I was born on Oahu but was trapped in a wildfire in California over twenty years ago . In a split second the entire mountain blew up and I am going 80 plus on the road. I got out of there but our rental car was an oven. I thank GoD I can tell you this. I am crying right now as I type. I love Lahaina and the rest of my state and the rest of my country.
Unfortunately in Australia we understand the devastation upon humans , animals and fauna, we are all praying for you . Also the birds no trees & food, it just doesn't end . Be strong people. Love Australia
Yes, you poor ppl have had to endure more than most the past several years. The videos were heartbreaking of your horror show, too. 😔 Thank you for your prayers. Despite what some think, they’re never wasted. I’m praying for all the ppl & animals suffering. That this unimaginable tragedy, draws them nearer to God’s equally unimaginable love & eternal life w/Him Blessings 🕊
Californians know it very well too. From the Camp fire to the fires in Malibu, it doesn't end with the fires. When the rains come, the mudslides happen. Which also did some damage in Montecito.
First thing I thought of upon hearing this was Australia a few years ago. Actually forgetting about the wild fires from Alberta a few years ago as well as the ones that have been going on over the last few months this year here in Canada. And the ones that happen in California too. My heart goes out to all of those affected and I wish that I could just hug the world til its fires stop burning and save all of the people, animals and plants and set everything right again. Hearing Billy speak of this overwhelming devastation in Maui was overwhelming. However its times like this when people come together and the human spirit is truly amazing. Yet what if we all came together like this everyday and helped each other, and did acts of kindness all the time and not just during a disaster. Wouldn't that truly make the world a better place for us all? Once again my heart goes out to anyone experiencing loss to due fire, flood, war, famine, hurricanes, volcanoes, mudslides, accidents, or illness. Please know that you are not alone and that there is always someone thinking of you, even if they can't be there with you.
I worked as a wildland firefighter for 15 years in Idaho, Montana, the Dakotas, and Wyoming, including Yellowstone park, and altho I've seen fires with 200 foot flame lengths and many hundreds of thousands of acres burned, I've never seen such devastation as this, with such a horrific loss of life and livelihood. My thoughts and prayers go out to those affected by this tragedy. And may this serve as a reminder to all of us, to do good to those we cross paths with everyday while we have the opportunity, as life is so fragile.
That's because these are not normaI wiIdfires. My heart breaks for everyone affected but we have to wake up. There's a most eviI agenda behind this. PeopIe need to know the truth. God bless the peopIe of Maui ❤
All of us in Hawaii are in mourning. It’s a collective heartbreak of the kind we have not experienced. The horror of these deaths leave us sleepless & consumed. Just because the fires are mostly contained, we feel no relief.🌺
@@tomasinacovell4293Terrible hateful comment and untrue. The MOST HIGH is not causing any of earth's disasters. Revelation 12: 9-12 and Ephesians 6; 10-18 tells us who's behind all the Ruining of the earth. Rev 11:18 says God will bring to ruin those ruining the earth.
@@sarahgreenslade1219 *REPORT him.* I did! Ignorant haters have no business being anywhere, but w/their master...Which they will be, when their time’s up here.
I saw a small cloud reacting the way sand does on a loud speaker before a plume came up underneath.. when I finally looked it up, I was lead to “dielectric heating.” Microwaves!! From space-!? I know it sounds crazy but less crazy is the idea that there are some nasty people out here
I’m so heartbroken for Maui, my sister lives there but her house is in Pukalani 40 miles away. I was recently there in late April visiting. My family has so many fond memories in Maui, Kona & Oahu. I’m sending sincere condolences to All the lives lost, all the property destroyed & All the Jobs Lost. Mahalo to all the volunteers, firefighters, nurses, doctors, neighbors for coming together to help the people of Maui.
The hurricane was 580 miles away, it was the winds it produced and went that way that flamed the fire outta control. Please don't stop spread misinformation.
This is utter madness. Seen plenty of wildfires on the news but this one absolutely has shocked me. Very sad for the people of Hawaii. Love from the UK.❤
That's how I feel. It's the swiftness of the fire that led to such horrific outcomes for the people. It's hard for me to process and I don't even live there just visited a couple times. Can't imagine how shocked and saddened the Hawaiians are and how personally affected they are even if they weren't actually in the fire I'm sure they know someone who was.
@@eden_aumakua Yes!! Even the poor animals who were left behind to perish in their homes or the ones living in nature. They are all GOD'S creatures 😔 So, Prayers for humans and animals 🙏🏻 🙏🏻
It’s absolutely shocking for these people, they must be in shock and disbelief. Where do you start when your family are missing or dead and your home has gone? It’s devastating. I’m so very sad for these families.
This is an absolute tragedy.. we here in Louisiana are no strangers to natural disasters , calamity after calamity,after catastrophe...I will never forget how it was after Katrina,and the way you're describing it... is giving me flashbacks...we know what it's like down here, we feel your pain, truly. We feel your loss, probably more than most we understand having your city destroyed , your people lost and scattered to the wind, words cannot express the pain I feel for everyone affected , and for those who were lost. We are with you, our prayers go out to you. Both our peoples are indomitable in spirit,strong-willed, and strongly bonded to our land and community , and I know you will rebuild and persevere, Aloha
Thank you Neighbor!! That is so very well stated to cover it all, for us, here in Louisiana aka Cajun Country.. Bless each and every heart and life down there. We are with you in spirit. 🕊 🕊
And these people, like the rest of their racist democrat puppets, hate your guts if you`re not the right shade of the rainbow. Ask southwest Louisiana about the hurricane aid Biden never sent. When I got my stimulus the first thing on my mind was hurricane preps like enough solar power for small fans, simple cooking, a dorm fridge and freezer, the cheapest backup gas generator sold, a tiny air conditioner it could power, water filters, and very sensitive radios. But I saw New Orleans after Ida. It was all about "racism" and blame games again. Nobody could even charge a phone and I saw NO BATTERY POWERED FANS! But that`s WHOSE FAULT again??? MINE? After all that free cash and unemployment? There were people getting unemployment with scrap yard receipts for 5 bucks worth of aluminum cans! Where did it go?
