Maui Government's Wildfire Failures: Displaced Residents' Anguish and Struggle

One month after the deadly Maui wildfires, displaced residents are still struggling while government failures go unanswered. This independent investigation exposes the insufficient response by Maui officials before, during, and after the disaster.
In this eye-opening documentary, we delve deep into the devastating wildfire that struck Maui County, exposing the critical mistakes made by local government. We shed light on their failure to sound the siren system, the disregard for early warnings about wildfire dangers in West Maui, and the shocking instances of police blocking residents' escape routes.
But that's not all - we also highlight the ongoing struggles of displaced residents who have been unable to return home for over a month. The repercussions are staggering: skyrocketing unemployment rates and a hesitant tourist industry costing the islands economy millions per day. With a lack of transparency, conspiracy theories fill up social media channels.
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[@monsieurbono]

It wasn't until about 5 years after our fire that I started to hear stories of people who stayed and defended their homes from a wildfire. When I left, I didn't see a single firetruck in my area, they were either all defending the towns or had set up a post miles away to watch the fire burn so it didn't get any closer to the Big Tree State Park. So they let it burn my area down. The few people who were crazy enough to stay and defend their homes on their own, were told if they left they couldn't come back. So the story goes. But less than two miles away our little grocery stayed open throughout and was not touched by fire. So it was like they were methodically letting some areas burn and making absolutely sure other areas were protected. I do not feel very safe needless to say with this philosophy. Less safe than ever knowing they just let our area burn and wouldn't let people back if they needed to get food. As they weren't letting anyone into the RED ZONE except the people whose homes didn't burn I guess. People aren't talking so it is very odd. There was no warning either, of any kind, it was pretty much you were lucky if someone down the hill could see the raging fire and called you before the telephone lines went up in flames. The few people who saved their homes moved away or have passed on. If people don't see how horrific these fires are and permanent life altering change they make, it goes beyond anything you can imagine. There is nothing more horrifying than losing your home.

[@revelations2798]

About time they got angry. I'm angry. Horrible what happened to these beautiful people 💔 😢 homes, murdered pets.

[@JonathanPetramala]

Totally can understand

[@Kat-I-am3333]

Murd€r€d ppl 😢

[@patjones5723]

This documentary should win an award 👏 😢

[@JonathanPetramala]

Thank you, I appreciate the kindness

[@randibass7558]

This is outrageous. Terrible governance. Arrogant and unjust and dismissive not to have a representative to act as go between officials and residents.

[@JonathanPetramala]

It absolutely is outrageous

[@Nancy-yf6mw]

Unfortunately they voted for Democratic Communism........this is the result

[@cherylsibson2529]

that's why they have Nani and she was let go or resigned. The people will be the key to their own healing. @@JonathanPetramala

[@joannaprevost426]

This is corruption at its finest !

[@lesliestenta3084]

They don’t care and they were all in on it. Need independent media like yours to get the truth out.

[@gh3776]

GIVE THE AREA BACK TO THE RIGHTFUL OWNERS AND THEY WILL TURN THAT AREA INTO FLOUSHING LAND WITH WATER COMING FROM THE MOUNTAIN AND FEEDING THE COMMUNITY AS IT SHOULD HAVE BEEN ALL ALONG.

[@Jennifermcintyre]

I agree. Give it all back to the people and let them do what they see fit. The government has failed over and over again…

[@7msjster]

Lahaina's water was diverted. It was not always like this. All it's water goes towards rich lawns and golf courses. that is the tragedy too.

[@JonathanPetramala]

Yes it is another of many problems over the centuries that led up to the fire

[@Cthomas5678]

😮 for real? No way

[@7msjster]

lookup Lahainas history. It's tragic what was taken. Welcome to the reservation.@@Cthomas5678

[@zanleyfonoti1470]

Thank you for exposing the governments negligence, purposeful incompetence (because they allowed this to happen). The government is responsible for all of it!!!

[@JonathanPetramala]

I can’t emphasize it enough. This is a local government problem and the people are suffering.

[@lesliestenta3084]

I believe, just my opinion. The governor and officials were all in on it. The fire was set intentionally to steal the locals land. Can’t let their land be stolen

[@0zonnebloem]

And Biden makes no comment and was lying on the beach with his swimming trunks.. The vice president lady .was partying ..without any shame. That says a lot about these two figures...

[@alexmar1382]

Let see how you all vote next time your politicians ask for your vote.

[@Robert08010]

Its not "Purposeful" unless they knew in advance they needed emergency management and decided against it. They would have had to reject the assistance of their county or state to call it "Purposeful". I'm sure everyone in the police and fire departments regret their actions on that day.

[@bbear1971]

On a list to see their homes??? What a disgrace

[@JonathanPetramala]

Absolutely a disgrace and local government officials should be ashamed.

[@lorihanlon5389]

@@JonathanPetramalaAshamed?! They need to be in Prison

[@JonathanPetramala]

@@lorihanlon5389 I need to see it to believe it.

[@lauracostello5460]

@@lorihanlon5389and throw away the key 😠

[@VancouverCanucksRock]

​@@lorihanlon5389Nah, you gotta think differently. I'm a deep thinker.

