Are you prepared to walk through the ashes of Maui with us? As wildfires tore through the heart of this Hawaiian paradise, they brought with them a wave of devastation that has shattered countless lives. We're opening our hearts and microphones to the stories of heart-wrenching loss and resilient hope that echo through the charred remains of a community brought to its knees. Hear from Hawaii's Governor Josh Green and his wife Jamie as they make an emotional plea for support. See for yourselves the scale of the tragedy through raw, unfiltered videos. And most importantly, find out how you can help rebuild Maui, one donation at a time, through the GoFundMe page by Dr Wayne Dyer and Will Kane, or Glenn Beck's charity.
But the story doesn't end with the wildfire - it is only just the beginning. As Maui tries to pick up the pieces, the community faces a whole new set of challenges. From the skepticism surrounding the federal government's response to whispers of predatory land buying, we're peeling back the layers on a disaster whose tremors are still being felt. We'll also be discussing the anticipated visit of President Joe Biden and its potential impact on relief efforts. And what about the locals who've invested their lives here? Their rights, their homes, and their dreams must be preserved - this is something we all need to fight for. Remember, every bit counts, and your donation to the Red Cross, Glenn Beck's charity, or Wayne Dyer's GoFundMe can make a real difference. Together, let's stand with Maui and remind the world of the power of Aloha.
Are you prepared to walk through the ashes of Maui with us? As wildfires tore through the heart of this Hawaiian paradise, they brought with them a wave of devastation that has shattered countless lives. We're opening our hearts and microphones to the stories of heart-wrenching loss and resilient hope that echo through the charred remains of a community brought to its knees. Hear from Hawaii's Governor Josh Green and his wife Jamie as they make an emotional plea for support. See for yourselves the scale of the tragedy through raw, unfiltered videos. And most importantly, find out how you can help rebuild Maui, one donation at a time, through the GoFundMe page by Dr Wayne Dyer and Will Kane, or Glenn Beck's charity.
But the story doesn't end with the wildfire - it is only just the beginning. As Maui tries to pick up the pieces, the community faces a whole new set of challenges. From the skepticism surrounding the federal government's response to whispers of predatory land buying, we're peeling back the layers on a disaster whose tremors are still being felt. We'll also be discussing the anticipated visit of President Joe Biden and its potential impact on relief efforts. And what about the locals who've invested their lives here? Their rights, their homes, and their dreams must be preserved - this is something we all need to fight for. Remember, every bit counts, and your donation to the Red Cross, Glenn Beck's charity, or Wayne Dyer's GoFundMe can make a real difference. Together, let's stand with Maui and remind the world of the power of Aloha.
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Normally I'd say okay if you'd like to donate, but today I'm focusing this on Hawaii and then folks with the devastation there. So you see a QR code on the screen that is from GoFundMe and that is started by Dr Wayne Dyer and Will Kane, I believe. I just checked it. Their goal is two million to help out those people down there. They've already raised one point looks like 1.8 million when I gather. So we're reaching their goal. I've donated myself. I asked that Facebook, youtube, twitter, my followers on there. If you can donate a little bit too, that would be appreciated.
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The saying about me, the saying about you, the saying this is about the people there that are suffering, that just had their whole lives turned upside down. They've lost their homes, they've lost their loved ones. I think it would be a disservice as an American not to try to help these people. I would give them my last $5 to help them out. I know that they would be appreciative. You can go to mercury1.com. That's Glenn Beck's charity for that too. He's got a donate page on there too where you can donate through the Red Cross. I'd like to make sure that the donations are actually going to the cause. I've checked these out before I would mention it to my audience on my podcast. Dr Wayne Dreyer, the Cain family, barnes and numerous other families have spent their lives over the last 40 years in Hawaii. There in parts of Maui, they've spent every summer since they were children, and when something like this happens to a place where you go with a childhood, it's devastating. So I think we should try to help these people out as much as we can. Again, we are Americans and we always come to help each other's aid, so I think that we should try to help as much as possible. That way, they know that they're not in it alone, that there's people out here that actually care and are trying to help them.
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Again, this podcast is completely, completely about the devastation in Maui. No political, no, nothing. I just want to talk about Maui. I just learned that a senior living facility was found burnt as well. I pray for the loved ones that were in there. We'll find out what happened. So far I think the count is 114 found and we still have over 1,000 missing. So, with the cadaver, dogs out there looking for remains and loved ones out there, these people I saw the videos and I'm sure a lot of the people did too. The amount of devastation there is really unreal. You have people that lost their homes, lost their clothes, lost their families. I mean, I can just not fathom anything like that in our lifetime. Again, I'm not going to get political, but I think there could have been safeguards to prevent a lot of the devastation there. But I'm going to read a report. Maui officials confirmed Friday that the wildfire death toll has risen up to at least 114, while the search for hundreds of missing people continued in this historic coastal port city, or historic coastal port city of Huenia, which was almost completely destroyed by the blaze. Only six of the victims have so far been publicly identified.