I've been to Maui many years ago, and even drove to Hana. Such a beautiful place and nice people. My condolences to everyone affected by this tragedy. This is just devastating.
as I stated before we as Australians understand your loss, your pain, and your heartack, We pray you get what you need and help for now and the future.
yes indeed. Down under they understand your loss. Your pain. Your heartack (or eh, heartache). And they do pray that you get the help. They wont send ships or anything like that. They is busy with submarines and China. O, and the jab for Cojona. Much much more important to focus on that. Julian Assange? Who is he? "one of our reporters at our newsorganisation found that he had 3 familymembers that were in a car......" Julian? Nah. I don't know him. We got Subs to take care of to wage war with China. And, for all you over there in Hawaï: Only Australia is able to understand your loss. Nowhere else on this globe has there ever been such a devastating fire, you see. And now on a more serious note: The people who are actually people and act like people all understand your loss. Doesn't matter if they live in Alaska, China, Timbuktu. They all understand your loss. And some will even come over to help, if you let them. But tja, politics. More important than people, for sure.
God works in mysterious ways, right? "culling the incompetent for not making fire proof homes and keeping things up" Who taught you any of such nonsense? I thought God had mercy. What kinda lesson is this? And: Howcome it didn't happen prior to now? Why did God wait until now? Go take a hike with your Evil God. He sounds like Satan to me. @@tomasinacovell4293 Btw, the entire town was gone. They were all incompetent, i assume? Show us how to build a home that can withstand such violence of nature. Mr Competent. Go take a hike, with your nonsense God. If you believe in what you have said, you are seriously delusional and a waste of oxygen.
As a life long Southern Californian, my heart breaks for the people of Maui. I understand your pain. Please stay strong, we will support you as best we can.
What people don't realize is that people had the choice of the fire or the ocean with raging waves from the wind. One family interviewed chose the ocean and the children were nearly swept away. They only survived from hanging on to some floating wood.
I think I saw that, 5 kids I think. I imagine those parents will have nightmares for a long time over that experience of almost losing them to the ocean. So scary and sad.
Sometimes there are just no proper words. All I can say is I am so so sorry for their incredible loss. Prayers for Maui! I will donate to my favorite charity, because I know they will be on the ground there helping.
This is devastating unfortunately, we in Australia have been through this situation a few times and understand the mourning that we have to go through.Stay strong Mauians and other islanders, our prayers are with you.
I couldn’t sleep last night. It really sunk in to my brain yesterday. It’s devastating. The biggest thing that keeps coming in to my mind is the chaos and confusion everyone must have felt not knowing where to go or what to do due to the fact that they didn’t have adequate information. 😢
The more first-hand stories I hear, the more horrifying it gets. I listened to a story about a man with an 8-month pregnant girlfriend. They and their neighbors had stayed home through the day because it was believed it would be like in the past; the wildfires wouldn't be able to jump the width of the highway into the town. At 5:45 PM he took his scooter toward the highway to take a look. He discovered the fire had indeed made the jump and entire neighborhoods were being engulfed in less than five minutes each. He raced back, grabbed his wallet, passports, threw a few things into the car and told his girlfriend they had to escape that moment. But the neighbors they had spent the day with told them that trying to leave via a car was foolish. They explained the only way out of town was to go North along Front Street, because officials had closed off the highway for many burning power poles had fallen and were strewn on it, (I tell you this so you can find Front St. and follow it on Google Maps) but Front Street was bumper to bumper of stalled traffic so if that method of escape was attempted, you would be stuck with cars blocking you on all sides as the flames engulfed you. The man thought about it and realized this: the fire was coming. The only thing between them and the fire was a few blocks comprised of wooden houses. And the fire itself was made of other wooden houses. In other words the only thing between him and the fire was basically lots of fuel for that fire. He turned to his girlfriend and said, "We can't stay, we have to try." So imagine being that young woman. Your neighbors, good friends whom you trust, have just said that being trapped in a car on Front Street guaranteed death. And the man whom you imagined having a family with says the fire is coming, and there is nothing that can stop it, it may be there within seconds, so you need to escape that moment. So what do you do? Whom do you trust your life with? She trusted him. And one of the neighbors trusted him also. They raced to the car, tossed out the infant-seat they intended on using when the baby came, jumped in, and drove off. The boyfriend crashed through a gate at the back of the neighborhood, took back streets and alleys to bypass Front Street and escaped through flaming neighborhoods like in a Hollywood movie. Their neighborhood is gone now of course, reduced to ashes, and they have no idea what happened to their neighbors. As of Saturday night, officials had gone through just 3% of the town and have already found 89 bodies. And the fire did come to the north end of Front Street. It is impassable, jammed with burnt-out cars.
I spent most of my career as a naval officer at Pearl on O`ahu, we’d ‘holiday’ by going to the other islands. Lāhainā was a popular destination, plus Upcountry. Absolutely heartbroken at the human toll, wish I still lived there, I’d be onsite helping best I could.
My heart is broken for the people of Maui. I can’t seem to stop crying, I just feel so awful you guys. WA state stands with you Maui. Sending all the love and light. I will donate when possible. This isn’t fair, no one came to help except for your community. ❤ the lack of response and the actual response of you local government makes me sick to my stomach. Again sending all the love I have. ❤
My heart cries out to the Kamaianas and the residents of the disaster areas in Maui. It is heartbreaking to see the damage and the devastated lives who survived and the tragic loss of lives who were not able to get away in time. The tragic story of the family of 3 who were cornered by the flames and were found burned alive was truly horrific. I cannot imagine ! Lord, have mercy upon this great tragedy. Thank you for the donations and the prayers that are going toward this horrific disaster.
Devastating. Heart wrenching and so painful to even hear. We experienced this during the Camp Fire in Paradise, CA. All of my family ancestry and history is from that town, and my heart burned with it. Paradise CA is still not recovered. It’s completely different and no one I know who lived there in the past 59 years lives there now. The whole island will be affected by this for years from homelessness to outrageous home prices across the state and devastating pollution from burnt cars and toxic ground water. Prepare to inundated by massive government operations for years. Our prayers and thoughts are with all of you.
