White House Press Secretary <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/karine-jean-pierre" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Karine Jean-Pierre</a> claimed on Wednesday that President Joe Biden reacted to the fires in Maui in &#8220;record time&#8221; despite facing widespread criticism over his apparent lack of interest tending to the matter while he was on vacation.
&#8220;It seems like the hurricane response so far is robust,&#8221; a reporter said to Jean-Pierre during the press briefing. &#8220;Did you guys realize that the initial Hawaii wildfire response was not that good or is it just easier for people to get help from the White House when the president is not on vacation?&#8221;
Jean-Pierre said she disagreed with the premise of the question, claiming: &#8220;So, if you talk to — if you were to do your reporting and speak to the governor of Hawaii, the senators of Hawaii, the folks on the ground, they would say that the president reacted in record time when it came to dealing with the wildfires, when it came to dealing and making sure that they got everything that they need on the federal level to deal with what was going on on the ground.&#8221;
&#8220;Let’s not forget, there were more than 600 federal employees on the ground already to assist with the wildfires in Maui,&#8221; she claimed. &#8220;So, your question is — is wrong — it’s flawed in many, many ways. And I would — I would — I would advise you to go speak to the governor and the local and state officials in — in Hawaii.&#8221;
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KJP to Doocy on whether <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Idalia?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Idalia</a> response is better than Hawaii&#39;s wildfires b/c Biden isn&#39;t on vacation: &quot;So, the premise of your question &amp; the way you posed [it], I disagree&#8230;If you talk to&#8230;the governor&#8230;the folks on the ground, they would say&#8230;[he] reacted in record time&quot; <a href="https://t.co/rhvoSsTFv9">pic.twitter.com/rhvoSsTFv9</a>
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White House Claims Biden Reacted To Maui Fires ‘In Record Time’

White House Claims Biden Reacted To Maui Fires 'In Record Time'

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Speaking in upstate New York on Wednesday, House Speaker Kevin McCarthy took a swipe at the Biden administration’s response to the tragic fire on the island of Maui in which 115 people have been reported dead and an astonishing 1,100 people <a href="https://nymag.com/intelligencer/2023/08/why-is-the-number-of-missing-persons-after-maui-so-high.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">still unaccounted for.</a>
“We&#8217;ve got disasters going off in this country. We saw the devastation that has happened in Maui, the need to go there,” McCarthy <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xbPWzcc7zXo&amp;t=180s" target="_blank" rel="noopener">stated</a> of the fire that destroyed the historic town of Lahaina.
“But I&#8217;m very concerned about the response,” he continued. “We still have hundreds of individuals that are missing. I think there&#8217;s gonna have to be a congressional investigation in response of what happened. How could we lose that many Americans in today&#8217;s age? “
“And the federal response seems very delayed,” he declared. “The president&#8217;s response to have no comment? That&#8217;s unacceptable. So I&#8217;m going to work with committees too to look at investigating what went on so that never happens again as well.”
President Biden, often hailed by the Left as a decent, compassionate person, was at the beach in Delaware last Sunday when he was asked about the enormous tragedy in Maui, where the deadliest wildfire in the U.S. in the last 100 years occurred. According to Democrat Hawaii Governor Josh Green, the damage from the fires that utterly ravaged the historic town of Lahaina could amount to $6 billion.
The compassionate response from the president as he was leaving the beach? “No comment.”
By Wednesday, officials were only able to <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/article/maui-wildfire-victims.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">identify</a> 27 of the 115 victims.
In 2018, a fire nearly reached Lahaina; Maui’s top emergency management official, Herman Andaya, who resigned last week, later told a special Maui County Council meeting held in the wake of the fires in 2018,“It nearly, nearly reached Lahaina Town. And, had it jumped Lahainaluna Road, it would have been, I mean, it would have been devastating.”
Lahaina resident David Jung asked after the 2018 fire why civil defense sirens were not sounded as the fire headed toward the town. <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/maui-officials-warned-lahaina-wildfires-2018-critics-rcna101515" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Interviewed</a> after last week’s fire, he stated, “It was the exact same scenario in 2018. The only difference is that with the fire five years ago, the winds stopped at the very last minute. Call it an act of God or luck or whatever, but they had their second chance. They had five years to figure this out and fix it. Instead, nothing was done.”
“We were given a bunch of lip service, and instead of preventing another fire, the focus of the meeting was ‘Look, we’re gonna give you guys money and reimburse you,’” he continued. “And we were: ‘No, no, no, no, that is not what we want. You can give us all the money in the world; we just do not want this to happen again.’ But everything we told them was completely, 100% ignored.”

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‘The Federal Response Seems Very Delayed’: McCarthy Blasts Biden Administration On Maui Fire

