think so i believe they using the power station and high winds as a scape goat to explain why the fire persisted i believe its high energy beam weapons.
Fire jumping around like a beach ball huh? Tf is REALLY going on
The people of all nations must stand together as 1 to beat the evil ....its tooo much
I heard a story from a local that was running from the fire with her neighbor & the fire was moving a block in less than 15 seconds. Unfortunately, she lost her neighbor while running & she barely made it by jumping over the wall into the ocean. She was in the water for 7+ hours & she would feel hypothermic, so she would move closer to the fire to warm up but then her body would begin to burn from the heat of the fire. There are hundreds of stories like this. I'm sending Lahaina all my love & prayers. Ke hoʻouna aku nei au i koʻu aloha a me nā pule.🙏 Lahaina will never be the same. 💔
Broken heart 💔
Still has nothing to do with colonialism. Things start on fire. It seems to me that this fire was set. There have been plants to turn Maui into a 15 minute smart city fora. long time now. Everything will be electric, governed by AI, and people will not need to go anywhere to get anything. Just like in prison.
Stuck between two extremes
😢
the waters warm there
When they rebuild they should put the electrical lines underground from the wind and fire. So this never happens again.
Probably build their houses out of stone not stick... maybe do some fire management as well.
Or end all modern convenience on the islands.
@@andrewmclaughlin2701•There & EVERYWHERE!-for that matter!
They cannot put them underground the salt water destroys them. They can however do what florida does make concrete poles then two hours before the winds comes they get turned off. Makes the job super easy fir lineman like my son to restore power back to the poles.
@@trextv2154 they have concrete poles in FL?? Interesting after Irmaria they put in fiber glass poles, ya know the drill "cat 25 rated"..... Then Dorian turned into a cat 1 on our heads and snapped a few 🤣🤔🤨
So we're saying that the electric company actually never shut off the power to this area at all? They knew live wires were dropping like crazy yet they did not shut off the electric?
My heart goes out to the people of Maui
My thoughts are with Maui people not people of Maui ,
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Utility lines, that's how Thomas fire in Ventura CA started, spread by Santa Ana winds (60-80 mph gusts) in a drought condition. Water hydrants failed. Cell service dropped so evac alerts were not delivered. The fire traveled from Santa Paula to Ventura in just over an hour. Non native trees and plants fueled the fire. Our native oak and manzanita smoulder but don't ignite, but the imported eucalyptus and palm trees exploded like a wooden matchstick. So many similarities. Apart from the death toll.
We as a country aren't prepared for wildfire disasters.
We as a planet aren't prepared.
We had 150 mph winds in FL, power left on till the wind causes them to lose power, there were no fires! 50 years in FL, they've never shut off power in a wind storm.
Interesting it just seems like this was staged or a plot for all we know the 1% saw how devastating the fires were in your state and decided to test run it again...I could be wrong but truth is stranger than fiction rn
@@sharoncrider7444Is FL subject to drought conditions? I don't know much about the terrain. We have miles of dry grass, scrub brush, non native trees, so there was plenty of fuel. Power lines provided the spark. Nature provided the oxygen as hot, dry, high winds.
FL may not have the same need for power downing. We now have power downs whenever winds reach over a certain speed. It's a bit too late though.
Yes you are so correct. With everything that is happening we must as citizens be proactive in the planning and execution of emergency procedures. We so often just leave it up to others and I too am guilty of that very thing. Some events cannot be avoided or stopped but most can. We must get involved and not be so trusting of others doing things right.
IT WAS NOT A RANDOM ACT OF NATURE, IT WAS SELECTIVE AND ORCHESTRATED
Hurricane Dora was due south of Maui, How did they create winds that came from the north down the mountain going south to the ocean??
I live in Hawaii, I’ve lived in Lahaina. I have immense sympathy for this community. However, the sirens would not have made a difference as the fire moved too fast. With hurricanes and, tsunamis, and earthquakes give us some warning, some time where the sirens help but with a fast moving fire all the sirens in the world would not have helped much. I wish they would quit focusing on the siren when they KNOW it wouldn’t have made a difference. And, by experience, I have witnessed too many locals ignore the sirens during hurricane warnings. They have the attitude “ it’s gonna pass” . Makes me really doubt anything would’ve changed. Stop trying to blame something no one could’ve done anything to stop it at that time on people or agencies that couldn’t have known what was to happen. Stop with the sirens. With so much devastation the lack of preparedness is also the fault of the citizens. Since Hurricane Iwa , I have kept emergency rations and readiness plans in tact. I take it seriously, unfortunately, so many in Hawaii have the attitude, “it won’t happen to us.” This is a devastating wake up call that it CAN happen to us and it shows us how unprepared we ALL are.