The speed and devastation of this wildfire with no warning, reminds me of the Paradise Fire. These wildfires are so heartbreaking for people and animals.
From a ways across the Pacific.. Vancouver Island.. this is gut wrenching and utterly heartbreaking. Coming from a tight community, it's difficult to comprehend the level of pain these are enduring. Praying for the people of Maui.
I worked with a guy who died that way with his father in the Kangaroo Island fires a couple of years back. He was a couple of hundred metres from the car and his elderly father was in the car - running for help maybe. It’s horrific to imagine.
Aloha Nui: the Hawaiian People are generous, loving, gentle, spiritual people that will help each other thru (they are all Brothers and Sisters). My heart breaks for the People of Lahaina and Maui; may God look down and provide powerful Love, Kindness and Abundance during this catastrophic time. I send many prayers and huge Love to all. And, God Bless those that didn't make it out of the fire zone; may they rest in peace at the Right Hand of God. And, God Bless their Families, Friends, and all of Maui. 😢❤
Beautifully written and describes Hawaii perfectly. Thank you for your prayers, kind words and for taking the time to care about people you don’t know. ~blessings from Hawaii.
How can anyone survive when all communication services was shutdown? The most weird situation 😕 No alarms, water, electricity, 911, phones and all electronics dead. MAKES ZERO SENSE!
Not just humans died more animals died and that fire and most fires are cause by humans not animals so how about caring for the precious animals for once 😡 Humans are responsible for those fires and way more animals die. Humans disgust me.
I am so sorry for your losses I cried when I seen all those homes destroyed. I feel helpless not to go and help but I promise I will pray for all of you that are effected.✝️🙏🏼🌴🌳🌟🗽
Never thought about that. 😢 That's where informed law enforcement should be organized enough to tell people to abandon their vehicles and get to the water... Even though it is ocean, it is life instead of a horrible death.
This has to be one of the very worse ways to lose your life. Just horrific. I am so very sorry to hear of this horrendous tragedy. ❤️ and 🙏 to the people of Hawaii from 🇬🇧
I have lived in a van but had access to food and water and necessary things . I have lost family tragically but I still can't fathom what they are going through . Been watching for days . I do not kid myself this can happen eny where .I am in Utah and we are bone dry . So sorry thank you for your report .
What really concerns me about this tragedy is the children who were home alone, the people in nursing homes, and the people in hospitals. After seeing the pictures of the devastation, it’s hard to tell if any of the nursing homes, and hospitals survived the fire!😢
❤❤❤❤❤❤I pray !!!!!!!!!that the states of U.S.A. Will!!!!please!!!!Help!!!!❤❤❤❤❤❤❤these POOR people in every thing That They Need as needed😊😢😢😢😢❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Billy V is one of the best men I know... his heart is great. He stays true to the Hawai'ian culture and is an outstanding professional. I gladly say that he is my voice. We are all still working hard to help each other, support each other, and "aloha" each other (8/20/23). I have no doubt the Hawai'ian people will stay strong and keep our culture and our home and our history alive. Thank you for your respectful and heartfelt reporting. Aloha & Cheers! 🤙
I pray that the people of Hawaii find peace and comfort after this terrible devastation and that they can find the strength to rebuild their lives. My prayers go up for all concerned and appeal to everyone living close by to contribute what they can.
So very sad and very tragic for the people of Maui and we send our Condolences to the families and prayers as the survivors deal with the devastation and the loss they have suffered and the uncertainties that many are going through at this very sad time. Having survived our own bushfires around 4 yrs ago where we lost many hundreds of homes in my area and many lives this tragedy brings it home to us and we send healings to the people of Maui and their spiritual history. These very sad times brings Humanity together as a whole with Compassion and Kindness💚💚💚💚
@@tomasinacovell4293 not Gods way but we humans inability prepare and to stay ahead of these possible weather catastrophes that unfortunately happen to nations , the God of love does not punish us. We human have to be accountable for these tragedy’s by ignoring possible weather potentials. Sending healing and prayers to the people of Maui 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
I went there to visit my partners sister and her family (he's never met his nieces) in the winter, absolutely beautiful heavenly place, its sickening how the tourists have reacted to such tragedy. The LOCALS need your help, they need their voices heard. Thank you for sharing these stories. It's apocalyptic over there. Much love to you all
I have visited Maui twice .Such a Beautiful Island and such Beautiful people . I met a lovely elderly couple that lived in Lahaina. I was so worried about them as I knew they lived not far from Front Street but Thank God they were in the states for a family wedding but they have lost their home and their car . My heart goes out to everyone in Maui that have lost family . I hope one day that I will be able to visit once again your beautiful Island 🥲
Reported from a whistleblower:: "What your not hearing from our local government I just got out of a meeting where I was informed by someone in the Mayors office about developments that are being kept from the public. I am not a conspiracy theorist and I don’t want to make trouble but here’s what I’ve heard. The amount of fatalities is expected to be more than 500 but less than 1000. Many of the fatalities will be children who were at home because they canceled school. Parents worked and were not there to evacuate the children. Kids had no idea they needed to leave and by the time they noticed their homes or apartments were on fire, it was too late. The government is worried about how we will react when we learn that the fire department left the fire earlier in the day and claimed it was 100% contained knowing that the winds were expected to be 70mph by the afternoon. This is against all fire control protocols. The fire department should not have left the original fire unattended. They are scared that the public calls for accountability will be more than they can control and protests and riots will occur. They plan to lock down Lahaina for several months. It will take months to clean up the hazardous and environmental contamination. They won’t have enough housing for All the displaced. There were 2,000 unaccounted for this morning. They have a list where they are trying to keep track. They found 700 today. But there are still 1300 missing. They are very worried that the community is going to freak out when they find out how not a single fire truck responded to the fires. The emergency sirens were not activated (hurricane sirens) and loss of life could have been kept down by better emergency management which utterly failed. I’m not trying to make waves or stir up problems but I was so angry and sad when I found out how many children are dead that I knew I had to post this and let everyone know what I have learned. It’s time for our officials to stand up, tell the truth, and face the music. They failed Lāhainā guys. Our government is full of incompetent nepotism. The fire chief is the son of the former fire chief. We need to hold officials accountable for the mistakes they made. Please don’t hate the messenger. I’m just relaying what I learned today." God bless Maui and Lahaina! Pray for all the victims.