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White House Communications Director Ben LaBolt got roasted for defending President Joe Biden&#8217;s <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/wh-spox-says-biden-has-been-there-since-day-one-for-maui-heres-where-he-actually-was" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Maui response</a> – namely because he claimed that critics were only complaining about Biden &#8220;petting a rescue dog.&#8221;
MSNBC host <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/morning-joe-blows-off-critics-of-bidens-maui-remarks-shock-opera-nonsense" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Joe Scarborough</a> started the White House down that path on Wednesday morning, citing a Maui newspaper article praising Biden and claiming that complaints about Biden&#8217;s <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/cnn-praises-biden-for-signature-empathy-despite-tone-deaf-maui-response" target="_blank" rel="noopener">widely-panned response</a> to the wildfires in Maui amounted to &#8220;garbage&#8221; coming solely from right-wing critics.
White House Deputy Press Secretary Andrew Bates quoted Scarborough&#8217;s response, saying, &#8220;You look at the local newspapers, you look at the local reports, you listen to the local people. These aren&#8217;t Democratic operatives. It was the Maui newspaper. Everybody in these newspapers glowing.&#8221;
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.<a href="https://twitter.com/JoeNBC?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@JoeNBC</a>: The rightwing coverage of <a href="https://twitter.com/POTUS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@POTUS</a>&#39;s Maui trip &quot;was all garbage. You look at the local newspapers, you look at the local reports, you listen to the local people. These aren&#39;t Democratic operatives. It was the Maui newspaper. Everybody in these newspapers glowing.&quot; <a href="https://t.co/NBbrsFujP9">pic.twitter.com/NBbrsFujP9</a>
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&#8220;There’s a rightwing media ecosystem that says everyday whatever @POTUS is doing is wrong or runs bad faith interpretations of events. This week they attacked him for petting a rescue dog and not having the godly power to prevent a storm from entering CA. Look at the source,&#8221; LaBolt added.
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There’s a rightwing media ecosystem that says everyday whatever <a href="https://twitter.com/POTUS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@POTUS</a> is doing is wrong or runs bad faith interpretations of events. This week they attacked him for petting a rescue dog and not having the godly power to prevent a storm from entering CA. Look at the source. <a href="https://t.co/cxIJZDiJvt">https://t.co/cxIJZDiJvt</a>
&mdash; Ben LaBolt (@WHCommsDir) <a href="https://twitter.com/WHCommsDir/status/1694331110392565772?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 23, 2023</a></blockquote>
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But Joe Concha, Fox News contributor and columnist at The Messenger, was quick to point out the inaccuracies in LaBolt&#8217;s assessment.
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&#8220;A &#8216;rightwing media ecosystem&#8217; didn&#8217;t force the president to repeat a proven lie about a fire in his kitchen threatening the lives of his wife, cat and corvette. Children and whole families were incinerated in Maui and Biden broached this BS to show that he can relate? Abhorrent,&#8221; Concha said.
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A &quot;rightwing media ecosystem&quot; didn&#39;t force the president to repeat a proven lie about a fire in his kitchen threatening the lives of his wife, cat and corvette. Children and whole families were incinerated in Maui and Biden broached this BS to show that he can relate? Abhorrent. <a href="https://t.co/zgfkFzHVlQ">https://t.co/zgfkFzHVlQ</a>
&mdash; Joe Concha (@JoeConchaTV) <a href="https://twitter.com/JoeConchaTV/status/1694403930782875708?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 23, 2023</a></blockquote>
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&#8220;800 people, including children, are still missing and the Biden admin’s biggest concern is Republicans noticing Biden compared almost losing a corvette to over 100 dying in an island inferno,&#8221; @capeandcowell <a href="https://twitter.com/capeandcowell/status/1694414372741796227" target="_blank" rel="noopener">added</a>.
&#8220;I think the real objections were about Biden taking forever to go to Hawaii, then giving a terrible speech about almost losing his Corvette to a fire that was easily extinguished, and then falling asleep during the memorial. Nobody gives a damn about petting the rescue dog,&#8221; @FilmLadd <a href="https://twitter.com/FilmLadd/status/1694337110902194541" target="_blank" rel="noopener">pointed out</a>, adding, &#8220;One of the ways to manipulate the public is focus on stupid objections to your candidate in order to bury the serious problems with your candidate.&#8221;
NewsBusters Executive Editor Tim Graham added, &#8220;As if &#8216;Morning Joe&#8217; isn&#8217;t part of a media ecosystem that says everyday whatever Trump is doing or runs bad-faith interpretations of events? And please tell us who faulted Biden for not having godly powers. (Or even Ursula the Sea Witch powers.)&#8221;
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As if &#39;Morning Joe&#39; isn&#39;t part of a media ecosystem that says everyday whatever Trump is doing or runs bad-faith interpretations of events? 
And please tell us who faulted Biden for not having godly powers. (Or even Ursula the Sea Witch powers.) <a href="https://t.co/nc2I154UWg">https://t.co/nc2I154UWg</a>
&mdash; Tim Graham (@TimJGraham) <a href="https://twitter.com/TimJGraham/status/1694404386452079095?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 23, 2023</a></blockquote>
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GOP Rapid Response Director Jake Schneider referenced a vacationing Biden&#8217;s response to reporters – who were asking for his thoughts on the climbing death toll in Maui — and simply replied, &#8220;No comment.&#8221;
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‘No Comment’: WH Comms Director Roasted For Bizarre Defense Of Biden’s Maui Response

'No Comment': WH Comms Director Roasted For Bizarre Defense Of Biden's Maui Response

