<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">A <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/hawaii" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Hawaiian</a> business slammed President <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/joe-biden" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Joe Biden</a> for comparing the deadly <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/topic/maui" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Maui</a> fire to a small fire in his home nearly two decades ago that was contained to his kitchen.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">At least 115 people on Maui were killed and hundreds are still missing after deadly fires ripped through the island earlier this month. The response to the fire has placed scrutiny on local officials, emergency response plans, and the president, whose <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/no-comment-wh-comms-director-roasted-for-bizarre-defense-of-bidens-maui-response" target="_blank" rel="noopener">early response</a> to one of the deadliest wildfires in American history was “no comment.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;"><a href="https://www.hawaiianrentall.com/m/equipment-rentals.asp?di=1,3" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Hawaiian Rent-All</a>, a company based in Honolulu that rents out tools and other heavy machinery, took a shot this week at Biden, posting criticism of the president on a sign outside its office.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">&#8220;Sorry you almost lost your &#8217;67 Corvette in a fire, Mr. President. Maui strong!&#8221; <a href="https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=759614249300114&amp;set=a.507391514522390&amp;type=3&amp;ref=embed_post" target="_blank" rel="noopener">a sign</a> from the company read.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“Genuine sympathy is better than contrived empathy. It&#8217;s not always about you Mr. President,” the company </span><a href="https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=759614249300114&amp;set=a.507391514522390&amp;type=3&amp;ref=embed_post" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="font-weight: 400;">posted</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> on Facebook alongside a picture of the sign. </span><span style="font-weight: 400;">The sign and post was a reference to <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">a story Biden told</a> in Hawaii about a fire at one of his homes.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“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.”</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">“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.”</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Biden has told the story of the kitchen fire before, and has taken criticism for exaggerating the nature of the fire. ​​A </span><a href="https://www.businessinsider.com/biden-lahaina-maui-wildfires-survivors-gets-it-small-house-fire-2023-8" target="_blank" rel="noopener"><span style="font-weight: 400;">report</span></a><span style="font-weight: 400;"> from the Associated Press at the time said that the fire 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.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Biden, who has often cited his supposed “empathy” as a reason to vote for him, has faced criticism over his response to the Maui disaster, including <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">offering &#8220;no comment&#8221;</a> after spending a day at the beach outside his Delaware home.</span></p>


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<p style="font-weight: 400;">Louisiana GOP Senator John Kennedy blasted President Biden over the inflation that has occurred on his watch, snapping, “Inflation is gutting my people like a fish.”</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">Kennedy, interviewed on Fox News, prefaced his remarks about inflation by offering his solace and encouragement to the people of Maui after the devastating fires in which more than 100 people died.</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">“It just breaks my heart; we’ve been through it in Louisiana with hurricanes,” he said. “All I can say to my fellow Americans in Hawaii is you’re gonna want to give up at some point; Don’t. Just get up every day, put one foot down then another foot. The American people will be with you. I’ll vote to help you out in Congress. And I’m just so sorry they’re going through it.”</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">Then he turned to Biden and the inflationary spiral that has seen inflation rise 16% during Biden’s tenure and food prices soar 20%.</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">“I’m also sorry that the American people are going through Bidenomics,” he declared. “Bidenomics is pretty simple. It&#8217;s just bigger government, more spending, and higher prices. And I’ve said this before: At least in Louisiana, inflation is gutting my people like a fish. My people are getting really good at barely getting by. And in America, you shouldn’t have to take an early distribution from your retirement account or sell blood plasma in order to go to the grocery store.”</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">“And President Biden is out there saying prices are high and your 401K is crashing because the economy is so good,” he continued. “He just doesn’t get it. That’s why he’s polling up there with a fungal infection.”</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">“The median household income for a family in Louisiana is about $55,000 to $60,000 a year,” he stated. “Because of President Biden’s inflation and economics, they’re paying an extra $700 a month, $9,000 a year. And they don’t have it.”</p>
<p style="font-weight: 400;">“I hate to say it, but these higher prices? They’re permanent,” he said. “Even if inflation goes to zero tomorrow, we’re still gonna be stuck with these higher prices, which are a direct result of President Biden’s economic policies.”</p>
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<p>Actor <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/just-so-sad-jason-momoa-shaves-long-hair-so-people-will-stop-using-plastic-bottles" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Jason Momoa</a>, who is a Native Hawaiian, said he&#8217;s &#8220;heartbroken&#8221; over the devastating <a href="https://apnews.com/article/hawaii-fires-maui-lahaina-sirens-c0f3cc5c7718bd41dd54d38479fb29b2" target="_blank" rel="noopener">wildfires</a> burning on the island of Maui that have killed more than 50 people and burned close to 300 <a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/jason-momoa-devastated-heartbroken-maui-wildfires-1235561348/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">structures</a>.</p>
<p>The <a href="https://www.dailywire.com/news/actor-jason-momoa-involved-in-head-on-collision-with-motorcyclist" target="_blank" rel="noopener">44-year-old</a> actor took to his <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/Cvvt-Ucu1i2/?utm_source=ig_embed&amp;ig_rid=381ad42b-4fff-4ab3-9cf8-a50d502838d1" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Instagram</a> on Wednesday and Thursday to let people know how they can help, showing images of what the area looked like after wildfires burned across the island due to a &#8220;terrible combination of drought conditions and hurricane weather,&#8221; according to a statement from the nonprofit &#8216;Āina Momona statement.</p>
<p>&#8220;We are devastated and heartbroken for our friends and &#8216;ohana on Maui who been impacted by the recent wildfires,&#8221; the &#8220;Aquaman&#8221; star wrote in one post on social media.</p>
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<p>His post included images of the devastation left by the fire that destroyed the historic Lahaina Town, with a message from the nonprofit, which is raising money for the Hawaii Community Foundation Maui County Strong Fund, according to the <a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/jason-momoa-devastated-heartbroken-maui-wildfires-1235561348/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Hollywood Reporter</a>.</p>
<p>&#8220;Lahaina town is gone,&#8221; the message read. &#8220;Families were forced to evacuate on short notice, many escaping with only the clothes on their backs.&#8221;</p>
<p>The post included a link to the Hawaii Community Foundation&#8217;s website, where people can support disaster relief on the island.</p>
<p>&#8220;We are using this ActBlue platform because giving is quick and easy, and the funds come to us immediately, allowing us to get these funds to families in need faster,&#8221; the group added. &#8220;An accounting of all the monies raised through this fundraiser and our distribution to HCF will be posted to our website. DONATION LINK IN BIO! Mahalo for your support.&#8221;</p>
<p>In a follow-up <a href="https://www.instagram.com/p/CvxpIVOv9F7/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">post</a> on Thursday, the &#8220;Game of Thrones&#8221; star shared images of the area before and after the fires and reposted a message from Protect Mauna a Wākea account.</p>
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<p>&#8220;Aloha Kakahiaka Lāhui,&#8221; the post read. &#8220;First all We want to mahalo everyone near and far for all their love and support. We appreciate everyone&#8217;s outpouring of love, generosity, volunteering, everything. It doesn&#8217;t go unnoticed.&#8221;</p>
<p>&#8220;The thing that makes Maui No Ka &#8216;Oi is our Aloha, and it&#8217;s in that same spirit of aloha that our kūpuna instilled in us that we malama each other,&#8221; it added. &#8220;Aloha always wins.&#8221;</p>


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