Well said!
We as humans can always do better. Everything, every "disaster" should be evaluated with a fine comb. Your defeatist attitude will not help progress. Also you could see the fire make its way through a giant farmland to the town. There was plenty of time for the sirens and if the sirens wouldnt help, what are they for? A simple siren while the fire was in the farmland with wind direction giving a obvious path of the fire, a siren wouldve help save at least one life. Maybe you could explain to everyone why its ok no sirens went off and that the power was left on so fire fighters cant get to areas needed and also possibly not create more fires since it was SO windy. Also, where was the head of Maui emergency response team? out of town, I answered for you, so the second in command then, out of town too, there I got that for you too. There was a obvious lack of preparedness and compitence that led to loss of life. Yes it was a horrible fire with bad winds on dry conditions but that fire didnt start in Lahiana, it still took a lot of time to get through the fields and into the town. Please dont work for a emergency response team.
Fire can move so quickly for certain. The sirens would have helped people make decisions more quickly no matter the situation on the ground. It wouldn’t have helped the fire stoppage- it definitely helps let people know to move NOW. All so sad. My hope is those who’ve made so much money on the backs of the people there do the right things form a bit of their profits.
Other interviews w homeowners from wild fire zones in California stated if individuals are able to put out small fires sparked by embers flying into he air then more buildings could be saved, but w that kind of wind I don't see how that would even work, even if every home / street would have had fire fighting water hoses or something, esp combined w the power lines going down and sparking new fires.
Owning a moped or scooter in Hawaii is well worth the SMALL investment.
These stories are heart wrenching 😪..They are all so lucky to have made it out without any warning
Why wasn't the power lines turned off? Why was the water turned off? Why was the alarm not sounded? Why wasn't there brush clean up and fire ditch lines prepped for fire season? Where were the fire crews dropping flame retardant on the town? There are too many unaswered questions and with that guy stepping down tells me they screwed up. Maui needs better experts and all those leaders failed. Summer, especially late summer and fall is fire season and everywhere i have lived the city and county always prepares early and checks on it throughout the season.
These mf's here that's why here in New York is going to be all out war. Talking about wilfire they just lazered all those people.
Thank you for providing this platform for Professor Kaeo to talk about Lahaina's history from the Native Hawaiian perspective. It is crucial for the rebuilding of Lahaina to be led by the Native Hawaiians who have been there for generations and carried out with traditional Hawaiian practices of sustainable land use.
So called prof nah nah 😂
I agree. And I hope that a (traditional) Hawaiian spiritual ceremony will be held in memory of Hawaiians who lost their lives during this terrible tragedy. Mahalo
Read California Burning by Katherine Blunt
@@thebrierpatch8488 and colonizers never killed ? Or stole? Or kidnap babies or young women? Or take other people's water sources? Or poisoned blankets with small pox?
@@AncientRe Look in the mirror, you'll see another.
Wow, after all the grief California got with their power-company-caused fires, one would think any power company in the US would be aware of the folly of not shutting down during this kind of high winds.
They don't care because they'll contribute to political campaigns and the government will allow a rate increase to transfer the costs to the taxpayers. Keep voting Democrat, Hawaii. See how well it's worked for us in California? 😆 🤣 😂
And it would be crazy talk to actually bury the power lines underground in areas of high winds or foliage
Ppl need to really woke up seriously keep thinking ur government love an care about you it dnt matter what side you pick they all on the same team keep playin with y'all life with evil az demons (YAH) warned of us about these ppl an y'all keep voting for them smmfh
Too greedy
Re-read your statement and ask what would people do in the summer or winter with no power? Second, why did Sacramento stop the power companies from clearing the underbrush near the power lines?
I am so sorry for these poor people I'm in the UK and we know nothing of this, I'm so sorry, why is this not out there
We are all responsible. My love and prayers to all there and for their pets and senses of safety.
Beyond terrifying and heartbreaking. I cannot even imagine going through something like that.
PTB could care less. Colonialism? I don't think so.
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@@stj971Why do you think it only burnt the coastal lines more..that's the locals business es
@saltypurebloodand red goofy. Stop acting like conservatives are worth a donkey dick any smart American has completely thrown out both parties in their minds
Kgos
You don't cook a dog to a blackened char and melt engine blocks without a Direct Energy Weapon 🤷
As a survivor of Hurricane Katrina my heart goes out to all affected
As a survivor of 9/11 I feel this pain! May GOD continue to comfort them and us 🙏🏾.