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White House

CNN climate reporter Bill Weir gushed over President <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/joe-biden" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Joe Biden&#8217;s</a> remarks this week in Maui where he compared the worst fire the U.S. has experienced in over 100 years to a small kitchen fire at his home nearly two decades ago.
The Maui wildfires earlier this month killed well over 100 people, with more than 1,000 still unaccounted for, and destroyed nearly 3,000 structures, according to state and local officials.
&#8220;President and Dr. Biden spent several hours both over Lahaina on the ground here and meeting with both first responders and victims of this tragedy at the big shelter, the War Memorial shelter in central Maui,&#8221; Weir began.
Weir said that Biden &#8220;said the right things in many cases when he came to the microphone to give his statements,&#8221; later adding that he &#8220;did serve as empathizer-in-chief after five days of being mostly silent on the issue publicly.&#8221;
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CNN’s <a href="https://twitter.com/BillWeirCNN?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@BillWeirCNN</a> praises Biden’s Hawaii visit: “He said the right things … He serve[d] as empathizer-in-chief” <a href="https://t.co/UOLoQAVBSO">pic.twitter.com/UOLoQAVBSO</a>
&mdash; Tom Elliott (@tomselliott) <a href="https://twitter.com/tomselliott/status/1694098939912323371?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 22, 2023</a></blockquote>
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Biden, who faced intense criticism early on for vacationing and seemingly not taking a personal interest in the tragedy, visited the island on Monday and <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/biden-speaking-to-maui-fire-victims-compares-deadly-wildfires-to-his-small-kitchen-fire" target="_blank" rel="noopener">generated</a> more controversy with his remarks.
Biden landed himself in hot water when he compared the fire to a fire at his home in the early 2000s that the Associated Press said at the time was “small” and “contained to the kitchen.” The Delaware fire chief said they got to the home quickly, and the situation was under control in a matter of minutes.
“I don’t want to compare difficulties, but we have a little sense, Jill and I, what it’s like to lose a home,” Biden said. “Years ago — now 15 years ago — I was in Washington doing ‘Meet the Press.’ It was a sunny Sunday, and lightning struck at home on a little lake that’s outside of our home — not a lake, a big pond — and hit a wire and came up underneath our home into the heating ducts — the air conditioning ducts.”
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“To make a long story short, I almost lost my wife, my ‘67 Corvette, and my cat,” he continued. “But all kidding aside, I watched the firefighters, the way they responded.”
Biden said firefighters ran into the “flames” in his home “to save my wife and save my family. Not a joke.”
“The smoke — and the firefighters here can tell you — sometimes smoke is so thick. From the windows out, it was that thick inside the home. And we were — we were insured. We did not have any problem, but being out of our home for a better part of a year was difficult,” Biden added. “I can only imagine what it’s like to lose your home completely burned to the ground.”

CNN Praises Biden’s Maui Speech Where He Compared Historic Fire To Small Kitchen Fire

CNN Praises Biden's Maui Speech Where He Compared Historic Fire To Small Kitchen Fire

Hawaii

After President Joe Biden traveled to Maui and all-too-typically cited his own personal history in order to comfort the grieving residents of the island, where at least 115 people have been declared dead from the fire that engulfed the town of Lahaina, he was blasted on social media for his colossal insensitivity.
Biden compared the fire to a small kitchen fire in his home nearly two decades ago, saying, &#8220;I don’t want to compare difficulties, but we have a little sense, Jill and I, what it’s like to lose a home. Years ago — now 15 years ago — I was in Washington doing &#8216;Meet the Press.&#8217; It was a sunny Sunday, and lightning struck at home on a little lake that’s outside of our home — not a lake, a big pond — and hit a wire and came up underneath our home into the heating ducts — the air conditioning ducts. To make a long story short, I almost lost my wife, my ‘67 Corvette, and my cat.” A <a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/biden-lahaina-maui-wildfires-survivors-gets-it-small-house-fire-2023-8">report</a> from the Associated Press at the time said the fire was &#8220;a small fire that was contained to the kitchen.”
“Hearing you talk about your house that had a little fire, you &#8216;almost lost your house and your Corvette,&#8217; there were children that were incinerated to ash, you f***king old man, you vile human being,” one man said in a viral video.
“You’re so out of touch with the common man, you don’t even know how to speak to them,” he continued. “The only way you think you can establish commonality with them is to lie, ‘The same thing happened to you no matter what the tragedy is.’ He referenced Biden attempting to commiserate with Gold Star Moms who lost their son in action by citing his son Beau’s death from brain cancer: “Your son wasn’t killed in action, by the way,” adding furiously, “Your house didn’t burn down. Your children weren’t burned to death.”
“How dare you get up there and speak this way?” he snapped. “Your job is to go there and assuage them in a way that you talk to them about their loss, that you can’t imagine what it’s like, that you can’t imagine what it’s like never to find the bodies of the poor children who were sent home from schools. They died alone! Alone. In fear. Without their parents or guardian. The most abhorrent thing happened. You’re a disgusting, despicable bastard.”
“You ‘almost lost your cat?’ Go f*** yourself,” he concluded.
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Citizen SNAPS at Joe Biden HOURS after he insulted victims of Maui fires by comparing disaster to his small kitchen fire:
&quot;There were children that were incinerated to ASH, you F***king old man. You VILE human being&#8230; You need to step down from office.&quot; <a href="https://t.co/T5pTG46jEU">pic.twitter.com/T5pTG46jEU</a>
&mdash; Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) <a href="https://twitter.com/bennyjohnson/status/1694003216428535900?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 22, 2023</a></blockquote>
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There were plenty of others condemning Biden, including:
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I’m sure the people in Maui whose loved ones burned to death are so comforted learning Biden didn’t lose his corvette or his cat in a small kitchen fire.<a href="https://t.co/JOrJUOM7mg">https://t.co/JOrJUOM7mg</a>
&mdash; Jenna Ellis (@JennaEllisEsq) <a href="https://twitter.com/JennaEllisEsq/status/1694007150161346891?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 22, 2023</a></blockquote>
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This is so gross and not even comparable. There are still approximately 1,000 people missing, including children.
&mdash; Danielle (@daniellemerrim1) <a href="https://twitter.com/daniellemerrim1/status/1693790476275425533?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 22, 2023</a></blockquote>
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Joe Biden’s shows ZERO empathy, compares the pain and suffering of Maui victims to the time he had a small kitchen fire back in 2004: &quot;I almost lost my &#39;67 Corvette and my cat!&quot;
This man gets more disgraceful by the day! <a href="https://t.co/1i4OQ3czEf">pic.twitter.com/1i4OQ3czEf</a>
&mdash; Proud Elephant 🇺🇸🦅 (@ProudElephantUS) <a href="https://twitter.com/ProudElephantUS/status/1693810585224257877?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 22, 2023</a></blockquote>
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‘You Almost Lost Your Cat? Go F*** Yourself’: Critics Savage Biden After Maui Speech