[@childoftheking2214]

Conspiracy theories are only theories until facts come out. But when facts are hidden one can’t help but understand something nefarious is going on. I don’t believe this was just a force of nature, not one bit. My heart breaks for this community.😢

[@JonathanPetramala]

I think the evidence of incompetence is pretty clear…

[@HawaiiSustainable]

@@JonathanPetramalaThe governors prior to the 8/08 fire Emergency Housing Proclamation is evidence of premeditated land grab.

[@liz-iy6zm]

more than incompetence. when you understand the circumstances around the hiring of the police chief, and his salary, and requirements waived, you start to understand the MAUI COUNTY COUNCIL needs to be investigated for its part in this disaster, which I can only believe was PLANNED. too many coincidences.

[@HawaiiSustainable]

@@liz-iy6zm I believe last time I checked 5 of our 9 council members got donations from the same developer/land/hotel owner.

[@WillubTrippin]

@@JonathanPetramala You're doing a disservice to those lost by not looking into the facts which people are calling a conspiracy theory. It isn't a theory at all it's criminal conspiracy and saying it's incompetence is giving these criminals a pass on mass murder. You're complicit at this time. Yes the people need immediate help but the truth is what will set everyone free so that the Natives can counter the agenda (2030-50, Build Back Better, WEF) otherwise this will get blamed on something else (like "climate change" or an attack by some "foreign force" until the next attacks shifts our focus away from Maui) when it's domestic plants working for the U.N and various other groups working to control every country. Learn to read from primary sources . You're setting up the victim's to permanently lose their land and their land will become a smart city just like the people who planned and executed this act of t3rrorism wanted.

[@S.E.C-R]

So many emotions from this video and I’m not there, I can’t imagine how the people effected that lost everything are feeling.

[@JonathanPetramala]

Totally on the same page

[@SisterSherryDoingStuff]

So many questions are going unanswered. I can understand the frustration and mistrust. What does one do to move forward when they're not even on solid ground?

[@JonathanPetramala]

It’s so hard to say. What a struggle.

[@OldWorldNY]

I can’t even fathom this. My brain refuses to accept it and for good reason.. I know in my soul this is wrong 😞 these people deserve so much more 🙏

[@JonathanPetramala]

I don’t know how you can do this to another person. It is a massive shame.

[@cacatr4495]

@@JonathanPetramala edit? >> " . . how *_*someone_* can do this . ."

[@NormaKTanele]

Please Maui people..hold on. Hold up. get strong. then stronger and stronge.we are all with you and behind your efforts. Gods Blessings.

[@oregonoutback7779]

This is some beyond excellent reporting. As someone who lives in wildfire country, I feel these people's pain so strongly. My area is still recovering from a devastating fire 3 years ago. It's going to be a long, slow recovery for these folks. My heart is with them. Thank you for doing these interviews and showing how their government failed them, big time. Maybe next election, they can replace them all. Give someone else the chance to do better. Thank you.

[@JonathanPetramala]

Thank you. I hope people get active and interested

[@MajICReiki]

​@@JonathanPetramalalook into California's goat farm contracts for wildfire land management. I am curious how that has been working. HI might be the perfect place for this type of solution, and some who lost their livlihoods may like to start a goat ranch?

[@peterdean5300]

You can't vote them out. Elections are selections

[@IAmBrooklyn81]

This is not a Lahaina problem! This is an anyone on this planet with a heart problem! We can’t let these amazing people of Lahaina lose there land! We can’t let this story go quiet! We have to do what we can to not allow the world to forget them! This abuse of government power has to stop!

[@danielulery8726]

I wish I was there to help but I’m not healthy and I would be more of a hindrance than a helping hand. I pray for everyone that has been impacted through this tragedy. 🙏

[@kelleyjohnson88]

Thank you so much for this video so we can see what is really happening in Maui. Please let the people know we have them on our thoughts and prayers and we will not let this tragedy be swept away and forgotten. We will keep bringing this forward until the truth comes out and people are held accountable. We were told to reach out to our Senators in Washington and demand answers from the government. We have been doing that and will keep doing it. Much love from Texas.

[@JonathanPetramala]

Thank you for watching, it’s tough to get attention for this just a month later. Very sad.

[@MajICReiki]

​@@JonathanPetramalahow long after the town of Paradise California burned completely to the ground did the news dry up? Everyone expect CA to take care of their own. This disaster news cycle is only going to continue to pick up and increase. And FEMA, Red Cross, Sierra Club, are going to be stripped to the bone and people will still be crying foul play every single time. There were hundreds of false videos out after the Route 66 shooting, within the first week. People will profiteer off of devastating losses they were never even near. Thank you for your reports and quality interviews. It is true the traction needed to keep attention on the freshest wounds, get displaced by the next, no time in between.