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Hawaii Governor Josh Green and his wife Jamie Green held an emotional live stream address Friday night from Honolulu. For generations, lahanya, beauty, culture and rich history drew artists, musicians and visitors from all over the world. Jamie Green said. Tragically, it took less than a single day for us to lose Lahanya in the deadliest fire of our country has seen in more than a century. The fire was one of the four that broke out on the island on August 8th and said Friday that at least 2200 structures have been destroyed and another 500 damage in the blaze, at an estimated cost of about 6 billion. 40 search dogs and 470 search and rescue workers have been deployed. More, more devastating than any material loss is the loss of precious lives, the governor said of mothers, fathers, grandparents, sons and daughters. Search and recovery teams check charred buildings and cars in the aftermath of the Maui wild fires in Lahaina, hawaii, august 18, 2023.
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Earlier in the day, maui Mayor Richard Bison told reporters that about 60% of the Lahayan and Burne area had been canvas for human remains by several hundred remains, by several hundred federal search and rescue personnel using dozens of cadaver dogs. Now, these cadaver dogs. The reason why it's taken so long is because these cadaver dogs can only work for about 20 minutes and need about another 20 minute break, so they're constantly rotating. That's one of the reasons why it's taken so long. A FEMA spokesperson Wednesday estimated that the number of people unaccounted for has been between 1100 and 1300. Six forensic anthropologists with the Department of Defense POW MIA accounting agency are assisting in gathering and identifying the human remains. The Pentagon said in a statement on Friday. The group has experienced in verifying DNA from long lost service members, many of whom died as long ago as World War II.
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Marcus Coleman, a sooner official from FEMA, said Friday about that about 100 federal responders are now on the ground in Maui, and then they post something here on how to help those affected by Maui wildfires. About 6,000 residents have registered for federal assistance. Coleman said 6,000 people have registered for assistance, adding that FEMA has paid out about 5.6 million so far to 2,000 households. Authorities hope to empty crowded, uncomfortable group shelters by early next week. That's another thing. If you haven't seen the videos, you need to go check it out. Whoever's you know, news organizations post some of these videos, because it's just amazing how these people are working together. They're sharing. I think the whole world can learn something by this tragedy on how we can work together to get past a tragedy like this. They're working together. There's people cooking, sharing food, sharing water. I mean the love that is going on right now to share with one another is incredible and we need to learn from that. We need, as a human race, need to learn to love one another like these people are doing.
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Contracts with the hotels will last for at least seven months but could easily be extended. He said Service providers at the properties will offer meals, counseling, financial assistance and other disaster aids, and a lot of the hotels are doing this, of course I just told you, but Airbnb is doing this as well. They're volunteering some properties for some of these displaced families. Excuse me, the governor has said at least 1,000 hotel rooms have been set aside for displaced residents and first responders. In addition, again, airbnb said it's nonprofit Wing will provide properties for 1,000 people. Bison said he will name a temporary replacement on Monday for Herman.
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I'm going to chop this up and I'm sorry. Andea, the Maui emergency management agency administrator, who abruptly resigned on Thursday after defending a decision not to sound the outdoor sirens during the fire. Andea said this week that he had no regrets about not deploying the system because he feared it could have caused people to go to Maoka, maui I'm sorry, I'm chopping this up Maui Maoka, a Hawaiian term that can mean toward the mountain or inland. You could have done the sirens again, I'm not getting political, I'm just trying to bring this up. But you could have went over to loudspeaker and said everybody to get as far away from the fire as you can, in the opposite direction. I'm just saying If that was the case then they would have gone into the fire. He explains he stepped down Thursday, a day later. His resignation letter was brief and had no mention of the health reasons that county officials cited for his right for his resignation.
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Sorry, chopping this all up, the decision was not the decision not to use the sirens, coupled with water shortages that hampered firefighters and an escape route clogged with vehicles that were overturned over I'm sorry overran by flames, has brought intense criticism from many residents following the deadliest wildfire in the US in more than a century. Hawaii has what it touts as the largest system of outdoor alert system Alert sirens in the world, created after 1946, after a 1946 tsunami that killed more than 150 on the big island. Its website says that they may be used for maybe used to alert for fires. Yeah, it should have. I mean you have to warn. Anytime there's some kind of world event or Tredis Catastrophic event, you have to get the warning out. That way people can, you know, get the safety and gather up whatever they need.
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A lot of people just left with what they had on their backs To shame that this happened and I feel for the family. It's it's. It's a travesty and I'm not I'm not telling you nothing now. I Wouldn't, I wouldn't wish us on anybody On Wednesday. They are Figurously defended as qualifications for the job, which he's held since 2017.
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He said he was not appointed but had been vetted, took a civil service exam and was interviewed by seasoned emergency manager and deus had to said that he had previously been a deputy director of the Maui County Department of Housing and Human Concerns and Chief of Staff for former Maui County Mayor, alan Arquara Arquawa, for 11 years I'm sorry, I'm sorry I'm probably chopping this name up and I apologize of Alan Araca. Wah, wah, wah, I'm sorry. For 11 years. During that time, he said he offered that he often reported to emergency operation centers and Participated in numerous trainings. So to say that I'm not qualified, I think, is incorrect. He said the cause of the fire remains a new investigation. The department, the Justice Department, confirmed Friday it has Deployed federal emergency response team to assist in that investigation. They include Investigators from the Bureau of Alcohol to Pac-Man firearms and the United States martial service, hawaii eternal gent, attorney general and and Lopez said Thursday that an outside organization will conduct an impartial, independent review of the government's response.