Hawaii Democrat Senator Brian Schatz used the horrific fire that consumed the city of Lahaina and <a href="https://www.staradvertiser.com/2023/08/21/breaking-news/search-and-relief-efforts-continue-as-maui-prepares-for-biden-visit/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">killed at least 115 people</a> to blame the tragedy on climate change, declaring that the entire planet was at risk of “severe weather.”
Schatz spoke on Monday with CNN’s John Berman, who asked, “What do you think the most important specific lessons are that can be learned from this to make sure a tragedy of this level does not happen again?”
“Well, I think we all have to understand that severe weather events are going to get more frequent and more severe,” Schatz answered. “Hawaii is a place that has experienced volcanic eruptions and tsunamis and hurricanes and tropical storms. And we&#8217;ve had a few wildfires but nothing that threatened a whole city &#8212; nothing that flattened a whole city.”
“And I just think this is the new normal for not just the State of Hawaii, but for the whole planet &#8212; for the whole country,” he hyperbolized. “So, you know, as we contend with increasing severe weather all the time, we&#8217;re not only going to need to take action on climate. We actually need to be prepared in terms of our emergency response at the state, local, and federal levels for the kind of disaster that maybe you hadn&#8217;t contemplated before.”
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Hawaii Sen. <a href="https://twitter.com/brianschatz?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@brianschatz</a> on the man-made Maui wildfire: “This is the new normal for … the whole planet” <a href="https://t.co/FP7XeODyTz">pic.twitter.com/FP7XeODyTz</a>
&mdash; Tom Elliott (@tomselliott) <a href="https://twitter.com/tomselliott/status/1693653803478786469?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 21, 2023</a></blockquote>
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Despite Schatz’s focus on climate change, some experts <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/federal-investigators-dispatched-maui-determine-exact-cause-catastroph-rcna100542" target="_blank" rel="noopener">believe</a> the cause of the Maui fire was high winds that downed power lines. Some victims of the fire launched a lawsuit targeting Hawaiian Electric, saying its equipment was not resilient enough in the face of the heavy winds and the utility did not shut down power after a warning of high winds had been announced.
Berman asked about the mayor of Maui’s statement that 850 on Maui were still unaccounted for, asking if it was possible 850 deceased people were still unidentified.
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“I don&#8217;t want to speculate,” Schatz answered. “There is a process that we are going through FEMA-led with cadaver dogs to go through every single structure in Lahaina town, and wherever else there was damage. And obviously, we have between 110 and 120 confirmed deceased. And then there&#8217;s a process of identifying via DNA sample, the identity of the deceased. But we&#8217;re just not done with the process yet. We are hoping that many of the missing simply haven&#8217;t checked in and lacked telecommunications. But we just don&#8217;t know.”

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‘New Normal … For The Entire Planet’: Hawaii Dem Senator Blames Climate Change For Tragic Maui Fire

