Return to Maui: Lahaina reopens to residents after deadly wildfire, but heartbreak remains

It was August when a horrible, massive fire reduced the town of Lahaina to ashes. Now that months have gone by, you might assume things are getting better. Not even close. READ MORE: abc7.com/return-to-maui-lahai...

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  • @c-catplayzyay7792
    @c-catplayzyay77926 ай бұрын

    Thanks for the update. No one else in the media is reporting on this story anymore. This tragedy was mismanaged from the start and it looks like the aftermath is still being mismanaged. Waiting four months to finally see what's left of their home?! That's unacceptable! My heart goes out to the people of Lahaina.... They deserve far better than this!

  • @DonCarlione973

    @DonCarlione973

    6 ай бұрын

    They're hiding a lot of stuff from us/them... There is something seriously wrong with this whole scenario. I'm hearing a lot of crazy stuff... Conspiracy like stuff like lasers and satellites and it's just muddying the waters of truth...

  • @MissMulaBaby15

    @MissMulaBaby15

    6 ай бұрын

    Exactly I literally just searched it because I haven’t heard any updates and all the stories showing are from when it happened!!! Definitely something weird going on here!!

  • @spp-ut1jw

    @spp-ut1jw

    2 ай бұрын

    Big cover up!!

  • @HwnDragon1
    @HwnDragon16 ай бұрын

    Mahalo for not forgetting our story in Lahaina!!

  • @akashajoti6456
    @akashajoti64566 ай бұрын

    Thank you for this report. Sending so much love to our dear ones in Maui…

  • @DonCarlione973
    @DonCarlione9736 ай бұрын

    This is so damn ridiculous! This is the first time I've heard anything about the fires in Maui in months! MONTHS!!! Those poor people got screwed over really badly. My heart bleeds for them. I wish The damn government will just tell the truth of what happened and do SOMETHING to actually HELP these people!! AND, the missing kids... Where'd they go or what happened to them?? WTF! Tell these homeless Maui residents something positive. PLEASE 🙏🏻

  • @karenrevell5354

    @karenrevell5354

    6 ай бұрын

    How do you get help or retaliate from something that was planned by the very people that are supposed to help? Big important people wanted the land. Big important people destroyed what belonged to the people that wouldn't sell. Big important people think they can take what they can't purchase and never pay for their actions. I don't even see the White Hats coming to the rescue. This whole thing was insane, that a whole group of people could plan something so horrendous and get away with it, I never have seen the adults or parents of the missing 2,000 children. Were all the parents killed too? Were they threatened not to get in front of a camera? Too many questions and absolutely no answers.

  • @ned6938

    @ned6938

    4 ай бұрын

    You want the government to admit that they burned this town to the ground and you think they would help them? I'm sure the government would help them if they agreed to sell.

  • @blancaof89

    @blancaof89

    3 ай бұрын

    if those lasers were able to make homes to ashes won’t surprise me if it did the same to those who are still missing

  • @cynthiamcgee4829
    @cynthiamcgee48296 ай бұрын

    DO NOT SELL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

  • @ellenkairis9314

    @ellenkairis9314

    14 күн бұрын

    all the rich millionaires and billionaires like OPRAH & zuckerberg wants to move in remove all generations of families out so the rich can move in😠👿😠👿

  • @randyo5540
    @randyo55406 ай бұрын

    “$700 is the best we can do”-Brandon

  • @Kittycat822

    @Kittycat822

    6 ай бұрын

    That is all Trump gave us in the Paradise fire. It is the Hawaiian Government that is failing you. California had our lots cleaned in a few short months at no cost to us.

  • @icebiker3

    @icebiker3

    6 ай бұрын

    That money was just to get them through the first couple days. The survivors have had constant access to resources since then, IF they applied for any of it.

  • @wthomas5697

    @wthomas5697

    6 ай бұрын

    Let me guess, you're a trumptard...?

  • @griseldaguerrero7199

    @griseldaguerrero7199

    5 ай бұрын

    While the illegal immigrants are livid the life getting everything for free in NY, while our Americans don't have enough resources

  • @drjojo5551

    @drjojo5551

    3 ай бұрын

    Bub…..the $700 dollars is what poopy Joe threw at them!! And they still vote for that sorry excuse of a president!! Americans would much rather help Hawaiians than send a plug nickel to them russkies!!! BUT…….your elected president!!!!!!! Give him a hand with his poopy diaper!!! FUCK JOE BIDEN!!!!!!

