Lahaina residents return to see destruction first-hand

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JOE, BACK TO YOU. >> THANKS, BRIDGET NIKKI SCHENFELD ALSO SPOKE WITH LA HINA RESIDENTS TODAY WHO SAY THEY'RE FEELING A ROLL COASTER OF EMOTIONS AS THEY SEE THE DESTRUCTION FIRSTHAND. NIKKI. >> YEAH, JOE CATASTROPHIC CHAOTIC. HEART-WRENCHING ARE JUST 3 WORDS THAT COME TO MIND ON WHAT'S HAPPENING CURRENTLY OVER IN WEST MAUI AND TO LOOK AT, YOU KNOW, SOUTH MOLLY AND UP COUNTRY, MAUI HERE LACK OF COMMUNICATION. THAT'S HAPPENING JUST TO MY LEFT IN WEST. MAUI IS PARENTS. THANKFULLY NOT EVERHING IN LA HINA IS TOTALLY GONE. THE FIRE WAS KIND OF LIKE A TORNADO AND IT JUST JUMPED AND IT TOTALLY DESTROYED SOME BUILDINGS AND HOMES WHILE OTHERS ARE AT LEAST STILL INTACT. ONCE YOU'RE ON THE BYPASS, YOU LOOK DOWN AND SEE THIS. YOU KNEW SOMEONE THAT LIVED HERE. >> YEAH, MY COUSIN. WE'LL BE IN AWE. THIS A PARTNER IN THIS CORNER UNIT RIGHT HERE HAS JIMENEZ, 3 KIDS. >> THIS IS ALL THAT'S LEFT OF NURSE FAMILYOME IN WAHI-KULI. MOST AREAS OFF THE HIGHWAY BLOCKED OFF BY MILITARY AND POLICE AXA'S ARE MARKED ON CARS AND MAILBOXES OF SEARCH AND RESCUE TEAMS KNOW IF IT'S ALREADY BEEN SEARCHED .FOR BODIES. THEN YOU ON A POLY AND TEAMS WORKING TO RESTORE COMMUNICATION AND POWER TO HUNDREDS, IF NOT THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE FROM KAANAPALI TO KAHAKULOA ALL A CALL ANY LOST HER HOME IN LA HINA PUT STILL HELPING TO RUN THE HOTEL. SHE WORKS AT IN KAANAPALI. >> IT'S A ROLLER COASTER OF EMOTIONS EAGLE FROM BEING TOYING, NOT KNOWING WHERE YOUR FAMILY IS. HAVING 2 COME TO WORK. >> THE COMMUNITY HERE, 4 PEOPLE. THAT DON'T KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON. I CAN'T EVEN EXPLAIN IT AT THIS POINT. I DO. u I FEE LIKE A ROBOT. THAT JUST COMES TO WORK. AS LONG AS I KNOW, MY FAMILY IS OK AT HOME, COME TO WORK. LET PEOPLE KNOW WHAT'S GOING ON. GIVE THEM AS MUCH UPDATES AS WE CAN GET AND GIVE TO THEM. >> SHE SAYS SITORS ARE TRYING TO LEAVE BUT DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO. THEY'RE RUNNING INTO NOT BEING ABLE TO CONTACT THEIR AIRLINES NOT BEINABLE TO CONTACT THEIR RENTAL CAR COMPANIES. THEY ARE TRYING TO GET OUT OF LA HINA. >> IN KAANAPALI BY THE SUGAR CANE TRAIN PEOPLE WAITING HOURS FOR GAS FOR THEIR GENERATORS AND THEIR CARS. SOME WEST MAUI RESIDENTS STEPPING UP TO THE PLATE TO SEE WHAT'S NEEDED AND CREATE ORGANIZATION UTTERLY CONFUSING TIME. >> THE BIGGEST ISSUE WE'VE HAD IS THERE'S NO COMMUNICATION GOING ON WE DON'T HAVE CELL PHONE SERVICE, RIGHT? A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T EVEN KNOW THE GRAVITY OF WHAT'S GOING ON IN BEHIND A TOWN BECAUSE THEY CAN'T GET THAT INFORMATION. AND SO WE JUST STARTED GOING FROM UP AND DOWN THE ROAD THING WHERE PEOPLE ARE GETTING DONATIONS CENTER'S WHAT'S GOING ON. SHE'S TAKING DOWN NAMES AND ADDRESSES AND DELIVERING SHIPMENTS WHERE NEEDED ACROSS WEST I PRETTY MUCH EVERYTHING, RIGHT. ALL SUPPLIES LIKE. >> IS THE BIG ONE PAIN. BUT I MEAN, WE THINK EVERYTHING YOU NEED WE JUST GRATEFUL FOR EVERYTHING THAT'S COMING GAS, EVERYTHING'S ALL THIS HELP THAT'S COMING >> ALL A COMMA AND EVENING ARE JUST 3 OF THE PEOPLE. MANY PEOPLE WHO LOST EVERYTHING AND THEY'RE STILL TRYING TO HELP OTHERS OVER IN WEST. MOLLY, THAT SAYS SOMETHING ABOUT THIS COMMUNITY. >> AND THEY ARE IN DESPERATE NEED OF GAS AND ICE AND OTHER SUPPLIES THERE. WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A FULL LIST ON OUR WEB SITE OF WHAT ABSOLUTELY NEEDED AND HOW YOU CAN HELP AND DONATE. SO GO TO OUR WEBSITE. KHON,
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Channel: KHON2 News
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Length: 4min 9sec (249 seconds)
Published: Sat Aug 12 2023
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