Hawaii Dem Senator Blames Climate Change For Tragic Maui Fire

Brian Schatz

Climate Change

<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/state-agency-led-by-water-equity-advocate-delayed-water-request-during-wildfire-to-consult-with-farmers-maui-company-says" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Maui</a> residents slammed President <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/biden-admin-quietly-auctioning-off-parts-of-unused-border-wall-report" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Joe Biden</a> during media interviews this week over his apparent lack of concern for the island following the devastating fires last week that have so far claimed at least 111 lives.
One resident of Lahaina, a historic town that turned to ash from one fire, spoke to Australian independent media outlet Rebel News and wondered why the Biden administration is so eager to send billions of dollars to Ukraine, but has been mostly silent on the tragedy in Maui.
“Why aren’t you taking care of what you claim to be in charge of rather than sending out all these funds and whatever else you guys are sending to Ukraine or anywhere?” the woman asked of Biden. “Take care of here first. I don’t see why any president wouldn’t step up and take care of what’s part of their territory. I think it’s a stupid move on his part. Biden? Yeah, he’s an idiot.” 
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Lahaina local questions why President Joe Biden is sending funds to Ukraine while her town has been destroyed and is in crisis. <a href="https://twitter.com/JoeBiden?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@JoeBiden</a> 
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Another Maui resident, Ella Sable Tacderan, asked CNN’s Kaitlan Collins, “Where’s the president?”
“Aren’t we Americans, too?” Tacderan asked. “We’re part of the United States. Why are we getting put in the back pocket? Why are we being ignored?”
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Maui survivor breaks down on CNN: 
&quot;Where’s the president?” <a href="https://t.co/5UVyN1O0zC">pic.twitter.com/5UVyN1O0zC</a>
&mdash; Citizen Free Press (@CitizenFreePres) <a href="https://twitter.com/CitizenFreePres/status/1692957960194928738?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 19, 2023</a></blockquote>
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After Biden first said he had “<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/biden-after-lounging-on-beach-says-no-comment-on-deadliest-wildfire-in-modern-u-s-history" target="_blank" rel="noopener">no comment</a>” on the wildfires while lounging on the beach, the White House <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2023/08/16/politics/biden-maui-visit-wildfires/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">announced</a> earlier this week that the president and first lady will visit the island on Monday. Federal Emergency Management Agency Administrator Deanne Criswell also said the president has ordered a “whole of government” approach to addressing the fires.
The death toll from the wildfires that raged last week has now hit 111 and includes children, but only around 40% of the burn area has been searched and over 1,000 people are likely still missing, according to the governor. Video footage shows that some of the many fires that burned on the island likely started from downed power lines.
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Hawaiian Electric is under <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/hawaii-utility-pursued-green-energy-goals-while-fire-mitigation-projects-were-delayed" target="_blank" rel="noopener">scrutiny</a> for allegedly slow-walking modernization and repairs of its electrical grid as it devoted resources to building out the utility’s green energy network. The state attorney general <a href="https://www.nbcnews.com/news/hawaii-attorney-general-asking-third-party-organization-assess-wildfir-rcna100493" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> it will use a third party to investigate how state and local government agencies responded to the devastating fires.

Maui Residents Blast Biden For Absence Following Fires: ‘Why Are We Being Ignored?’

Maui Residents Blast Biden For Absence Following Fires: 'Why Are We Being Ignored?'

Disasters

<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/fema">FEMA</a> Administrator Deanne Criswell expressed a desire for the government&#8217;s efforts to assist survivors of the fire disaster on <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/maui">Maui</a> to be &#8220;culturally responsive.&#8221;
The official made the comment Monday while appearing remotely in a White House briefing with Press Secretary Karine Jeanne-Pierre to provide an on-the-ground update about the federal response and recovery efforts in Hawaii.
&#8220;We also want to make sure we are getting all of the appropriate information out to survivors,&#8221; Criswell said after explaining the administration&#8217;s &#8220;<a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/white-house-touts-whole-of-government-response-to-maui-fires-when-pressed-on-bidens-beach-vacation">whole-of-government approach</a>&#8221; to helping survivors.
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FEMA ADMINISTRATOR CRISWELL: &quot;We are working with our state and local partners to ensure that our outreach and our messaging is also culturally responsive.&quot; <a href="https://t.co/RyuU5K4S9g">pic.twitter.com/RyuU5K4S9g</a>
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&#8220;So we are working with our state and local partners to ensure that our outreach and our messaging is also culturally responsive and that we can get messages out to people so they know what is available to them,&#8221; she added.
Last week, a fire <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/only-fraction-of-dead-maui-wildfire-victims-identified-as-remains-fall-apart">decimated the historic town of Lahaina</a> in Maui, leading to search efforts in the hard-hit area during which the death toll has slowly risen toward the <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/maui-wildfires-death-toll-near-100-anger-grows/">100 mark</a>. With possibly more than 2,000 buildings destroyed or damaged, officials have estimated it will cost billions of dollars to rebuild.
<a href="https://abcnews.go.com/US/mauis-cultural-historic-landmarks-damaged-devastating-wildfires/story?id=102165504">Cultural landmarks</a> were among the many sites observed to be engulfed in the blaze, including the Waiola Church where <a href="https://www.waiolachurch.org/page/history">Hawaiian monarchs</a> had been buried, a historic Shin Buddhist temple called the Lahaina Hongwanji Mission, and the Lahaina Heritage Museum, <a href="https://abcnews.go.com/US/mauis-cultural-historic-landmarks-damaged-devastating-wildfires/story?id=102165504">according to ABC News</a>.
And there is an &#8220;iconic&#8221; banyan tree on Front Street that was &#8220;deeply damaged,&#8221; Sen. Mazie Hirino (D-HI) said in a post to X. But, the senator added, the tree is &#8220;still standing&#8221; and after &#8220;speaking with the arborist working on the tree, I’m optimistic that it will bloom again — serving as a symbol of hope amid so much devastation.&#8221;
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The iconic banyan tree on Front Street is deeply damaged, but still standing. 
After speaking with the arborist working on the tree, I’m optimistic that it will bloom again &#8211; serving as a symbol of hope amid so much devastation. <a href="https://t.co/skzgQ6uSPz">pic.twitter.com/skzgQ6uSPz</a>
&mdash; Senator Mazie Hirono (@maziehirono) <a href="https://twitter.com/maziehirono/status/1690593692388851712?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 13, 2023</a></blockquote>
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President Joe Biden <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/presidential-actions/2023/08/10/president-joseph-r-biden-jr-approves-hawaii-disaster-declaration-3/">approved</a> a disaster declaration to unlock federal resources to assist with the recovery efforts in Maui. FEMA is working with state and local partners to <a href="https://twitter.com/fema/status/1689733820264714240">provide aid</a> to survivors.
&#8220;As residents of Hawai&#8217;i mourn the loss of life and devastation taking place across their beautiful home, we mourn with them. Like I&#8217;ve said, not only our prayers are with those impacted — but every asset we have will be available to them,&#8221; Biden said in a <a href="https://twitter.com/POTUS/status/1691109601943674880">post to X</a> on Monday.