@WookieStomper808 Thank you for sharing this -you have a lot of integrity ! My thoughts and well wishes are with everyone in pain and desperation...I really wonder about the true cause and ask myself whether we'll ever find out....In Europe(Spain ,Greece, Sicily,Korsika,Sardinia etc.)there have been raging, devastating fires all summer long already also with strong gusts of wind that have destroyed very large areas of land with houses but hardly any calamities...This was so vehement like nothing to compare with.🦧Aloha nur loa🏵
We live in Alaska n have a condo on Kawaii We spend the month of January. We have several friends on Maui but can't get ahold of them. Sending Prayers to all of Hawaii
Is it not strange that on July 17 (just 22 days before fires broke out), they had just granted the Hawaii Governor powers to suspend housing laws for rebuilding in the event of an emergency? Now people of Lahaina are following up with their homeowners insurance and meeting roadblocks about zoning laws having changed, as a result of these laws being amended, so they cannot rebuild! Coincidence? These are crimes against humanity!
Overwhelming....too windy... too ferocious a fire... This happened in California too when Paradise burned down in the Camp Fire...one road in and out...100-150 foot tall trees everywhere... people got trapped and perished in their cars...
The terror of this situation had to be unimaginable. The fire moved so quickly that even if people were able to get out of their homes, they either ended up stuck on the one road out of town as the fire engulfed them or they had to jump in the ocean which was hazardous because of the hurricane hundreds of miles offshore. It's like the classic tale of Scylla and Charybdis. You can be certain, though, that the people of Maui will rebuild. Lahaina will not be the same, as many of its historical and cultural markers have been destroyed, but as a resident of the state, I can tell you that the people in Hawaii are fiercely resilient. Broken, but not beyond repair.
The state’s vaunted integrated outdoor siren warning system is the largest in the world, with about 400 alarms but (not even One) was not activated during the fires. WHY?
I was born on Oahu but was trapped in a wildfire in California over twenty years ago . In a split second the entire mountain blew up and I am going 80 plus on the road. I got out of there but our rental car was an oven. I thank GoD I can tell you this. I am crying right now as I type. I love Lahaina and the rest of my state and the rest of my country.
It happens so fast
@@loismiller7742 I a blink of the eye. It is a silent explosion.
You are Loved. MauiStrong. We will see you again! ❤
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I'm not sure where you were in California, but I've been thru several. Absolutely terrifying, and I'm so glad you are safe.
Crying with the Hawaiian people. Deepest condolences for your terrible losses.
Me too!!
I have done nothing but cry and pray 🙏
We go to this beautiful town every January
I want to still come and help any way I can!
PAYDAY IS COMING BABY.
FOR VIOLANTING NATURE AND GODS LAWAS.
Mahalo for your kindness ✨️ from Hawaii Island 🙌🏽
@@c.kainoabugado7935 ❤️🙏🏻
Unfortunately in Australia we understand the devastation upon humans , animals and fauna, we are all praying for you .
Also the birds no trees & food, it just doesn't end .
Be strong people.
Love Australia
In Canada too. We had 5,000 fires last week. Lightning storms and awful heat!
Hope support and caring of the world will help.❤
Yes, you poor ppl have had to endure more than most the past several years.
The videos were heartbreaking of your horror show, too. 😔
Thank you for your prayers. Despite what some think, they’re never wasted.
I’m praying for all the ppl & animals suffering. That this unimaginable tragedy, draws them nearer to God’s equally unimaginable love & eternal life w/Him
Blessings 🕊
Californians know it very well too. From the Camp fire to the fires in Malibu, it doesn't end with the fires. When the rains come, the mudslides happen. Which also did some damage in Montecito.
First thing I thought of upon hearing this was Australia a few years ago. Actually forgetting about the wild fires from Alberta a few years ago as well as the ones that have been going on over the last few months this year here in Canada. And the ones that happen in California too. My heart goes out to all of those affected and I wish that I could just hug the world til its fires stop burning and save all of the people, animals and plants and set everything right again. Hearing Billy speak of this overwhelming devastation in Maui was overwhelming. However its times like this when people come together and the human spirit is truly amazing. Yet what if we all came together like this everyday and helped each other, and did acts of kindness all the time and not just during a disaster. Wouldn't that truly make the world a better place for us all? Once again my heart goes out to anyone experiencing loss to due fire, flood, war, famine, hurricanes, volcanoes, mudslides, accidents, or illness. Please know that you are not alone and that there is always someone thinking of you, even if they can't be there with you.
Feed the birds Hawaiians, they need to eat too till nature revives itself. Lord bless Lahaina.
I worked as a wildland firefighter for 15 years in Idaho, Montana, the Dakotas, and Wyoming, including Yellowstone park, and altho I've seen fires with 200 foot flame lengths and many hundreds of thousands of acres burned, I've never seen such devastation as this, with such a horrific loss of life and livelihood. My thoughts and prayers go out to those affected by this tragedy. And may this serve as a reminder to all of us, to do good to those we cross paths with everyday while we have the opportunity, as life is so fragile.
That's because these are not normaI wiIdfires. My heart breaks for everyone affected but we have to wake up. There's a most eviI agenda behind this. PeopIe need to know the truth.
God bless the peopIe of Maui ❤
Oh? You know something we don’t? You have proof? 🙄🤦♀️
they were murdered...it was a DEW attack...and it turning , dog eat dog.
Here’s a fire captain’s observation on such fires
ruclips.net/video/iQtDEa6wceE/видео.html
we were attacked.
All of us in Hawaii are in mourning. It’s a collective heartbreak of the kind we have not experienced. The horror of these deaths leave us sleepless & consumed. Just because the fires are mostly contained, we feel no relief.🌺
You are not lying!! My heart has been SO SORE!!
@@lindseybreegan ❤️
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I am so sorry. My sincere condolences. 🙏
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My heart aches for all the lives lost due to this disaster.
It's God's way of culling the incompetent for not making fire-proof homes and keeping things up.