[@lauramyers4547]

It’s shocking to me how many people in Hawaii are willing to just let this go as a natural disaster. I totally understand there are things that need to be done to take care of people right now, but there’s just no way this was a natural wildfire. I live in Arizona. How do wildfires not burn trees? The fact is there were a lot of things that were blue that did not burn. That’s a fact corroborated by multiple videos by multiple people. Then I think about the agenda. Behind the green mask. Rosa Koire. If you listen to her videos, it’s eerie the similarities and what she was talking about in 2012 and what happened in Maui. If you open your mind and listen to what some people are calling conspiracy theories, it makes sense why so many incompetent people were put into positions of power. I think back to Covid when my common sense told me something wasn’t right and it turns out now three years later I am finding out my instincts were spot on. So I don’t doubt my intuition anymore. I don’t care if people think it’s about my politics I know better. I understand people need to heal, and I also understand that people better unite and stand together against the corruption that is our entire government before it’s too late. Trying to pretend like it’s nobody’s fault it’s just like saying it’s too difficult to believe that the obvious might be true. If we live in a country where we can’t ask questions, then we are not free. When there are too many coincidences you have to stop being passive and start being realistic. Be careful out there. Thank you for continuing to report on this. ❤😊

[@iheartherbs]

Well said. My thoughts EXACTLY!

[@jesuslives952]

They are too busy grieving right now

[@TMiller808]

​@fliss851 and that is completely understandable.😢 Shock. Fear. Trauma. Anger. Grief. Denial in some cases to keep mind from being overwhelmed with such heavy 😢 and emotion. Survival. Understand complex and chronic post trauma. Sharing Aloha with everyone is so extra important right now because we can't know where someone is emotionally at any given time, what trauma they may be coping with in a moment. Responses. However, having given all this understanding, I hace only heard very reasonable and clear minded people who are questioning what they hear vs what they saw and know. Everyone I see who is legit and who has shared are all in question of it. Just watched another long live podcast last night where people are asking questions because it doesn't appear normal and from what they know about temp and fires, it doesn't add up to natural at all. This much we know. Don't have to be a conspiracy theorist to understand facts. And people pointing out these issues aren't victims of Chinese or Russian propaganda. We're just also not prone to dismissing reality to believe our own local or federal governments propaganda either. Or that of the WEF or WHO either. Just sayin. The crap has been sniffed out. People are asking. Regular people. So sad. 😢 But there is unity in figuring out whatever the truths are. Much more to unravel. 🙏🏾❤️🫂🦋

[@peacerebelgirl]

I think there is an awakening of people who realize this was not a 'natural disaster'. until people choose to wake up and research, these 'natural disasters' will continue to destroy the earth. all part of the 'build back better' agenda.

[@soundscape26]

"How do wildfires not burn trees?" - What? Take a loot at those trees...they are either dead or severely damaged. Only those located in areas that escaped the fire are 100% healthy.

[@dubiedubie7385]

Maui is under siege, still. The beautiful island in the state of paradise is filled with survivors, but October is coming, when many will be homeless. Thank you, Jonathan, for your excellence in compassionate story telling. The reality of what has happened to the people of Maui needs to be spread far and wide.

[@SweetPeaWhimsies]

GOD BLESS YOU FOR ALL YOU ARE DOING TO HELP!!! You are doing much more than our failed government agencies.

[@JRH99]

I was in the Paradise fire, five years ago and another one in 2008. I lost my house and it was PG&E's fault. A wire they owned started the fire, was 99 years old. They are finally paying up, but I have heard from friends how their bill has gone through the roof since it happened. My Advice? Don't settle for their first offer. Appeal it if you have to. They lowballed me because I had two classic cars. But after I appealed, I got another $100k. I'm still waiting for them to pay it though. Another word of advice: Don't get an SBA disaster loan. It will disqualify you from all other programs. Be careful what you buy. There will be programs that will get you a new house, but it will take about 5 years. They are just starting to build them here in Paradise. They will dig and dig until they find a way to disqualify you. So, be careful and don't let them. They judge your needs when they build houses, not when the disaster happened. That's why I say be careful what you buy. Good Luck!

[@JonathanPetramala]

Thank you for your hard earned experience and wisdom

[@Kiki-Kauai]

This is actually excellent advice. I am screen shorting your comment and will share it with people that need it if you don’t mind. Problem here is, many had little to no savings. It will be lean times for a long time. But your advice will get them further along. In fact, with your permission I’d like to use this info a bit further to help.

[@7msjster]

You know who should leave Maui? The Government. Praying for all of you. God is good. Stay faithful.

[@thefashiongoddesschannel8099]

The Governor, the County Board, Mayor, City Board and U.S. Senators and Representatives, should all be only of Hawaiian decent. The U.S. military took over the foreign country called Hawaii and stole its lands, slaughtered its peaceful people. We the People, owe the Native Hawaiians full control sovereignty over their political houses, courts, politicians and laws. OPRAH and her minions, should give their own mansions and lands back to the people, to bless them, and be a good and decent leader to be remembered by, becuuse, she and her Zuckerberg-Baldwin Hollywood elite minions aren't safe there in Hawaii anymore, anyway. They won't be able to walk down the street, get a coffee, dine in any restaurant, or shop some place for a gift, that they'll be safe in, in the future, If she has any brains at all, she'll turn this into something good for her own reputation and status, and donate her house for Hawaiian Native families and Hawaiian Native elderly, handicapped, to live in, to cook meals together as needed, so they can have a large home to hold meetings in, and organize. The other choice is that she and her minions, will need to be looking over their shoulders for the rest of their lives, because, for generations to come, Oprah and her Hollywood elite minions, will be remembered for having chose all the wrong choices. Empires, fall in times like this. Or they are made. Betray the people, and you too, will be betrayed and die in it. That's human history. Ask any author, or historian. They were firebombed by our military for the elites, just like our firebombing of Dresden Germany for no reason at all, melting innocent million civilians in the streets with ten times the fire power of our nuking Hiroshima. We rained firebombing down on that city relentlessly from above, there was no where for them to run to or hide, or to escape. Maui is the same. The daily chemtrails overhead from BillGates' minion U.N. contracts he gets $22,000 taxpayer dollars for per daily flight per city worldwide, ARE LOADED WITH NANO ALUMINUM, STRONTIUM, BARIUM RADIUM, AND POLYMER ACCELERANTS, TO MAKE THESE FIRES EXPLODE INTO FIRE TORNADO WINDSTORMS THAT LEAVE NO ONE ALIVE. JUST LIKE DRESDEN, GERMANY. THAT'S WHY YOU WITNESSED THE FIRE WINDS. The hurricane 700 miles away could not cause fire tornadoes. And our military did it for fun.