Great, you should be mad that these "environmental" events are still being used to kill people. Write to your Senator and ask if there will be a Arson and Mass Murder investigation. Motive: Gov Green looking for 51 acres in Lahani to build the 75M govt housing project called The Villages at Leaili'i. Interesting, 3 people were arrested last year for trying to set the very same area on fire...it's not the first arson attempt.
@@PhenoMikally Absolutely. Let Sky Fairy Lawd Jebus protect them all like the 3000 people to whom he turned his back on 9/11.
@@tim3172 the Gospel of Judas warns us of who owns this realm..
The Church of Baal is alive and well..
@@72marshflower15 Right, the Globalists , at WEF headquarters in Switzerland.
Native peoples of Hawaii stay strong and protect your own. Lahaina can rise again from the ashes like the phoenix. God’s blessings to all of you 🙏❤️💕
THE GOVERNOR REFUSED TO SET OFF THE SIRENS. THEY DID NOT TURN ON THE WATER.
Can't leave a tragedy alone without using it to gaslight others.
Exactly, let’s use this tragedy to blame white people somehow. What a joke. Your life is what you make it. If life is hard in Hawaii then find a way to get out. Don’t blame others for your situation.
Yeah, they have no doubt forgot about how the Hawaiian tribes were colonizers themselves.
I agree, this is in such poor taste. Do these people have no shame? No empathy?
If not for the colonizers alot of people wouldn't even be there
@@marcbernicker206 wouldn't that be the point?
My deep condolences to all the people in Hawaii in this hard times. 😢
What happened to the old lady and the two year old baby?
"From that time Jesus began to preach, and to say, Repent: for the kingdom of heaven is at hand." Matthew 4:17
"Ye have heard that it hath been said, An eye for an eye, and a tooth for a tooth: But I say unto you, That ye resist not evil: but whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also." Matthew 5:38-39
"And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the hypocrites are: for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they may be seen of men. Verily I say unto you, They have their reward. But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father which is in secret; and thy Father which seeth in secret shall reward thee openly." Matthew 6:5-6°
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@@followerofjesuschrist. Really dude..
Hearing her testimony brings me to tears!
I was in Lahaina on Sunday Three Days before the Fire....It is Very Sad 😭....this beautiful town is burnt down.... Prayers for The People of Lahaina 🙏
Maui is such a dump
This is the story of your enslavement folks 👉The Connections (2021) [short documentary] 💖
💜 you are safe and I'm so glad
When my husband and i honeymooned here i fell in love with Maui. Then we took my late mama. Of course you arrive at the airport in the evening and so we settled into our condo...mom was so excited that next morning and she said, i quote. " God must have stopped here first" what she meant was because of every flower , every plant, every tree ,every rainbow 🌈 everywhere you look is beautiful. ❤❤❤
Then Democrats burnt it down because they didn't get the votes for the smart City. Now they can make the smart City
I won a trip to Hawaii 25 yrs ago. Flowers even growing in ditches. I thought "Everyone on Earth should visit Hawaii before dying.
And Maui is the prettiest of all its Islands 🏝 😍 💕
I'm so sorry! But as a retired firefighter that spent most of my time fighting big big brush fires. We went into the mouth of the beast and put them out we protected big homes on the edges of these large woods full of lots of dead underlying brush compiled over many years. These fires burned Very very hot..
To create a good hot fire you must have fuel to burn . That is a must above all. Then you need good oxygen which all fires in the open have . And you need something to ignite it which is evident .
When i look at the arial footage from the plane in this video. You see at the base of the mountains where it started and burned across the grassy plain to the first course of homes furthest from the ocean. Knee high grass fires are not going to produce enough fuel, and temps that created the metal melting inferno this thing turned into.. Something besides this grass fire was being used to feed these flames into a ragging inferno. As you get into neighborhoods with walls and decorative plants and shrubs around the property. It will burn but not what you need to produce this fire. On front Street theres a two story building with asphalt parking lotat least 60 ft wide al around the building with no brush or fuel source of any kind. The metal structural I beams were heated to temps over 2000 degrees to twist and disfigure them . Theres no fuel anywhere around to create these temps. Something else was in play here people. Also no water to the hydrants!! Are you kidding me!! Even after the fire chief is screaming for water. Id lock everyone involved in this fire up immediatly until there story could prove them as innocent of crimes Against humanity. Streets and all exits were blocked off to hwy and other routes out to trap people in there to be sacrafied. Police were replying when asked why they were blocking exit routes! They replied!! Just following orders. This was a planned attack on this land. I dont care what any official said otherwise. Then to see the laws that protected this land be removed so no claims would have to be paid by insurance companies. No rebuilding permits would be issued. Its a huge issue taking place.. Im sorry to say these things . But as a firefighter i can express my opinion as a comparison to what ive experienced and seen. This grass fire could of very easily been stopped way before it came close to any homes. Weve done it numerous times as a firefighter. God be with us all in getting the truth out for all to witness..