@@tomasinacovell4293Terrible hateful comment and untrue.
The MOST HIGH is not causing any of earth's disasters. Revelation 12: 9-12 and Ephesians 6; 10-18 tells us who's behind all the Ruining of the earth.
Rev 11:18 says God will bring to ruin those ruining the earth.
Are you out of your mind?@@tomasinacovell4293
@@tomasinacovell4293keeping what things up?
@@sarahgreenslade1219 *REPORT him.* I did!
Ignorant haters have no business being anywhere, but w/their master...Which they will be, when their time’s up here.
There are no words, heartbreak. I live in CA.
We know. No one will ever be the same. Changed forever. The losses are unimaginably painful.
I saw a small cloud reacting the way sand does on a loud speaker before a plume came up underneath.. when I finally looked it up, I was lead to “dielectric heating.” Microwaves!! From space-!? I know it sounds crazy but less crazy is the idea that there are some nasty people out here
trapped and burnt to death in the car is one of the worst thing imaginable.
and one of them a child, too!
I hope it was inhalation and not thermal 😥 . This teared me up
I’m so heartbroken for Maui, my sister lives there but her house is in Pukalani 40 miles away. I was recently there in late April visiting. My family has so many fond memories in Maui, Kona & Oahu. I’m sending sincere condolences to All the lives lost, all the property destroyed & All the Jobs Lost. Mahalo to all the volunteers, firefighters, nurses, doctors, neighbors for coming together to help the people of Maui.
I am surprised anyone survived this. It was basically a hurricane made of fire.
The hurricane was 580 miles away, it was the winds it produced and went that way that flamed the fire outta control.
Please don't stop spread misinformation.
Yes I agree!
A firestorm.
Damn, that's a good way of putting it as terrible as it was
The formal term for it is, a Firestorm.
This is utter madness. Seen plenty of wildfires on the news but this one absolutely has shocked me. Very sad for the people of Hawaii.
Love from the UK.❤
That's how I feel. It's the swiftness of the fire that led to such horrific outcomes for the people. It's hard for me to process and I don't even live there just visited a couple times. Can't imagine how shocked and saddened the Hawaiians are and how personally affected they are even if they weren't actually in the fire I'm sure they know someone who was.
Definitely manmade and intentional!
@ladyjusticewarriorqueenz2005
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@ladyjusticewarriorqueenz2005 I believe its man-made
Because it was NOT a natural wildfire. This was a genocide.
My heart cries for Hawaii. There is no other place like the islands. Such a tragedy. Praying for all displaced, injured and departed souls
Lived in Lahaina. I know a family of 4 that was found in their car. Absolutely the most tragic thing I could ever imagine
I am so sorry that you lost some friends friends in that fire!
Aloha from Hamakua Coast Billy. Thank you for representing Hawaii so beautifully. Brings tears to my eyes brother.
RIP to Hawaiian islanders that have perished in this awful tragedy.
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All Loss of Life is to be honored.
@@eden_aumakua Yes!!
Even the poor animals who were left behind to perish in their homes or the ones living in nature. They are all GOD'S creatures 😔
So, Prayers for humans and animals 🙏🏻 🙏🏻
Now something better can come and thrive there.
@@savedbyJESUS777
Amen!🕊❤🕯🙏🏻🇨🇦
@@katherinehunter9526 🫂 ❤ 🙏🏻
It’s absolutely shocking for these people, they must be in shock and disbelief. Where do you start when your family are missing or dead and your home has gone? It’s devastating. I’m so very sad for these families.
This is an absolute tragedy.. we here in Louisiana are no strangers to natural disasters , calamity after calamity,after catastrophe...I will never forget how it was after Katrina,and the way you're describing it... is giving me flashbacks...we know what it's like down here, we feel your pain, truly. We feel your loss, probably more than most we understand having your city destroyed , your people lost and scattered to the wind, words cannot express the pain I feel for everyone affected , and for those who were lost. We are with you, our prayers go out to you. Both our peoples are indomitable in spirit,strong-willed, and strongly bonded to our land and community , and I know you will rebuild and persevere,
Aloha
Kind heart🕊
Thank you Neighbor!!
That is so very well stated to cover it all, for us, here in Louisiana aka Cajun Country..
Bless each and every heart and life down there.
We are with you in spirit.
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And these people, like the rest of their racist democrat puppets, hate your guts if you`re not the right shade of the rainbow. Ask southwest Louisiana about the hurricane aid Biden never sent. When I got my stimulus the first thing on my mind was hurricane preps like enough solar power for small fans, simple cooking, a dorm fridge and freezer, the cheapest backup gas generator sold, a tiny air conditioner it could power, water filters, and very sensitive radios. But I saw New Orleans after Ida. It was all about "racism" and blame games again. Nobody could even charge a phone and I saw NO BATTERY POWERED FANS! But that`s WHOSE FAULT again??? MINE? After all that free cash and unemployment? There were people getting unemployment with scrap yard receipts for 5 bucks worth of aluminum cans! Where did it go?
My heart is broken for families that have lost loved ones. God speed to all, from Canada.
I've been to Maui many years ago, and even drove to Hana. Such a beautiful place and nice people. My condolences to everyone affected by this tragedy. This is just devastating.
as I stated before we as Australians understand your loss, your pain, and your heartack, We pray you get what you need and help for now and the future.
We at least empathise. After all we are not walking in their shoes.
yes indeed. Down under they understand your loss. Your pain. Your heartack (or eh, heartache).
And they do pray that you get the help.
They wont send ships or anything like that. They is busy with submarines and China.
O, and the jab for Cojona.
Much much more important to focus on that.
Julian Assange? Who is he?
"one of our reporters at our newsorganisation found that he had 3 familymembers that were in a car......"
Julian? Nah. I don't know him. We got Subs to take care of to wage war with China.
And, for all you over there in Hawaï: Only Australia is able to understand your loss.
Nowhere else on this globe has there ever been such a devastating fire, you see.
And now on a more serious note:
The people who are actually people and act like people all understand your loss.
Doesn't matter if they live in Alaska, China, Timbuktu.
They all understand your loss.