  • @MrBubba311
    @MrBubba3116 ай бұрын

    Losing everything at an elderly age has got to be incredibly devastating. We are still a long way from knowing what happened. 3 Maui agencies were unable to gather requested documents The Hawaii DA had to subpoena them. That added weeks of delay to the eventual answers residents deserve.

  • @Honeyburks
    @Honeyburks5 ай бұрын

    Horrible that they couldn’t go to their own property, nor get out of Lahaina. Thank you for interviewing, these people and Jeremy. So sad for these peoples and praying for them.

  • @user-fb3ko1cd6s
    @user-fb3ko1cd6s6 ай бұрын

    If you can please don’t sell.

  • @samiradawn7762
    @samiradawn77626 ай бұрын

    So many homes lost that have been in family for generations. They refused to sell their property despite handsome offers over the years. They’ve lost everything. 🌺😢

  • @ellenkairis9314

    @ellenkairis9314

    14 күн бұрын

    its done in purpose ...so the elites can move in 😠👿👿👿😠

  • @-sensibleChris
    @-sensibleChris5 ай бұрын

    The police directing people back (forcing them) into the fire is what pisses me off the most.

  • @user-ke9yk5qp3u

    @user-ke9yk5qp3u

    2 ай бұрын

    All kinds of things go wrong in disasters like this. I lost my home in Santa Barbara and we had all kinds of emergency evacuation plans and emergency preparedness trainings for the local responding authorities. When the wind started blowing 70 miles an hour and homes were burning left and right and propane tanks were Exploding everything went to shit! We even had homes that had won awards for their fire resistant design. They were all Burned flat to the ground.

  • @generaymond9282
    @generaymond92823 ай бұрын

    Nothing about the water being cut off!

  • @b.visconti1765
    @b.visconti17656 ай бұрын

    Can't believe there's been no clean up started!! That is awful!!!😢

  • @icebiker3

    @icebiker3

    6 ай бұрын

    The EPA has been working on the site since October. The Army Corp of Engineers is there now. Pay more attention to what locals are saying, instead of the conspiracy theorists.

  • @icebiker3

    @icebiker3

    6 ай бұрын

    Misinformation...how's the weather in Moscow?@babskaz74

  • @MrBubba311

    @MrBubba311

    6 ай бұрын

    @@icebiker3 Which locals? The cultural leaders and Lahaina residents who insisted the dump site be nearby for respect and honor of ancestors or the locals saying that spot is a disaster waiting to happen as it sits on porous ground, nearby to the ocean and a mother coral reef?

  • @icebiker3

    @icebiker3

    6 ай бұрын

    NIMBY Where else would they put the ash? The only place that would make everyone happy would probably be the moon.😜🤑@@MrBubba311

  • @MonkeyDPrimo

    @MonkeyDPrimo

    3 ай бұрын

    ​@icebiker3 you are lost because you keep on defending and denying the fact that this Administration is more concern about Ukrainians than Hawaiians.

  • @icebiker3
    @icebiker36 ай бұрын

    The answers will come, but so many lawsuits pending are inhibiting any "transparency" on the part of officials. Also, there is no consensus on how Lahaina is to be rebuilt. Commercial interests want it back the way it was, while many native Hawaiians want low cost housing and cultural centers. They can't even agree on where to put the tons of ash created by the fire. It's going to take a long time to settle the disagreements and competing needs of the community's residents.

  • @randym1544

    @randym1544

    6 ай бұрын

    It took a year and a half for locals and government to agree what to do with the sailboat that was washed ashore in front of the Marriott.. once they got consensus it took half a day to clear the boat… I have no hope for seeing a rebuilt Lahaina town in my lifetime.

  • @ned6938

    @ned6938

    4 ай бұрын

    It's nobody's business how they rebuild it. If it is your property then you rebuild your house or business. Who cares what the government wants. It isn't public property.