[@barbaraclarke9299]

It's not a failure they achieved exactly what they set out to do so far!

[@lesliestenta3084]

I hate to believe this but i really think they wanted as many people to die as possible.

[@Cherps91]

Bingo

[@manifestorthroughlove]

​@lesliestenta3084 just like covid. This is our government. Pure evil.

[@ic7804]

Exactly! Government and all involved in this shouldn't be held accountable for not helping enough, but for this genocide they orchestrated!

[@marenpurves4493]

Chinese disinformation

[@hansbyrd8599]

They blocked off exits for people to flee the fire! If that doesn't wreak corruption i dont know what does🤬

[@HawaiiSustainable]

Fortunately reporters like Jermey Lee at KITV are starting to report and ask questions unfortunately the governor, mayor and police chief/coroner don’t do press conferences

[@user-cj1qs1ln2e]

@@HawaiiSustainable That alone tells you everything you need to know about them.

[@debbiec6216]

Keep hearing , if anything happen to USA , government , police ,etccc will NOT be helping . Over 330 MIllion people will be on their own .

[@desertrose6100]

This is just the start for them to do this across the entire world 😢

[@135john135]

I feel that way to

[@Kat-I-am3333]

They are & have been, its so in our faces, how could you not see it? 😎

[@soundscape26]

No it's not, just calm down.

[@chasethecat3839]

EXACTLY. They will DEW it again

[@eddyalvarado8519]

Great documentary bro. Keep up the great work 🤙

[@JonathanPetramala]

Thank you! Will do!

[@bettymagpali5079]

Sometimes “conspiracies “ are the human beings natural intuition and it should not be ignored. Deep down the people know the truth but until it’s proven when the truth comes out……… it remains a “ conspiracy “……. Never underestimate your instincts. We all have this gift. Some deny themselves others know time will show the truth, it always does.

[@soundscape26]

Most of the conspiracies are downright lunacy, and some are spread with clear ill intentions... to create as much confusion and distrust as possible.

[@JonathanPetramala]

I agree to a certain extent. Some though are excusing pure incompetence and making people fight amongst each other rather than holding people we can clearly see, responsible.

[@chrisgibson8882]

Exact ✌️💞🇫🇷

[@mobyration]

best comment on this video and no heart from the channel. ❤❤❤

[@Kiki-Kauai]

@@soundscape26this is the most intelligent comment made to date about what’s happening. 🙏🏽

[@lesliestenta3084]

Something is very nefarious and evil afoot in Lahaina. I really hope the truth comes out. Don’t let these traitors and worse get away with this heinous crime

[@EM-st8jb]

Mahalo for your Maui coverage & obvious concern to find the truth! Appreciate your effort to keep the massacre injustices in the collective consciousness. ♡♡♡

[@JonathanPetramala]

Thank you, I hope people won’t forget these folks

[@lesliestenta3084]

Exactly what the government wants is for us to forget. Never forget

[@rolenrodes1371]

Everyone stand together to get rid of this horrible Governor...

[@JonathanPetramala]

The mayor is also a good place to start.

[@joeshumo9457]

Richard Bissen has absolutely zero credibility as a Mayor. At nearly every point around Maui is a burned out car laying on the side of the road. Crazy telephone poles and wires in trees and out over the road. Wildfires happening more and more. Invasive weeds with no eradication plan. All before the Lahaina fire. Bissen is the worst Mayor ever and the last two weren’t much better. They can’t even manage the landfills without charging exorbitant fees or limited operations. Pilauticians are running this place.

[@merrywalsh2809]

I disagree. Josh Green is doing an excellent job at the state level. He is multitasking like crazy, he knows everything that is going on, he is communicating well, he is bringing in and allocating all possible resources. He is newly elected, he has the whole state to govern, and yet he has his priorities straight and Maui is top of the list. There are so many agencies involved. It is the national and local LE that is over-regulating the scene over which they have jurisdiction. You might say it is an ethos of the profession, but Green is responding to the complaints and interfacing with LE to open up the zones to residents.

[@rolenrodes1371]

You have to be kidding me.....Horrible job and completely wrong. Corrupt as the rest of them.@@merrywalsh2809

[@pako4857]

The chief of police is the one that needs to be investigated immediately! The chief of police had 7 complaints the first few months of taking over the position of chief, then he got a $35,000 raise! Coworkers ex coworkers citizens of Las Vegas citizens of Hawaii describe him as a Nazi! Pure evil! That's the person that needs to be investigated immediately

[@7msjster]

I don't know what is going to happen to Lahaina, BUT the whole world is watching. I'm so sorry the country has turned it's back.