And some will even come over to help, if you let them.
But tja, politics. More important than people, for sure.
It's God's way of culling the incompetent for not making fire-proof homes and keeping things up.
I thought i was a crazy guy, but i am glad i met you.
You prove the case that there are always people crazier than i am.
@@tomasinacovell4293
God works in mysterious ways, right?
"culling the incompetent for not making fire proof homes and keeping things up"
Who taught you any of such nonsense?
I thought God had mercy.
What kinda lesson is this?
And: Howcome it didn't happen prior to now? Why did God wait until now?
Go take a hike with your Evil God.
He sounds like Satan to me.
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Btw, the entire town was gone.
They were all incompetent, i assume?
Show us how to build a home that can withstand such violence of nature. Mr Competent.
Go take a hike, with your nonsense God.
If you believe in what you have said, you are seriously delusional and a waste of oxygen.
As a life long Southern Californian, my heart breaks for the people of Maui. I understand your pain. Please stay strong, we will support you as best we can.
What people don't realize is that people had the choice of the fire or the ocean with raging waves from the wind. One family interviewed chose the ocean and the children were nearly swept away. They only survived from hanging on to some floating wood.
I think I saw that, 5 kids I think. I imagine those parents will have nightmares for a long time over that experience of almost losing them to the ocean. So scary and sad.
Literally caught between the devil and the deep blue sea……….
@@ahill4642 I imagine everyone who’s experienced this horror show will be having nightmares for a long time.
PTSD.
Sometimes there are just no proper words. All I can say is I am so so sorry for their incredible loss. Prayers for Maui! I will donate to my favorite charity, because I know they will be on the ground there helping.
This is devastating unfortunately, we in Australia have been through this situation a few times and understand the mourning that we have to go through.Stay strong Mauians and other islanders, our prayers are with you.
Aww I’m so very sorry and sad for all those who’ve lost loved ones and their homes.
I couldn’t sleep last night. It really sunk in to my brain yesterday. It’s devastating. The biggest thing that keeps coming in to my mind is the chaos and confusion everyone must have felt not knowing where to go or what to do due to the fact that they didn’t have adequate information. 😢
The more first-hand stories I hear, the more horrifying it gets.
I listened to a story about a man with an 8-month pregnant girlfriend. They and their neighbors had stayed home through the day because it was believed it would be like in the past; the wildfires wouldn't be able to jump the width of the highway into the town. At 5:45 PM he took his scooter toward the highway to take a look. He discovered the fire had indeed made the jump and entire neighborhoods were being engulfed in less than five minutes each. He raced back, grabbed his wallet, passports, threw a few things into the car and told his girlfriend they had to escape that moment.
But the neighbors they had spent the day with told them that trying to leave via a car was foolish. They explained the only way out of town was to go North along Front Street, because officials had closed off the highway for many burning power poles had fallen and were strewn on it, (I tell you this so you can find Front St. and follow it on Google Maps) but Front Street was bumper to bumper of stalled traffic so if that method of escape was attempted, you would be stuck with cars blocking you on all sides as the flames engulfed you.
The man thought about it and realized this: the fire was coming. The only thing between them and the fire was a few blocks comprised of wooden houses. And the fire itself was made of other wooden houses. In other words the only thing between him and the fire was basically lots of fuel for that fire. He turned to his girlfriend and said, "We can't stay, we have to try."
So imagine being that young woman. Your neighbors, good friends whom you trust, have just said that being trapped in a car on Front Street guaranteed death. And the man whom you imagined having a family with says the fire is coming, and there is nothing that can stop it, it may be there within seconds, so you need to escape that moment.
So what do you do? Whom do you trust your life with?
She trusted him. And one of the neighbors trusted him also. They raced to the car, tossed out the infant-seat they intended on using when the baby came, jumped in, and drove off. The boyfriend crashed through a gate at the back of the neighborhood, took back streets and alleys to bypass Front Street and escaped through flaming neighborhoods like in a Hollywood movie.
Their neighborhood is gone now of course, reduced to ashes, and they have no idea what happened to their neighbors. As of Saturday night, officials had gone through just 3% of the town and have already found 89 bodies.
And the fire did come to the north end of Front Street. It is impassable, jammed with burnt-out cars.
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Namastê🕉
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R.I.P all the poor souls caught up in this tragedy, condolences to their families.
I spent most of my career as a naval officer at Pearl on O`ahu, we’d ‘holiday’ by going to the other islands. Lāhainā was a popular destination, plus Upcountry. Absolutely heartbroken at the human toll, wish I still lived there, I’d be onsite helping best I could.
😭😭😭😭😭😭 No words can express the devastation and emotional hurt these people are going through.
Amazing courage by these local reporters. Such a classy report in Heartbreaking times..
My heart is heavy listening to the continuing updates. My love goes out to everyone affected by this catastrophe.
My heart is broken for the people of Maui. I can’t seem to stop crying, I just feel so awful you guys. WA state stands with you Maui. Sending all the love and light. I will donate when possible. This isn’t fair, no one came to help except for your community. ❤ the lack of response and the actual response of you local government makes me sick to my stomach. Again sending all the love I have. ❤
Condolences and Strength for the Hawaiian Islanders. Love from Florence, Oregon on the Coast
We're so heart broken for everyone who has lost a loved one and home. We send our deepest sympathy, knee prayers and support.
My heart cries out to the Kamaianas and the residents of the disaster areas in Maui. It is heartbreaking to see the damage and the devastated lives who survived and the tragic loss of lives who were not able to get away in time. The tragic story of the family of 3 who were cornered by the flames and were found burned alive was truly horrific. I cannot imagine ! Lord, have mercy upon this great tragedy. Thank you for the donations and the prayers that are going toward this horrific disaster.
Devastating. Heart wrenching and so painful to even hear. We experienced this during the Camp Fire in Paradise, CA. All of my family ancestry and history is from that town, and my heart burned with it. Paradise CA is still not recovered. It’s completely different and no one I know who lived there in the past 59 years lives there now. The whole island will be affected by this for years from homelessness to outrageous home prices across the state and devastating pollution from burnt cars and toxic ground water. Prepare to inundated by massive government operations for years.