  • @icebiker3

    @icebiker3

    4 ай бұрын

    Fire codes, building codes, municipal codes, setbacks. No one can build whatever they wish. It's always been controlled by the cities, counties, states, etc.@@ned6938

  • @icebiker3

    @icebiker3

    4 ай бұрын

    Oh, but it is. It is called Zoning Codes.@@ned6938

  • @MrJuulia01
    @MrJuulia014 ай бұрын

    Took long to open. It was wrong for cops to stop road

  • @lb2229
    @lb22296 ай бұрын

    These poor people

  • @SportsMuppets
    @SportsMuppets3 ай бұрын

    How's the rebuilding going ?

  • @teenyverse7707
    @teenyverse77076 ай бұрын

    What happened to Oprah and The Rock??

  • @sue1657

    @sue1657

    6 ай бұрын

    .if they showeds up it🎣wood be a cookout. theirs

  • @sue1657

    @sue1657

    6 ай бұрын

    it's sad how far greed goes enough to kill

  • @icebiker3

    @icebiker3

    6 ай бұрын

    They got silenced by all the critics that blamed them for the fire and for being wealthy.

  • @wthomas5697

    @wthomas5697

    6 ай бұрын

    Yep, this sort of thing really brings out the conspiracy wankers. @@icebiker3

  • @daroseohana114

    @daroseohana114

    5 ай бұрын

    I heard that some people have received $1,200 from them. I think they will get the same amount for 6 months.

  • @tamibruner3295
    @tamibruner32956 ай бұрын

    Does Phoebe (last name??) have a go fund me account? My heart breaks for her. 😢

  • @delphinekaiwi7114

    @delphinekaiwi7114

    6 ай бұрын

    Fea b lei Alcomindras & daughter Mary Koleka Alcomindras.

  • @delphinekaiwi7114

    @delphinekaiwi7114

    6 ай бұрын

    Fea b lei Alcomindras & daughter Mary Koleka Alcomindras

  • @Topself24
    @Topself243 ай бұрын

    Why did they have to wait before seeing their property?

  • @dski8097
    @dski80976 ай бұрын

    Hopefully they had some good insurance.

  • @randym1544
    @randym15446 ай бұрын

    Two comments… one, less than a week after my wife died I had realtors asking if I wanted to sell my house.. the reality is that there are vultures everywhere looking to exploit the vulnerable, be careful and have 2nd amendment friends to look out for you.. two, Maui County has 10 fire station total, only two in West Maui and typically only 65 firefighters on duty… totally inadequate.. who’s fault is that?

  • @MrBubba311

    @MrBubba311

    6 ай бұрын

    Maui County officials? Corporate and or wealthy interests and their influence? Residents who have historically not attended County Council meetings demanding change? The lack of fire personal and equipment, the 27,000 allowed STR units, a third of the islands housing stock, the dilapidated electric distribution lines and poles and the tall dry grass did not occur in secret.

  • @-sensibleChris

    @-sensibleChris

    5 ай бұрын

    People have to approve the tax revenue, but ya Oprah, and Zuckerberg could have 20 of them built wherever needed, and not even dent their bank account.

  • @ned6938

    @ned6938

    4 ай бұрын

    The Hawaii Supreme Court has declared that the second amendment doesn't exist in Hawaii.

  • @rlbrown1009
    @rlbrown10096 ай бұрын

    Has anyone been allowed to investigate what is left there to see what caused this fire? It needs to be investigated. These beautiful people that have gone through hell, they deserve answers as to what caused this.

  • @icebiker3

    @icebiker3

    6 ай бұрын

    They have had investigations ongoing since October. The answers will probably be revealed in the lawsuit trials. Releasing information now, before the final conclusions would only add more fuel to the conspiracy theories.

  • @ned6938

    @ned6938

    4 ай бұрын

    It is really hard to investigate a government land grab. They aren't going to just give you information that proves what they did. They have to make it look like something else first and then they will give out information that leads people to believe that story.

  • @NurseyPooh
    @NurseyPooh6 ай бұрын

    😢😢😢😢

  • @user-pz2ny8hz5i
    @user-pz2ny8hz5i4 ай бұрын

    WTF, why they can`t return their property for 3 months.