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Native Hawaiians and others from the la Jena said earlier Friday they Worry green is moving too quickly to rebuild what was lost while the grief is still raw. Yeah, they can't even think of let me, let me, let me stop right there. They can't think about rebuilding anything right now. The grief is way too raw. Like I just pointed out, we have to find the other people missing and I think that people should be able to rebuild their homes and what they lost. I don't care if we have to do fundraisers all year wrong, I'm sorry all year long, or oh, once a big bash, once a year. I don't, I don't know, I don't, I don't know about those things. I wouldn't even know how to plan such a thing. But I think they need more than just A go fund me Red Cross, the federal government. They're gonna need our help and I think we should help them rebuild their homes and what they lost. I don't think any of any of this should be up, even talked about, about development and this and that that should be the last thing off the people's minds and mouths. Thing is, we find the people missing and have some and if, what? If there's closures, there's closure, okay, but people need to find their loved ones and then, once they have that step in place, then we can figure out on how we can help them rebuild. That's exactly what I said how we can help them rebuild. Okay, because I tell you what $700 per family is not enough To get these guys back on their feet and and rebuild. They're gonna need some help, lots of help.
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The fire only occurred 10 days ago and many people are still in shock and mourning. They called green to give residents time to grieve, provide community leaders with recovery decisions, decision making rules and comply with open record laws. Admit distrust in the federal government response to the disaster. Once the flames confuse, much of the Lahana local have feared a rebuilt town could become more, even more, oriented towards wealthy investors, which is true, I mean. I would think let me put it this way Predatory buying is wrong. The people still own that land that they had their house on. Okay, that is theirs. That is not up for sale. The only thing that they should be talking about as far as building is rebuilding homes, shopping centers, grocery stores, stuff like that that were already pre-existing, that own. That is why we pay for insurance. Okay, I know this is going to take a toll on insurance, but that is why people paid insurance.
Speaker 1:
This is a catastrophic event caused by a tsunami with a wildfire that sparked out Right now, as we know from maybe a power line that maybe caught some grass on fire and, with the high winds, just ignited the fire. Whereas I know that is what I have been told and that is what I have been seen reported, I am not going to get into the political side of this. I think I have touched on some of this already. As far as politically, they say that President Joe Biden and the First Lady Joe Biden are scheduled to visit the island on Monday. I hope they stay in HALALULU because if they go here, everything will stop because of the Secret Service. There will be no flies or helicopters, everything will just be spread out and nobody could be able to continue their job and search for these people's loved ones, friends, families, grandparents, sons, daughters. This is a travesty. I am not telling you nothing new.
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To give you all that, glenn Beck's got a charity link on his mercury1.org website. If you would like to contribute to that, dr Wayne Dyer has the GoFundMe page. You can also get in touch with the Red Cross. As of right now, the GoFundMe page that Dr Wayne Dyer set up was before I started to get to the GoFundMe page. I was going to give you a link to the Red Cross page. I will give you a link to the Red Cross page. If you want to contribute to that, you can also get in touch with the Red Cross page, an organization that would have drop-off and support of people in Hawaii.
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These are our brothers and sisters. Even though they live in Hawaii, they are still US citizens and we have to take care of one another. We always come together in crisis. We need to go above and beyond in this crisis. I do believe we need, but with your help, let's try to surpass that goal of $2 million, that GoFundMe page. If Dr Wayne Dyer go to GoFundMe.
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Dr Wayne Dyer, maui Wildfire, it says help the people of Lahaina and West Maui. That's the title of it. Let's try to surpass the $2 million mark. Help me with that. Help me with that. There's people in need. I'm sure they need medicines, they need clothes, water, food this stuff is going to run out. Folks they're using it up right now. We need something to replenish what they're using so they don't run out. This is very devastating. So that's all I'm going to say on that. Again, if you want to support Glenn Beck and his charity there, go to mercury1.org where you can do the Red Cross, you can donate through the Red Cross, or you can go to the GoFundMe page and Dr Wayne Dreyer to help the people of West Maui.
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Okay, thank you all for all your support, your continuing support, and if you want to email me directly, you direct me. Email me at Steveman at project8podcastcom and, if you like, I'm going to put this on the website too. So today, if you want to visit our website. You go to wwwproject8podcastcom. I'm Steve Mann, I'm your host. Let's pray for the people in Hawaii. Let's help them out. Let's surpass that GoFundMe goal. Okay, help me to do that. If it's a dollar, five dollars, ten dollars, whatever you want, okay, let's surpass that two million dollar goal for these people in West Maui. So, god, love you, godspeed, and I'll see you later tonight.