Our prayers and thoughts are with all of you.
My heart is breaking for the people of Hawaii and all affected by these horrific wildfires. God be with you. 🙏❤️🙏
All I can do is offer my Prayers & my caring emotions. Hope everyone can receive the support and help needed!
My heart is crushed 💔for these people ..and all their losses and trauma ..😭😢
People with personal involvement in this tragedy can't really cope because clearly they are stil in shock
Wow! What a great reporter and how horrifying the swiftness of the destruction of this historic town.
He did a good job. He has Aloha!!!
Deepest condolences to all who lost family and friends. This is absolutely heartbreaking.
Puerto Rico is crying with you, praying for you and on our way to help you. God bless you all!
The speed and devastation of this wildfire with no warning, reminds me of the Paradise Fire. These wildfires are so heartbreaking for people and animals.
Having been through a big fire myself this is most horrendous.
Being burnt alive in an automobile has to be the most horrendously painful way to die. Prayers to Maui. 🙏
I hope it was quick. Poor souls may they RIP.
If I understand correctly, the brain shuts down fairly quickly from extreme pain, lose consciousness.
Regardless, it's horrendous.
From a ways across the Pacific.. Vancouver Island.. this is gut wrenching and utterly heartbreaking. Coming from a tight community, it's difficult to comprehend the level of pain these are enduring. Praying for the people of Maui.
All my sincere condoleances to the people of Mauii, my those who lost their lives Rest in Peace.
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I worked with a guy who died that way with his father in the Kangaroo Island fires a couple of years back. He was a couple of hundred metres from the car and his elderly father was in the car - running for help maybe. It’s horrific to imagine.
This is such a tragedy. :(
Love to the people of Hawaii from Croatia. 💗
Pozdrav from the big island of Hawaii. People of Hawaii love people from former Yugoslavia ❤
Rest in peace, my deepest condolences to the families in Hawaii who lost their relatives lifes in this disaster.
Amen
Unbelievable how this could happen!God Bless everyone affected by this tragedy!🙏
Aloha Nui: the Hawaiian People are generous, loving, gentle, spiritual people that will help each other thru (they are all Brothers and Sisters). My heart breaks for the People of Lahaina and Maui; may God look down and provide powerful Love, Kindness and Abundance during this catastrophic time. I send many prayers and huge Love to all. And, God Bless those that didn't make it out of the fire zone; may they rest in peace at the Right Hand of God. And, God Bless their Families, Friends, and all of Maui. 😢❤
Beautifully written and describes Hawaii perfectly. Thank you for your prayers, kind words and for taking the time to care about people you don’t know. ~blessings from Hawaii.
Thank you Billy for your commitment and courage under fire. 🫶🏾💔🕊️
Aloha!
How can anyone survive when all communication services was shutdown?
The most weird situation 😕
No alarms, water, electricity, 911, phones and all electronics dead.
MAKES ZERO SENSE!
My heart hurts so bad for the Hawaiian people. My deepest condolences. 💔🙏😢
Not just humans died more animals died and that fire and most fires are cause by humans not animals so how about caring for the precious animals for once 😡 Humans are responsible for those fires and way more animals die. Humans disgust me.
Billy V .. you are soo heartfelt .. i just found this and soo appreciate your truth and heartfelt delivery ..
I am so sorry for your losses I cried when I seen all those homes destroyed. I feel helpless not to go and help but I promise I will pray for all of you that are effected.✝️🙏🏼🌴🌳🌟🗽
This had to happen in many cases. Once someone abandons their car, nobody else can move.
Never thought about that. 😢 That's where informed law enforcement should be organized enough to tell people to abandon their vehicles and get to the water... Even though it is ocean, it is life instead of a horrible death.
This has to be one of the very worse ways to lose your life. Just horrific. I am so very sorry to hear of this horrendous tragedy.
❤️ and 🙏 to the people of Hawaii from 🇬🇧
I have lived in a van but had access to food and water and necessary things . I have lost family tragically but I still can't fathom what they are going through .
Been watching for days .
I do not kid myself this can happen eny where .I am in Utah and we are bone dry .
So sorry thank you for your report .
This is dreadful, those poor, poor people, god bless them all.
your detail is appreciated.
My heart goes out to your people and magical island and your great loss of so many lives. Love from Australia
What really concerns me about this tragedy is the children who were home alone, the people in nursing homes, and the people in hospitals. After seeing the pictures of the devastation, it’s hard to tell if any of the nursing homes, and hospitals survived the fire!😢
Excellant orator. Pauses and pace in speech are powerful.
Stammers though.
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Heartbreaking. A💔💔💔This happened to some residents in Greece last year during their wildfires. My heart goes out to you all. 😟😪😟😪😟😪❤❤❤❤
Absolutely heartbreaking!
I am so, so, so, so sorry for all that have suffered such horrendous loses....my heart just aches for all.
Poor poor folk. Such pain and anguish.
Sending prayers 🙏🙏 to all family's that has lost their love one 😢❤
❤❤❤❤❤❤I pray !!!!!!!!!that the states of U.S.A. Will!!!!please!!!!Help!!!!❤❤❤❤❤❤❤these POOR people in every thing That They Need as needed😊😢😢😢😢❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Sending prayers from Australia,absolutely heartbreaking
Our love and prayers go out to the people of Maui. 😢❤️🙏
My heart is torn apart. Horrific. I pray for peace and healing for everyone.❤
Praying for all!
Billy V is one of the best men I know... his heart is great. He stays true to the Hawai'ian culture and is an outstanding professional. I gladly say that he is my voice. We are all still working hard to help each other, support each other, and "aloha" each other (8/20/23). I have no doubt the Hawai'ian people will stay strong and keep our culture and our home and our history alive. Thank you for your respectful and heartfelt reporting. Aloha & Cheers! 🤙
I pray that the people of Hawaii find peace and comfort after this terrible devastation and that they can find the strength to rebuild their lives. My prayers go up for all concerned and appeal to everyone living close by to contribute what they can.
