Our island is burning...

[Blue 808]

Last edited Wed Aug 9, 2023, 06:11 AM - Edit history (1)

We're on Maui..

We have a Cat4 hurricane passing to the south of us.. high winds, no rain.. but the winds have wreaked havoc.. brush fires fanned by high winds are burning in Kula, Makawao, Kihei, Wailuku and a large section of Lahaina.. there is video of Front Street, Lahaina fully engulfed in flames.. people were running into the ocean to escape the smoke and flames.. the Coast Guard picked them up and took them to safety...

Fire Department is completely overwhelmed.. most of the roads are closed and shelters are open...

This is gonna suck big time...

[chillfactor]

1. Please stay safe.

We had thunderstorms in New Mexico with lots of damage in Albuquerque but nothing like you are witnessing,

[Blue 808]

2. Hawaii News Now..

https://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/

[Grumpy Old Guy]

3. Oh no!

I am so sorry to hear this. We have a timeshare in Kihei and friends living in Makawao. We're going twice this year. I'll be keeping you folks in my thoughts.

[blogslug]

4. My heart is with you

May it all pass quickly and as uneventfully as possible.

[LittleGirl]

5. I'm so sorry. I'll keep you in my thoughts. nt

[Blue 808]

6. They're saying that Old Lahaina town is gone...

[SunSeeker]

9. OMG. That is heartbreaking!!!

I'll be in Maui again in January. I don't think I can bear seeing Old Town destroyed.

[PCIntern]

10. Oh shit.

I honeymooned there. Ate in those restaurants. Those poor residents. 😢

[SunSeeker]

18. Power and cell phone service is down. Nobody knows what's going on with their loved ones.

It's horrific.

https://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/2023/08/09/coast-guard-joins-brush-fire-response-lahaina-where-crews-continue-battle-wind-whipped-flames/

[malaise]

7. Please stay safe

We need rain urgently

[catbyte]

8. How horrible!

I just spent 2 weeks on Maui in March and remarked how unusually green the West Maui Mountains looked around the pali 00 it's usually pretty yellow and dry. My friend and I stay in Napili (Napili Point condos) but spend a lot of time in Lahaina. I'm heartbroken. Please stay safe.

[ancianita]

11. Terrible for you. Please stay safe, Blue.

[Lonestarblue]

12. How awful. Please be careful and stay ssfe.

[Joinfortmill]

13. Prayers

[mahina]

14. This is unimagineable. Sending firefighters and aloha

(((Maui)))💧

[Vinca]

15. How horrible. Lahaina is such a sweet, little town. I posted a link to a video below.

https://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/2023/08/09/coast-guard-joins-brush-fire-response-lahaina-where-crews-continue-battle-wind-whipped-flames/

[ariadne0614]

16. This is dreadful, heartbreaking news. Be safe. n/t

[Prairie_Seagull]

17. Folks chased into the ocean by fire, having to be picked up by coast guard.

I wish I could be there to help. WTF.

[Scrivener7]

19. I'm so sorry.

[Backseat Driver]

20. I am devastated to hear this news from what I remember as the most beautiful of the

Hawaiian Islands I visited long ago...

[Happy Hoosier]

21. Good luck....

... Horrible to hear.

[yardwork]

22. Oh no! Stay safe.

[Takket]

23. Yikes. Stay safe

I had no idea things were so bad there. Seen nothing on the national news about it.

Sounds like you would have been better off if the hurricane hit you since the rain would stop the fires.

[hatrack]

24. Of course it wasn't on the news - Trump farted, so cameras in helicopters, breathless coverage . . .

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[Takket]

26. Yeah I had that exact thought as I was typing it.

Who cares if Hawaii is burning. Drumpf and the MAGATS are REAL Americans. Let’s talk about them!

[Retrograde]

30. Yeah, isn't Hawai'i part of Kenya?

I remember when Obama was criticized for spending vacations in Hawai'i instead of in the "real" America. Let's ask some folks at a diner or state fair in the Midwest what they think

BTW, the WaPo has the Hawai'i fire as one of its lead stories

[Spazito]

25. I am so, so sorry ....

I've spent time on Maui and fell in love with it's beauty and the people there as well.

[lindalou65]

27. Maui

So sorry to hear of the devastation caused by the wildfires. I love Lahaina and especially walking along Front Street. Stay safe.

[honest.abe]

28. It sounds really terrible.

Take care and hope the places damaged can recover.

[onetexan]

29. So sad. I had a timeshare there years ago in the South Maui area and visited many many times

other islands as well, last time in 2013. Keep safe Mauians

[malaise]

31. Just seeing this on M$NBComcast

Freaking wow! This is worse than Greece

[Hekate]

32. Auwe, I am so sorry. We're just now trying to find a recent broadcast. What a tragedy.

Aloha from California’s Central Coast — stay safe.

[senseandsensibility]

33. I am so sorry! Stay safe!

I honeymooned on your beautiful island decades ago. Never did I think it would be struck by wildfires, and I'm sure you and other residents didn't either. How horrible.

[FrankChurchDem]

34. So sorry to see this.. any idea where Kaanapali resorts have evacuated to?

I have family there right now..

[Cha]

35. I'm so Sorry Blue808! Aloha💕🤷‍♂️