Posted on 08/14/2023 1:13:30 PM PDT by Red Badger
HONOLULU (KHON2) — In a new map released by the County of Maui, estimates show the extent of the damage sustained from Maui’s fires. Those estimates were made based on visual inspection of satellite imagery and open source images.
An estimated 2,170 acres burned in the Lahaina area, with 2,719 structures exposed to the fire.
The map further estimates a need to shelter 4,500 which is estimated to need 3,560 gallons of water and 9,000 meals a day.
Gov. Josh Green asked rental owners to house displaced residents, stating on Wake Up 2Day that he would change the rules, as needed. Maui Economic Opportunity is currently taking an inventory of available housing to meet the needs of displaced residents. Those able to help can email debbie.cabebe@meoinc.org.
Notable structures that were damaged or lost in the Lahaina fire include Pioneer Inn, along with its restaurant Papa’aina. The Lahaina Arts building was gutted, though its banyan tree remains standing.
Countless homes, where loved ones gathered and generations grew up, make up the bulk of the structures destroyed. The estimated structures that were damaged or destroyed is 2,207. Of those exposed structures 86% were residential.
While the Lahaina fire raged, the fire in Upcountry continued to burn, the total estimate of that fire being $434 million. An estimated 678 acres burned, with 96% of that estimate residential. A total of 544 homes were exposed to the fire.
How much is that in Ukrainian Dollars?....................
Tell Biden that they are fighting Russians and MAGA supporters on Maui.
He’ll drop $10 billion in no time. But they’ll have to partner with Hunter, of course.
Maybe we can ask Ukraine for some money.
Let China rebuild it for a partial share of the ownership.
People died in Lahaina and you’re using their misery to push Ruzzia and Putin.
Contemptible.
Question is... Who will put up the money and who will own it’s when done?
Just sell it to Oprah.
How dare you threaten MeganC’s nifty little war proposing that American tax dollars help Americans. Everyone knows that each precious little blue and yellow Ukrainian is worth 10 Americans.
It’s a couple of days worth of work for a large army, but the big guy isn’t going to give back his 10%
Maybe we should cancel the new export orders for 2000 HIMARS artillery rockets that have proven their worth in Ukraine? Obviously, we don’t want Americans to have those good paying jobs.
The warnings were there for decades. Their mismanagement, in conjunction with the people they elected, caused the event along with natural elements. It’s sad but they need to step up and take some responsibility or will they just do the same all over again.
Sell it to Oprah to build Oprahwood Amusement Park by the Beach, complete with whale rides
Or maybe Larry Ellison could buy it. He already owns 98% of Lanai, the island next door.
Won’t the vast majority of the money come from insurance?
Or are we saying there were many uninsured properties there?
Don’t worry...Oprah, Bezos, Zuckerboig, and the Chinese will buy up all the land that burned. Right up to where it stopped, which also happens to be their ocean front property!
Easy, Schwab, Gates and Soros. they will build their all electric city and those the slavery begins.
i agree with him.
Not a cent to Ukraine, the Bidet* money laundry machine.
They made their bed.
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Lahaina was mostly very old wood structures.
The fire is tragic, but the town was a tinderbox.
Lack of state equipment and training resulted in disaster.
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