So very sad and very tragic for the people of Maui and we send our Condolences to the families and prayers as the survivors deal with the devastation and the loss they have suffered and the uncertainties that many are going through at this very sad time. Having survived our own bushfires around 4 yrs ago where we lost many hundreds of homes in my area and many lives this tragedy brings it home to us and we send healings to the people of Maui and their spiritual history. These very sad times brings Humanity together as a whole with Compassion and Kindness💚💚💚💚
It's God's way of culling the incompetent for not making fire-proof homes and keeping things up.
more money going to ukraine for the war machine than to help the people of hawaii how criminal by the states
@@tomasinacovell4293 not Gods way but we humans inability prepare and to stay ahead of these possible weather catastrophes that unfortunately happen to nations , the God of love does not punish us. We human have to be accountable for these tragedy’s by ignoring possible weather potentials. Sending healing and prayers to the people of Maui 🙏🏼🙏🏼🙏🏼
I went there to visit my partners sister and her family (he's never met his nieces) in the winter, absolutely beautiful heavenly place, its sickening how the tourists have reacted to such tragedy. The LOCALS need your help, they need their voices heard. Thank you for sharing these stories. It's apocalyptic over there. Much love to you all
My prayers are with the employee whose family members died in the car and all the residents affected by the fires. I am so sorry this is happening. 😢
I have visited Maui twice .Such a Beautiful Island and such Beautiful people . I met a lovely elderly couple that lived in Lahaina. I was so worried about them as I knew they lived not far from Front Street but Thank God they were in the states for a family wedding but they have lost their home and their car . My heart goes out to everyone in Maui that have lost family . I hope one day that I will be able to visit once again your beautiful Island 🥲
Reported from a whistleblower::
"What your not hearing from our local government
I just got out of a meeting where I was informed by someone in the Mayors office about developments that are being kept from the public. I am not a conspiracy theorist and I don’t want to make trouble but here’s what I’ve heard.
The amount of fatalities is expected to be more than 500 but less than 1000.
Many of the fatalities will be children who were at home because they canceled school. Parents worked and were not there to evacuate the children. Kids had no idea they needed to leave and by the time they noticed their homes or apartments were on fire, it was too late.
The government is worried about how we will react when we learn that the fire department left the fire earlier in the day and claimed it was 100% contained knowing that the winds were expected to be 70mph by the afternoon. This is against all fire control protocols. The fire department should not have left the original fire unattended. They are scared that the public calls for accountability will be more than they can control and protests and riots will occur.
They plan to lock down Lahaina for several months. It will take months to clean up the hazardous and environmental contamination. They won’t have enough housing for
All the displaced.
There were 2,000 unaccounted for this morning. They have a list where they are trying to keep track. They found 700 today. But there are still 1300 missing.
They are very worried that the community is going to freak out when they find out how not a single fire truck responded to the fires. The emergency sirens were not activated (hurricane sirens) and loss of life could have been kept down by better emergency management which utterly failed.
I’m not trying to make waves or stir up problems but I was so angry and sad when I found out how many children are dead that I knew I had to post this and let everyone know what I have learned.
It’s time for our officials to stand up, tell the truth, and face the music. They failed Lāhainā guys. Our government is full of incompetent nepotism. The fire chief is the son of the former fire chief. We need to hold officials accountable for the mistakes they made.
Please don’t hate the messenger. I’m just relaying what I learned today."
God bless Maui and Lahaina! Pray for all the victims.
@WookieStomper808 Thank you for sharing this -you have a lot of integrity ! My thoughts and well wishes are with everyone in pain and desperation...I really wonder about the true cause and ask myself whether we'll ever find out....In Europe(Spain ,Greece, Sicily,Korsika,Sardinia etc.)there have been raging, devastating fires all summer long already also with strong gusts of wind that have destroyed very large areas of land with houses but hardly any calamities...This was so vehement like nothing to compare with.🦧Aloha nur loa🏵
My heart goes out to all the ppl, there are no words! My deepest condolences & prayers for all!🙏🙏🙏
Paradise California in 2018, the town burned down and looked the same. 85 people died in that fire. God bless those in Hawaii.
We live in Alaska n have a condo on Kawaii We spend the month of January. We have several friends on Maui but can't get ahold of them. Sending Prayers to all of Hawaii
Absolutely horrific. It is just too much.
Praying for the people of Maui. I’m so sorry for your loss.
I wish them strength in the times ahead
Prayers for all those affected.
I cannot fathom being burned to death trapped in a car.
Sleep now, People.
Heaven recieves you.
Be at Rest.
Is it not strange that on July 17 (just 22 days before fires broke out), they had just granted the Hawaii Governor powers to suspend housing laws for rebuilding in the event of an emergency? Now people of Lahaina are following up with their homeowners insurance and meeting roadblocks about zoning laws having changed, as a result of these laws being amended, so they cannot rebuild! Coincidence?
These are crimes against humanity!
I find it amazing they won't allow the people to return and at the same time while the place was burning you wouldn't let the people leave!!!!
The Hawaiians were at one time ferocious warriors. Is it time again.
My heart hurts, this tragedy is so shocking. This Country needs to step up!!!
Mahalo Billy!
We cry with you here from So Oregon, where the wind driven fires took out a couple of towns here a couple of years ago.
Overwhelming....too windy... too ferocious a fire...
This happened in California too when Paradise burned down in the Camp Fire...one road in and out...100-150 foot tall trees everywhere... people got trapped and perished in their cars...
Well said billy mahalo Bradda stay blessed 🙏🏻
It’s grief, not depression
Absolutely! Pure unmitigated grief!😪
Yes
The terror of this situation had to be unimaginable. The fire moved so quickly that even if people were able to get out of their homes, they either ended up stuck on the one road out of town as the fire engulfed them or they had to jump in the ocean which was hazardous because of the hurricane hundreds of miles offshore. It's like the classic tale of Scylla and Charybdis. You can be certain, though, that the people of Maui will rebuild. Lahaina will not be the same, as many of its historical and cultural markers have been destroyed, but as a resident of the state, I can tell you that the people in Hawaii are fiercely resilient. Broken, but not beyond repair.
The state’s vaunted integrated outdoor siren warning system is the largest in the world, with about 400 alarms but (not even One) was not activated during the fires. WHY?