[@218philip]

Compare the concern for people’s “safety” with the absolute disregard for the people of East Palestine Ohio. What are they hiding? Why are plastic drums of debris being shipped to mainland US?

[@liz-iy6zm]

what is IN THE DRUMS? Body parts?

[@SavedbyGraceCT]

Evidence of their arson!

[@jenniferrhoades8956]

Even if you do not consider the "conspiracy theories" surrounding the fires, this is gross incompetence at every level by every single institution that the public is expected to trust. That trust has been irreparably violated. Add in the secrecy and what are you left to assume? They cannot concoct a convincing lie for this. No. The fact that Lahaina residents are being treated like this leads me to certainty that this was intentional because they have treated them with so much open disrespect and downright hostility. Very illuminating of how much our government hates us and view us---all of us. They really operate as though they exist for us to serve them. What a gross inversion.

[@debbiec6216]

there are real people who tells the real truth.

[@tammylouasksdearsubswtf7955]

I'd like to speak to some of the family members of the ones in charge,, the ones who hindered the warning alerts & carried out the blocked exit orders,, the ones who made the decisions to not warn and not allow ppl to escape, I wanna speak to their own family members and ask WHERE they were that day!? That's what I wanna know... WHERE were any of their loved ones while all this was happening,,,, I would bet we would find out some surprising facts...

[@highpeacetess]

💯💯💯

[@HawaiiSustainable]

Great questions. Gov Green who weeks before the 8/08 (Lions Gate) fire here in the 808 state, was visiting his home state. Head of mema and HIEMA were at an unrelated fema hotel conference on Oahu while Maui burned.

[@tammylouasksdearsubswtf7955]

@@HawaiiSustainable I would bet my last dollar on every single loved one of theirs was far away from the fires before they happened.., call it a gut feeling ;)

[@joannaprevost426]

Thank you locals on Maui , as well as the others Islands . All the Islands are Ohana to each other. Hawaii needs some new local officials that care about protecting the land that belongs to the natives. We are not forgetting about this horrifying event and ate helping from the states the best we can. Maui Strong 💪

[@Jennifermcintyre]

What an utter failure of leadership and government. They need to oust everyone who failed the people and do a thorough independent transparent investigation into the Governor, mayor, police chief and EVERY SINGLE PERSON involved in this atrocity against these hard working people!!!!

[@sheilagadde5975]

Thank you for helping. Prayers from Columbus, Georgia/ USA.

[@JonathanPetramala]

Thanks for listening

[@nekonekochan6647]

SHAME ON THE US GOVERNMENT FOR ALL OF THIS!! As a pacific islander, this is heartbreaking and dehumanizing how can all of this happen hollyshit To our maui brothers and sisters, the tahitian people are standing with you all. Much love and prayers from Tahiti 🙏🏽 Thank you for this video and for exposing this scandal !!!

[@JonathanPetramala]

Thank you for watching. My heart hurts because it seems like justice is being denied and the world is moving on

[@jimcricket1]

​@@JonathanPetramalafour steps to ideological subversion. 1 demoralization 2 destabilization 3 crisis/chaos 4 normalization Once demoralized the following steps can steer an entire society in any direction they please.

[@maximomorales9563]

It is very possible that the Lahaina "cops" who blocked the road out of town, were NOT from anywhere in Lahaina. They may, specifically, have been ordered to stop the native-locals from getting away from the fires. It does sound like premeditated murder, if you ask me.

[@NormaKTanele]

Yes

[@barbaraclarke9299]

Too bad these cops did'nt get trapped also for doing this to these people

[@corirodriquez2889]

Local officers would never do what was done !!! They were outsiders HIRED by Pelletier Bissan and the doctor murderer green

[@andyetheridge]

thought that myself?

[@lorihanlon5389]

Right?!! & Where are they? They got out somehow? While blocking people’s escape routes??

[@childoftheking2214]

I pray people don’t let this tragedy just fade away. These people need answers and solutions. Shame on the Biden regime.

[@JonathanPetramala]

It appears the local government is most culpable. We will see in time.

[@lesliestenta3084]

Who are they taking their orders from, who is controlling the puppet strings. Black Rock, Alexander and Baldwin, rapacious selfish rich.?????????????

[@chasethecat3839]

We all need the truth because this is coming to a town near or our own. They've done it b4 (Paradise ca for example) and they will dew it again

[@crystaloracle-sl5lg]

​@@JonathanPetramalaa see I a whistle blower on video, a few weeks prior to the fire, was saying that when you see the fed government ignoring and not responding to disasters, such as they did to Palistine OH disaster, then that is the planned beginning of the end of our country, freedom and way of life.

[@janetalvarez144]

Need to deliver to disabled and elderly I’m sure they are, we are sharing this as much as we can, thank you for getting the word out. I love Hawaii, and the people are beautiful, I wish I could do more.

[@rosabelle6132]

No matter what state we live in we are angry watching this!!!