It's not colonialism its globalism. MAUI has been chosen as a Smart Island since 2008. They have to destroy what's there to build the new infrastructure.
So unfortunate. Much love to the Pacific Islanders. Despite this tragedy, hopefully it will deter a lot of greedy entities/investors that have been pricing natives out of their homes.
i hate to break your hopes but this event was setup by these investors you speak of, so certainly they will not be deterred.
@@jayperez3431 it will deter them because now everyone has realized what they have done.
If anything it will encourage them. This is just the final act to rid Hawaii of those pesky Hawaiians.
Where are the best technologies, survellance, warnings, aids in the best world country gone to??😢😢😢😢😢😢
Donated to Ukraine along with everything else.
Seems they are still here but just being given to others whether by design or not.
This can happen anywhere at any time. I experienced a fire at my apartment complex a few weeks ago and the alarms were just tested a few weeks before but no alarms went off when a fire started at my complex. Fortunately it was during the day and I was home. I had just gone out to a store and returned and 30 minutes later, a lady across the hall noticed a fire a few feet from the complex and was banging on doors to get everyone out and then the police showed up and they did a great job. There were over 200 firefighters and no one was killed or hurt and I am so sad and sorry for Mai and I am praying for the families who have no place to go and the families who lost their loved ones. Something sinister happened and I hope they find out who is responsible and they'll be put behind bars not released. Why weren't there alarms? Some evil people I think are involved.
Good for you.
Lol not on a military base. With sophisticated alarm systems.
Oh, my God didn’t get stuck in traffic. The police blocked them so they would all die. The highways were completely open “escape if we all don’t stand up and fight or government, it’s going to come into our back door the government got sloppy with this job, and the fact that you’re speaking that it was a powerline accident is blown. There is so much evidence here to prove the evil intent on these people and what they’re still going through no help
Prayers for Maui and their families.
Aroha from our whanau here in Aotearoa New Zealand to our distant Polynesian neighbours and distant relatives, condolences to everyone caught by and consumed by this devastating event in Maui..our prayers go out to you all.Arohanui-kia kaha Stay Safe!
🌸 Kia Orana 🌸
mikilikahi likahiniho
We Hawaiians can't stand new zealanders. We hate NZ more than the fire. Stay on your side of the ocean. Seriously. You made me angry just thinking about NZ.
Mahalo bru! Means a lot. I am not at home in Hawai'i right now but I am here in your lands and return next week to O'ahu. Kia ora and aroha ia 'oe.
This is the story of your enslavement folks 👉The Connections (2021) [short documentary] 💖
A Hugh tragedy, however, Maui, Lahaina has become one of the most expensive places in Hawaii to live, as the locals are being priced out by wealthy investors, sadly !!
I am sorry for the loss of your people and the loss of your land>>>>>May God wrap in his arms and protect you
Saying Colonialism set the stage for this to happen is like saying colonialism is to blame for any disaster that happens on the mainland. All of the land was stolen from someone at a certain point, so it's weak at best. I think the focus should be on how the current local government failed AND it's current attempt to do a land grab, stealing more land through eminent domain.
This.
The fire is racist.
If you listened to the video it talks about how policies like monoculture and diverting streams dried up the land and made it more flammable.
Agreed. The true goal of that title is to say blame white people.
Here comes the usual deflection speak.
They said that the warning sirens were not activated because everyone knows those sirens are for tsunamis. That would've signaled people to move further inland and into the fire. It was better for people to move towards the shore, not away from it. So unfortunately, there are sirens that signal people to move deeper inland, but no way to warn people that they need to move closer to the shore. That makes sense as to why the sirens were not activated. They say many children were burned to death. 😥 This is the most painful way to die. Those sweet little babies. Why??? I pray for the people of Hawaii. I pray for children suffering around the world. Heavenly Father, this world needs your intervention Most High, Lord God, YHWH. 🙏