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senseandsensibility

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33. I am so sorry! Stay safe!

Reply to Blue 808 (Original post)

Wed Aug 9, 2023, 05:36 PM

Aug 2023

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.

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Our island is burning... [View all] Blue 808 Aug 2023 OP

Please stay safe. chillfactor Aug 2023 #1

Hawaii News Now.. Blue 808 Aug 2023 #2

Oh no! Grumpy Old Guy Aug 2023 #3

My heart is with you blogslug Aug 2023 #4

I'm so sorry. I'll keep you in my thoughts. nt LittleGirl Aug 2023 #5

They're saying that Old Lahaina town is gone... Blue 808 Aug 2023 #6

OMG. That is heartbreaking!!! SunSeeker Aug 2023 #9

Oh shit. PCIntern Aug 2023 #10

Power and cell phone service is down. Nobody knows what's going on with their loved ones. SunSeeker Aug 2023 #18

Please stay safe malaise Aug 2023 #7

How horrible! catbyte Aug 2023 #8

Terrible for you. Please stay safe, Blue. ancianita Aug 2023 #11

How awful. Please be careful and stay ssfe. Lonestarblue Aug 2023 #12

Prayers Joinfortmill Aug 2023 #13

This is unimagineable. Sending firefighters and aloha mahina Aug 2023 #14

How horrible. Lahaina is such a sweet, little town. I posted a link to a video below. Vinca Aug 2023 #15

This is dreadful, heartbreaking news. Be safe. n/t ariadne0614 Aug 2023 #16

Folks chased into the ocean by fire, having to be picked up by coast guard. Prairie_Seagull Aug 2023 #17

I'm so sorry. Scrivener7 Aug 2023 #19

I am devastated to hear this news from what I remember as the most beautiful of the Backseat Driver Aug 2023 #20

Good luck.... Happy Hoosier Aug 2023 #21

Oh no! Stay safe. yardwork Aug 2023 #22

Yikes. Stay safe Takket Aug 2023 #23

Of course it wasn't on the news - Trump farted, so cameras in helicopters, breathless coverage . . . hatrack Aug 2023 #24

Yeah I had that exact thought as I was typing it. Takket Aug 2023 #26

Yeah, isn't Hawai'i part of Kenya? Retrograde Aug 2023 #30

I am so, so sorry .... Spazito Aug 2023 #25

Maui lindalou65 Aug 2023 #27

It sounds really terrible. honest.abe Aug 2023 #28

So sad. I had a timeshare there years ago in the South Maui area and visited many many times onetexan Aug 2023 #29

Just seeing this on M$NBComcast malaise Aug 2023 #31

Auwe, I am so sorry. We're just now trying to find a recent broadcast. What a tragedy. Hekate Aug 2023 #32

I am so sorry! Stay safe! senseandsensibility Aug 2023 #33

So sorry to see this.. any idea where Kaanapali resorts have evacuated to? FrankChurchDem Aug 2023 #34

I'm so Sorry Blue808! Aloha💕🤷‍♂️ Cha Aug 2023 #35