[@kamaaina61]

Incompetence equals Failure, that's what Maui got from their leaders !! They have years if not decades to be proactive but spend more time planning their vacations instead of how to stop this from ever happening and steps to take if it does, its showing! Its so sad that the community is doing more than the gov. agencies wasting tax payers money! Mahalo to the Get Nutz team sharing their Aloha!!

[@standuppaddlingit]

And, oddly enough, the water had been cut in the area ... Not to mention a "strange" proclamation act signed by the Hawaiian governor a few weeks before the disaster. If we connect the dots, it all revolves around the (in)famous Maui smart city project and the local community of Lahaina, along with their land so permeated with historical significance, were an obstacle that had to be removed. One way or another ...

[@lenr7068]

Love is exactly what the government does not want. THEY want to cause FUD. Love is conquering their fear. Thank you for the video. And thank you to those who are sharing their resources.

[@tellthetruth1964]

Thank you so much! It’s getting very hard to get any more information about this on the mainland. I’m sorry that some people are angry about so called conspiracies but mostly everyone just wants actual facts and no one is getting them. It’s been way too long. In my humble opinion, if it wasn’t for the conspiracy theories, this would already be forgotten and then where would anyone be? I don’t know ❤

[@Kiki-Kauai]

But we feel that the conspiracy theories have diverted attention away from what we need answers to. Plus it gives these officials an out, just by referring to the theories. We need answers to who, when, where m. And why. So it does not happen again. Because I promise you, this could happen many times over, in many places in Hawaii. 🙏🏽

[@michelelindseth8250]

Thank you for doing what you do for those who need help so desperately.

[@jeffstrawn6362]

Thoughts and prayers are with all of Hawaii and everyone dealing with fires and earthquakes

[@cindyquinto6796]

Thank You Johnathan

[@JonathanPetramala]

Thank you for watching.

[@thirstonhowellthebird]

Can you imagine having to live with yourself knowing that you participated in this terrible incident. I mean at some point during the planning process their greed, blinded them to what happens afterwards. We’ve all seen through media or heard stories of people who have done really bad things and then killed themselves afterwards because they could not live with the guilt afterwards. They all recount the same thing during the planning phase their adrenaline and their emotions were all in play but after the fact when they had to witness the consequences of what they did, they could not handle it. They either went insane through unrelenting nightmares both waking and sleeping, turned into substance abusers or took their lives. Certainly when it’s all said and done they will spend eternity in an unimaginable environment of burning unrelenting fire, so how poetic will that be. God is real and so is Heaven and so is the Lake of Fire.

[@bettytaylor8754]

It seems money, power, has darkened their heart so they don't feel compassion. The evil one is directing their path of destruction and they can't see the truth anymore. The end is near, proven by the ramping up of evil. Praying that hearts will turn or return to Jesus before its too late.

[@idaearl927]

Let me say thank you for what you do.

[@JonathanPetramala]

🙏

[@maryannguess7115]

Johnathan, Ty for your professional updated story..this is heart breaking.. WHERE is our government going to place almost 7k people???when they get displaced from hotels???😮 GOD help 🙏 all these people that lost EVERYTHING..hello to Eric west family.❤ be safe ..ty .keep the updates coming..we hear nothing on the mainland now..LAHAINA fight for ur native land..dont give up..GOD is protecting his children of maui..❤

[@JonathanPetramala]

It’s heartbreaking. Thank you.

[@barbaraclarke9299]

Put all the people in the "elites" homes,they were'nt burnt!All the illegal immigrants that crossed the border on the US mainland are enjoying living in the best hotels in NYC while veterans are homeless!Criminals!

[@aliciagarciacasauranc4790]

By the way, where are the children?

[@Cheetoluv]

@@JonathanPetramala I know this thought is a little late for this disaster but why just for fire fighting they can’t build pumping stations from water from the ocean if they don’t feel they can use fresh water?

[@JonathanPetramala]

@@Cheetoluv probably maintenance is too much

[@mycall1949]

Great job, you are a real blessing to those in need. God bless you.

[@jeanbaker5131]

PLEASE KEEP ASKING QUESTIONS AND VIDEOING

[@kidkenosha2790]

Illegal Immigrants get $1500.00. -$ 2500.00 a months. It is sickening to see how far in debt this Government has dug us in. We are all now "indentured servants" as an American citizen. Who the heck is really running this country! This shit has to stop. Stand tall and stand strong. We must all do this together and we are with you in spirit.

[@marisaw5150]

Here in Colorado after the Marshal fire, residents did not endure anything like what happened in Maui. NOTHING. People of Maui have been utterly failed. No dust fencing, no lists to see their property, no blockades, no inaction from officials… I’m so sad for you Maui. Complete shit.

[@Mauirunner]

Mahalo for your great storytelling.

[@JonathanPetramala]

Thanks for listening and watching. So many are tuning out to the next disaster.

[@Mauirunner]

I have been sharing your videos with everyone I know. I was born and raised in Kula, and am trying to do my little part to keep Maui on the minds of the millions who love it. @@JonathanPetramala

[@NaomiSims-id2vn]

Praying for you all. Very difficult times to endure. May you find God's strength to sustain you, & draw strength from each other as you gather together & share your hearts & feelings with each other. Stand together. We have not forgotten you, & many of us in the US are incensed about what has & is happening, & we are still speaking up for you.