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FEMA Boss Stresses Need For ‘Culturally Responsive’ Outreach In Fire-Stricken Maui

FEMA Boss Stresses Need For 'Culturally Responsive' Outreach In Fire-Stricken Maui

FEMA

Wildfires

The <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/white-house" target="_blank" rel="noopener">White House</a> sought to deflect backlash on Monday over President <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/joe-biden" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Joe Biden</a> spending a weekend at the beach in the aftermath of <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/only-fraction-of-dead-maui-wildfire-victims-identified-as-remains-fall-apart" target="_blank" rel="noopener">a fire that devastated</a> part of the Hawaiian island of <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/maui" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Maui</a>.
A reporter asked Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre how the White House would &#8220;respond to critics who have suggested that the president should not have been vacationing at the beach&#8221; in Delaware as the death toll approaches the <a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/maui-wildfires-death-toll-near-100-anger-grows/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">100 mark</a> as searches continue and efforts are underway to assist survivors.
&#8220;The president is certainly deeply concerned about the people in Maui to the point where he has mobilized a whole-of-government approach here,&#8221; Jean-Pierre said.
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REPORTER: &quot;How does the White House respond to critics who have suggested that the president should not have been vacationing at the beach 
KARINE JEAN-PIERRE: &quot;He has mobilized a whole of government approach here&#8230;The president has also committed to being there&#8230;for as long… <a href="https://t.co/SfM3DFfCb4">pic.twitter.com/SfM3DFfCb4</a>
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After reciting how federal agencies are working to provide aid to survivors, <a href="https://twitter.com/fema/status/1689733820264714240" target="_blank" rel="noopener">including food and cots</a>, Jean-Pierre insisted that Biden has &#8220;also committed to being there for the government of Hawaii — the people of Maui for as long as it takes.&#8221;
However that commitment, at least for now, does not include a visit to Hawaii as Biden has other plans on his official schedule, including spending <a href="https://mynews4.com/news/local/president-biden-scheduled-to-spend-several-days-in-lake-tahoe" target="_blank" rel="noopener">several days in Lake Tahoe</a> starting at the end of the week.
Jean-Pierre said she had <a href="https://twitter.com/townhallcom/status/1691156475094118400" target="_blank" rel="noopener">nothing to announce</a> when it came to the question of Biden traveling to Hawaii and FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell, who participated in Monday&#8217;s White House briefing remotely, explained that federal officials have other priorities when asked about it.
&#8220;We just want to make sure that we are working to help this community identify everybody that&#8217;s missing and we need to stay focused on that right now,&#8221; Criswell <a href="https://twitter.com/RNCResearch/status/1691152423178371072" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a>.
Jean-Pierre similarly <a href="https://www.wkyc.com/article/news/special-reports/train-derailment/white-house-responds-criticism-president-biden-not-visiting-east-palestine/95-c12fd69b-ffb0-414c-9454-9aa25852816c#:~:text=White%20House%20pushes%20back%20on,a%20trip%20to%20East%20Palestine." target="_blank" rel="noopener">touted a large federal response</a> to the train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio, as Biden got flak for not visiting the site of the crash that took place in February. Last month, the White House claimed the president <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/white-house-insists-biden-still-plans-to-visit-east-palestine-five-months-after-train-derailment" target="_blank" rel="noopener">still planned</a> to visit the area as Biden himself said he had planned to do at some point. To this day, he has yet to make the trip.
The cause of a fire that decimated the historic town of Lahaina in Maui on Tuesday is now under investigation while Hawaii Attorney General Anne Lopez is leading a <a href="https://www.cnn.com/2023/08/12/us/hawaii-emergency-warning-system-maui-wildfires/index.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">review</a> into the emergency response. Meanwhile officials are still searching for remains in the hard-hit area.
Biden <a href="https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/presidential-actions/2023/08/10/president-joseph-r-biden-jr-approves-hawaii-disaster-declaration-3/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">approved</a> a disaster declaration last week to unlock federal resources to assist with the recovery efforts in Maui, but some residents have criticized the government for not doing more to help.
“The response from our well-funded, tax-paid government is incredibly pathetic,&#8221; local gym owner Paul Romero <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/08/13/us/west-maui-hawaii-wildfires-aid.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told The New York Times</a> over the weekend. &#8220;We can’t even understand what they did, what they didn’t do, what they’re still not doing.&#8221;
The president garnered negative press over the weekend when he told reporters <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/biden-after-lounging-on-beach-says-no-comment-on-deadliest-wildfire-in-modern-u-s-history" target="_blank" rel="noopener">&#8220;no comment&#8221;</a> when asked about the rising death toll in Maui while was at the beach in Delaware. On Monday, he <a href="https://twitter.com/POTUS/status/1691109601943674880" target="_blank" rel="noopener">posted to X</a> a breakdown of the U.S. government&#8217;s response to the disaster.
&#8220;As residents of Hawai&#8217;i mourn the loss of life and devastation taking place across their beautiful home, we mourn with them. Like I&#8217;ve said, not only our prayers are with those impacted — but every asset we have will be available to them,&#8221; Biden said.