  • @unknown-rx6qj
    @unknown-rx6qj4 ай бұрын

    Why doesn't anybody or any media outlets, ever talk about what happened to all those missing school kids??? Where are they???

  • @samshepperrd
    @samshepperrd6 ай бұрын

    That tall, dry grass up hill from the town was a disaster waiting to happen. Then came the wind which downed the power lines and the rest is physics and history. In California regulations would have required that field of dry grass be plowed under in the spring, when the ground is soft the the fire danger lower. I think it's that simple. Blame? Blame whoever opposed regulations to plow the grass under. Or you can sue the power company or god for the wind.

  • @rlbrown1009

    @rlbrown1009

    6 ай бұрын

    Because they are controlling the water 💧the big corporations & selfish super rich have access to it not the rest of the island. Disgusting!

  • @shoelessb4515
    @shoelessb45156 ай бұрын

    Homeowners insurance !

  • @MrBubba311

    @MrBubba311

    6 ай бұрын

    I recall reading a significant portion of the older family homes were uninsured.

  • @unknown-rx6qj
    @unknown-rx6qj4 ай бұрын

    With all that $$$ of ours going to Ukrainian, WHY CAN'T BIDEN & CONGRESS SEND SOME TO THESE PEOPLE... THEY ARE OUR PEOPLE AFTER ALL!!!

  • @dsndansegovnetwork4054
    @dsndansegovnetwork40545 ай бұрын

    The US government will send billions to Ukraine and Israel, but only 700 dollars for each person. This is sickening

  • @user-rp6wl8lv5p
    @user-rp6wl8lv5p3 ай бұрын

    Was all planned

  • @michellecalling
    @michellecalling2 ай бұрын

    This whole thing stinks. In fact it reeks. I'm wondering if the fire was started by predators and developers to force the native Hawaiians off their land?

  • @MatthewDannevik
    @MatthewDannevik6 ай бұрын

    same sheriff was sheriff during las vegas shooting, people need to goto jail for this

  • @icebiker3

    @icebiker3

    6 ай бұрын

    Totally not connected, close your mouth and go away.

  • @emichin7010
    @emichin70106 ай бұрын

    Sadly that part of Maui is toxic from the runoffs and melted chemicals. Best to stay away.

  • @ned6938

    @ned6938

    4 ай бұрын

    That's what they want you to think.

  • @ambadad2033
    @ambadad20334 ай бұрын

    Why the tree still there by the house? Water electricity cell service roads shutdown gov genocide

  • @debbiee6535
    @debbiee65356 ай бұрын

    When are they going to investigate The Disappearance of all those children from the schools

  • @icebiker3

    @icebiker3

    4 ай бұрын

    Troll

  • @whitewolfthedeity1131
    @whitewolfthedeity11316 ай бұрын

    Where are the fucking kids that went missing!!

  • @KBArchery
    @KBArchery3 ай бұрын

    Yes Biden helped a lot!! $700 per family 😂😂😂 Anyone who votes for him after this… Meanwhile he sent 75 billion to the Ukraine.

  • @thomasmcdaniel6264
    @thomasmcdaniel62642 ай бұрын

    $4 billion to complete the wall...NO! #6 billion for Maui. .NO! $61 billion for Ukraine 🇺🇦 Hell yeah, bwana!!👍😡

  • @fernandog.aguirre2791
    @fernandog.aguirre27915 ай бұрын

    Maui county officials and the State are still thrying to figured out what to do next afetre the fire burnt whole Lahaina to the ground. Building department and all officials are nothing but burocracy, negligents, arrogants and Ignorants. They still are thinking what to do......Bisen should step down as Maui's Mayour ASAP!

  • @Seawithinyou
    @Seawithinyou5 ай бұрын

    This is so Shocking of US government not helping Immensely in this huge tragedy of Lahaina 🧐

  • @icebiker3

    @icebiker3

    4 ай бұрын

    👾🐼🐻

  • @user-kq1lb3kz7q
    @user-kq1lb3kz7q6 ай бұрын

    network publisher. Shame. You created a false narrative, exploited our community.

  • @drjojo5551
    @drjojo55513 ай бұрын

    AND……the god damned 10’ black fences so no one can see or film THE COMPLETE AND UTTER INACTIVITY!!!!!!!

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