[@seaislevel7233]

There is now talk of plans to construct a new memorial museum in Maui pertaining to, and highlighting the tragedy in Maui. They definitely need to put the animal statues in the museum. You know the ones that used to be living animals but after the fire they were found still intact but very much dead and stiff like a microwaved statue. A couple of the cars would make a cool museum display like one on the left with an aluminum stream ten feet from the vehicle that kinda tells on itself, with a blue car in the middle where only the black parts of the car melted and then another totally turned to ash car on the right with aluminum turned to powder but the serpentine belt and such still like new. You know just like what was found after the fire. You could also have a display where you show terracotta tiles and porcelain toilets turned to dust with zero explanation as to how an open air fire could possibly accomplish that. Then you could have a display of a melted car with doors closed showing how (but not explaining how) an entire family didn't have time to open a door before the car was instantly turned to melted metal, glass, and ash. Right next to that you could have a cedar tree flat on one side where it was growing against the house. And pointing out how the house is turned totally to white ash like the inside of a kiln but the tree that was growing up against the house for years is totally fine to live another 100 years. But of course no explanation of how that's possible. Just a display to boggle the minds of the curious. Next to that you could have a display of a power companies electrical system and a placard explaining how when wires touch and make a spark IT TRIPS THE BREAKER AND SHUTS POWER OFF COMPLETELY to that section of wire. Should I go on, or do you get the point?

[@AlexLightGiver]

That fence wasnt cheap that money can go to better use

[@JonathanPetramala]

Easily could pay for a few families to have more sustainable, longer lasting housing at least.

[@SavedbyGraceCT]

And notice how quickly it went up - in days. Standing ready for install before the fires? I wonder!

[@teenamoose7295]

Thank you for you informative and well delivered content. And for still coving this.

[@JonathanPetramala]

I appreciate you following along. So much of it is falling away since attention has drifted

[@mayaflynnster]

Maya's mom here: Bless you all, bless you and keep you...prayers coming over, and wishes for healings.

[@dancingqueen2110]

Thank you for this documentary and sharing with all. Please keep doing what your doing? Need more boots and eyeballs on the ground. Praying for strength closure and healing for the Lahaina community of the devastating effects of the wild fires. 🙏🙏🙏💖

[@JonathanPetramala]

Thank you

[@oneofdakinehardtofind]

❤❤❤❤❤❤ beautiful for getting the awareness out

[@JonathanPetramala]

We need to keep this in front of peoples minds

[@oneofdakinehardtofind]

@@JonathanPetramala agreed thank you

[@foreverblessed475]

Really nice work Jonathan 👍 So sad what you guys are having to go through 😢

[@JonathanPetramala]

Thank you

[@jeanstout4035]

Have a dumb question? Where are the people on the boats burned way out in the water? How could they burn that far away from the flames? The warning sirens 🚨 were not sounded but before the fire took over. Some drivers (who) took 16 school buses and got the tourists/kids ??? out? Why were they taken to the military base? and not the airport?

[@JonathanPetramala]

Fuel spilled and according to witnesses ignited on the water so boats were like fireballs. As for the evacuation, like everything else it seems like there was no idea or leadership involved

[@wakingtheworld]

Very well put together.... Yes, lots of unanswered questions.... such as how a forest fire can burn at temperatures that melt glass (windscreens)? I feel for these people; their homes, though reduced to rubble and ash, have still been violated by these officials. That would cut deeply along with the closure I'd crave and the hope of finding some little thing that survived....

[@tiffany-sheriwageman.3702]

Jonathan the question I would like to ask everybody there is no guilt with This disaster then why are they blocking people off from going in? If it was a natural disaster should be nothing to be hidden from people.

[@soundscape26]

Residents is one thing and they will soon be allowed back but I think one of the things they are trying to prevent is disaster tourism.

[@tiffany-sheriwageman.3702]

@@soundscape26 that does not make sense most of America is back to school. You've got most of us moms and dads here in America working and going to school.

[@JonathanPetramala]

I have seen residents kept away for a time in California. I have NEVER seen media/drones/ect…kept out like this. It is an insult to our republic.

[@soundscape26]

@@tiffany-sheriwageman.3702 What I meant is that in all likelihood, Lahaina would be invaded by outsiders interested in taking pics, videos and just exploring what's left of the city including going into people's properties. And yes, there's a huge market for that, KZbin is full or urban explorer kinds of videos and some thrive on going to difficult places. So yes, a compromise must be reached, between allowing residents access to their properties as soon as possible but also avoid turning Lahaina into a disaster theme park.

[@tiffany-sheriwageman.3702]

@@soundscape26 Eric West is a local and his life has been threatened by the elite. He has lived there for 13 years or more. I am just saying that this a land grab by the elite.

[@bettylong7435]

Thank you Johnathan for showing what its really like after a disaster. People need guidance in times of disaster. People really have to depend on their community neighbors to get through such a terrible disaster until the big help arrives. In this case, those who should have had helpful information and direction, did not.

[@leegruen7]

Just get as many resident together and just go in there to their homes in Lahaina. No bad intentions but they need to check on their own properties. That is all. They have that right.