White House Touts ‘Whole-Of-Government’ Response To Maui Fires When Pressed On Biden’s Beach Vacation

White House Touts 'Whole-Of-Government' Response To Maui Fires When Pressed On Biden's Beach Vacation

Joe Biden, who has often been hailed by the Left as a decent, compassionate person, was at the beach in Delaware on Sunday when asked about the enormous tragedy in Maui, where the deadliest wildfire in the U.S. in the last 100 years has now claimed at least 96 lives and possibly more. According to Democrat Hawaii Governor Josh Green, the damage from the fires that utterly ravaged the historic town of Lahaina could amount to $6 billion.
The compassionate response from the president as he was leaving the beach? “No comment.”
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After a couple hours on the Rehoboth beach, <a href="https://twitter.com/POTUS?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@potus</a> was asked about the rising death toll in Hawaii
“No comment,” he said before heading home <a href="https://t.co/Y0UmXirju9">pic.twitter.com/Y0UmXirju9</a>
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Biden is the same man who bragged on Twitter in February 2020, when he was running for president, “Empathy matters. Compassion matters. We have to reach out to one another and heal this country — and that’s what I’ll do as president.”
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Empathy matters. Compassion matters. We have to reach out to one another and heal this country — and that’s what I’ll do as president. <a href="https://t.co/XVDnUc32Ij">pic.twitter.com/XVDnUc32Ij</a>
&mdash; Joe Biden (@JoeBiden) <a href="https://twitter.com/JoeBiden/status/1225539916743860224?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">February 6, 2020</a></blockquote>
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In that same tweet, Biden showed himself saying, “When you have a real problem and it’s devastating to you and someone comes up and says, ‘I know how you feel,’ but someone comes up to you and says, ‘I’ve been through this. I can tell you I know how you feel,’ you immediately say, ‘Tell me,’ because all people are looking for is to say, ‘You made it.’ You look at them and you say intuitively,’ I guess there’s a way through. I guess I can make this; I guess I can make it.’”
In April of this year, Joe Biden told a group of kids, “I have six grandchildren. And I’m crazy about them. And I speak to them every single day.”
By early July, Biden still was unwilling to publicly acknowledge his seventh grandchild, four-year-old Navy Joan Roberts, prompting social media to rip him.
“You can just feel the empathy and decency oozing,” The Spectator’s Stephen Miller said pointedly, referring to the Left&#8217;s constant attempts to <a href="https://apnews.com/article/biden-politics-united-states-government-steve-ricchetti-alabama-26b87b21b459c8a707e45a91d884cd74" target="_blank" rel="noopener">portray</a> Biden as <a href="https://www.forbes.com/sites/johnbaldoni/2020/08/20/how-empathy-defines-joe-biden/?sh=5c87071675cf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">empathetic</a> and their <a href="https://rollcall.com/2017/11/15/opinion-joe-biden-the-most-decent-man-in-politics/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">consistent</a> <a href="https://www.facebook.com/michelleobama/posts/joe-biden-is-a-profoundly-decent-man-guided-by-his-faith-as-president-he-will-ho/10164173874365578/?locale=hi_IN" target="_blank" rel="noopener">description</a> of him as a decent man.
“Biden claims to be a devoted ‘family man,’ but his persistent refusal to acknowledge his granddaughter&#8217;s existence raises troubling questions about his capacity for human kindness and paternal love,” Joe Gabriel Simonson of the Washington Free Beacon <a href="https://freebeacon.com/biden-administration/the-cruelty-is-the-point-biden-orders-wh-staff-to-deny-granddaughters-existence/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">wrote.</a>
The deadliest fire in U.S. history prior to the Maui fires was the 2018 Camp Fire in California, which killed 85 people.

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Biden, After Lounging On Beach, Says ‘No Comment’ On Deadliest Wildfire In Modern U.S. History

Compassion

The governor of <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/hawaii" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Hawaii</a> said on Thursday that the death toll from the fire that burned a historic Maui town to the ground is likely well north of 60 fatalities.
Governor Josh Green (D) <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/live/2023/08/10/us/wildfires-maui-hawaii" target="_blank" rel="noopener">told</a> CNN that the more than 1,700 buildings were destroyed in the fire, totaling billions of dollars in damages.
&#8220;In 1960, we had 61 fatalities when a large wave came through the Big Island,&#8221; Green added. &#8220;This time, it’s very likely that our death totals will significantly exceed that.&#8221;
Maui County <a href="https://www.mauicounty.gov/CivicAlerts.aspx?AID=12669">said</a> in an update late Thursday afternoon that an additional 17 fatalities have been discovered since its last update, bringing the total number of deaths to 53 people.
The blazes erupted on Tuesday and continued to wreak havoc on the community in the western part of the island while flames raged in other areas.
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The U.S. Coast Guard used a 45-foot boat to rescue at least 14 people who were forced to run into the Pacific Ocean to escape the fires and thick plumes of smoke.
The U.S. Military has also been deployed to respond to the emergency, sending helicopters and other equipment to assist with rescue and firefighting operations.
“The U.S. Army 25th Combat Aviation Brigade deployed two UH-60 Blackhawks and one CH-47 Chinook to Hawaii Island to conduct firefighting operations,” <a href="https://www.cpf.navy.mil/Newsroom/News/Article/3489089/us-indo-pacific-command-assets-provide-firefighting-support-to-maui-and-hawaii/">said</a> the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command. “Additionally, U.S. Navy Helicopter Maritime Strike Squadron 37 sent MH-60R Seahawk helicopters to assist the U.S. Coast Guard in search and rescue operations.”
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<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WATCH?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WATCH</a>: New video shows the moment a wildfire tore though homes in Lahaina.
READ MORE: <a href="https://t.co/hGkr7eRdpv">https://t.co/hGkr7eRdpv</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/HINews?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#HINews</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/HNN?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#HNN</a> <a href="https://t.co/U7ZdftV7S3">pic.twitter.com/U7ZdftV7S3</a>
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Lahaina, Maui, has been absolutely devastated by this fire that ripped across the city, driven by Hurricane Dora&#39;s winds.
Heartbreaking for Hawaii.
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Footage from earlier today showing the utter Devastation in the City of Lāhainā on the Hawaiian Island of Maui due to Wildfires spread quickly by Heavy Winds from Hurricane Dora to the South; the Governor of Hawaii, Josh Green has stated that at least 6 People were Killed just in… <a href="https://t.co/7JioGRtoRs">pic.twitter.com/7JioGRtoRs</a>
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Maui Fire Death Toll ‘Very Likely’ Will ‘Significantly Exceed’ 60+ People, 1,700+ Buildings Destroyed, Governor Says

Death

A massive fire, fueled by strong winds from a nearby hurricane, has engulfed the historic Hawaiian town of Lahaina on the island of Maui.
Hawaii Governor Josh Green was out of the state on vacation but has since changed his plans and will be back tonight to address the crisis.
“The wind-fueled fires have devastated many of our communities and people will be looking to our office for leadership while we address the ongoing emergency and do what we can as a state to rebuild lives,” <a href="https://governor.hawaii.gov/newsroom/office-of-the-governor-news-release-gov-green-returning-home-for-wildfire-emergency-on-maui-big-island/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">said</a> Green. “We have suffered a terrible disaster in the form of a wildfire that has spread widely as a result of hurricane-force winds in the region and underlying drought conditions. Maui and the Big Island both experienced significant fires. Much of Lāhainā on Maui has been destroyed and hundreds of local families have been displaced.”
The fires were fueled by Hurricane Dora, a Category 4 storm, that passed to the south of the state.
&#8220;Heroic efforts by first responders have prevented many casualties from occurring, but some loss of life is expected,&#8221; he added. &#8220;Our entire emergency response team, including the Hawai‘i National Guard has mobilized and is being supported by FEMA. We have named Adjutant General Ken Hara as our state incident commander. He was my partner in Hawai‘i’s successful COVID response.&#8221;
The U.S. Coast Guard rescued residents who were forced to jump into the ocean to save themselves from the massive blaze.
All of the Hawaiian islands are under a red flag warning due to &#8220;strong winds and low humidity,&#8221; which are prime conditions for wildfires, according to the National Weather Service.
&#8220;Any fires that develop will likely spread rapidly,&#8221; the agency said. &#8220;Outdoor burning is not recommended.&#8221;
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BREAKING: Popular &#39;Front Street&#39; is on fire in Lahaina on the island of Maui, Hawaii, where, authorities said, people jumped into the water to escape flames and smoke from a wind-fueled wildfire. <a href="https://t.co/vPRXufhbHc">pic.twitter.com/vPRXufhbHc</a>
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Wildfire has engulfed businesses on Front Street in downtown Lahaina in West Maui, home to 12,000 people. 
The Coast Guard is responding to people who were forced to go into the ocean due to the flames. 
Video credit to Alan Dickar, a local resident of Lahaina. <a href="https://t.co/8uiyHQP55B">pic.twitter.com/8uiyHQP55B</a>
&mdash; Colin McCarthy (@US_Stormwatch) <a href="https://twitter.com/US_Stormwatch/status/1689193105487257600?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 9, 2023</a></blockquote>
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Please pray for the people of Maui! As you know, we have a Church there that God has blessed powerfully called, <a href="https://twitter.com/KumulaniChapel?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@KumulaniChapel</a> We have seen some 2000 people make commitments to follow Christ there in the last 7 years.
But a horrible wildfire has engulfed Lahaina.
Residents… <a href="https://t.co/Sz56hK5OUB">pic.twitter.com/Sz56hK5OUB</a>
&mdash; Greg Laurie (@greglaurie) <a href="https://twitter.com/greglaurie/status/1689281578642333696?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 9, 2023</a></blockquote>
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Wind-whipped wildfires raced through parts of Hawaii Wednesday, destroying homes and businesses in the historic town of Lahaina on the island of Maui <a href="https://t.co/mIxCVaRan4">https://t.co/mIxCVaRan4</a> <a href="https://t.co/d8NNLVCT6c">pic.twitter.com/d8NNLVCT6c</a>
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WATCH: Footage shows catastrophic scenes from Lahaina. 911 service, cell service, and some landlines are down in parts of Maui as &#39;unprecedented&#39; wildfires rage in Hawaii <a href="https://t.co/hU3wh9l9nV">pic.twitter.com/hU3wh9l9nV</a>
&mdash; Insider Paper (@TheInsiderPaper) <a href="https://twitter.com/TheInsiderPaper/status/1689326374090428416?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 9, 2023</a></blockquote>
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😳 This is harrowing. The heat they feel within the car is likely very intense! Fires in Hawaii on Maui have reportedly burned down a large swath of Lahaina village and Front Street. <a href="https://t.co/0yPwXiZcKP">pic.twitter.com/0yPwXiZcKP</a>
&mdash; Justin Hart (@justin_hart) <a href="https://twitter.com/justin_hart/status/1689303646859870208?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">August 9, 2023</a></blockquote>
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