[@JonathanPetramala]

I wish they would. Just to be able to start the healing process

[@carolally1296]

I hope these people are able to overcome this and I hope they fight for their land. Don't let the elites win! I pray for all of you. God bless you.

[@kidkenosha2790]

Thanks for sharing. Do not let this slip into the shadows of the Government bureaucracy. Stand Tall, stand strong, we are with you in spirit.

[@margiezamora6448]

GOD BLESS YOU ALL THAT ARE THERE FOR THE PEOPLE❤

[@candyholloway6470]

Thank you, Jonathan, for your continuing diligence to show the residents of Lahaina and the true impact of the Aug 8 fires.

[@JonathanPetramala]

I appreciate you watching. Unfortunately it appears many are tuning out already. So many other disasters already since the fire.

[@candyholloway6470]

Just saw a clip on FOX Business News with Stuart Barney on the 'water equity' in Maui ... climate change activists diverting water, $, and resources proving detrimental to the west Maui mountains area.

[@Lelliott1122]

This was NOT a natural disaster!😡

[@barbaragilmore3225]

Let the truth be revealed! There’s more to this devastation of life than meets the eyes. I pray the Lord comforts these people, they can bring closure, and start living again!

[@lindastevens6861]

Thank you for remembering them😊

[@JonathanPetramala]

Of course!!

[@osalinasable]

THEY burned the whole city to evict them from their properties. The whole word knows what they did and what they’re still doing.

[@dmbmamas3880]

The 'aina & ancestors of Hawai'i will spread her wings around the precious people of Maui & will swiftly retaliate❤

[@shars1300]

Thank you for sharing ❤

[@JonathanPetramala]

Thanks for watching!

[@cb2000a]

Okay....so the damaged dust fence you show was put up before the fire for the new construction. Also, I know personally of one family that did get into the burned area to look at the remains of their house.

[@ButTheSword]

Yes the grass and trees looked very very dry when you were walking and it was crackling. Funny how the trees DIDN’T BURN. Only the people, cars and houses. Totally natural.

[@soundscape26]

The trees didn't burn? I suggest you take a closer look to the videos, the trees are almost all dead or severely damaged.

[@ButTheSword]

Your right. Some trees did burn. I spoke to generally.

[@chrissybloulam2585]

D.E.W. just like the California fires.

[@soundscape26]

@@chrissybloulam2585 No

[@dardieyunker4200]

Where are the people supposed to go after the hotels? They should be able to stay there. FEMA doesn't need to be in hotels🤨

[@zanleyfonoti1470]

You have to speak truth!!!! The guy with the green hat said it best… His words said “what difference does it make by speaking truth to what happened?”. Either live in a bubble and blind. Or Stand for truth and for those killed by the governments incompetence….

[@HawaiiSustainable]

Those two live in a tourist dependent bubble locals want the truth

[@dwcarc]

Could this be why? eminent domain noun 1. The power of a government to take private property for public use without the owner's consent, provided just compensation is given. 2. The right of a government over the lands within its jurisdiction. Usually invoked to compel land owners to sell their property in preparation for a major construction project such as a freeway. 3. The right of the state to take private property for public use; the Fifth Amendment that was added to the Constitution of the United States requires that just compensation be made.

[@GregLakatosChradm]

Why don't you explain eminent domain to us since you clearly favor yourself as some sort of expert.

[@HawaiiSustainable]

Shortly after the fire the Gov said suggested his AG look at ways the state could acquire the land for workforce housing and a memorial. Stopped doing press conferences because they were going so bad. Even without the presence of independent journalists.

[@GregLakatosChradm]

@@HawaiiSustainableYes, those rebuilding will need a place to stay. LOL!!! It's like you lack common sense.

[@dwcarc]

Too close to home for you? It's easy to understand how governments steal land to most people. Not you though. You must be special?

[@HawaiiSustainable]

@@GregLakatosChradm it’s like you lack common sense and definitely not from here. We already own the land and can rebuild but the governor said he’s going to buy our land and develop it…That’s the point for you obviously lack common sense we don’t want the government to take a redevelop our land.

[@elizabostwick2187]

excellent work!

[@JonathanPetramala]

Thanks a lot!

[@IAmBrooklyn81]

Just to check just subscribed to this channel! Please keep these videos coming! I hope I can soon be in a position where I can do something/anything I can to help.

[@JonathanPetramala]

Appreciate it!

[@ZusyReid-by1uz]

Da pra peceber umar trama de governo pra tuma a terras deles😮

[@jesuslives952]

There are people in Maui right now helping asking the questions so many need answers ! But talking to families Starkey Farmstead is there assisting ,hearing peoples story ! The way prople are caring truly powerful take a look guys big hugs to all ❤️

[@patriciawest4189]

I like that your calling it what it was , a government fire !!! NOT a wildfire!!!!

[@vannesthardware4268]

So thankful for your supportive and informative report Jonathan.

[@JonathanPetramala]

I appreciate you watching!

[@melissamartin8208]

Read this----“I’m already thinking about ways for the state to acquire that land so that we can put it into Workforce Housing and to put it back into the families or to make it open spaces in perpetuity as a memorial.” - Gov. Josh Green interview with Michael Henessey, Snowflake news, Green Wants State to Own Lahaina, August 15, 2023.

[@HawaiiSustainable]

Exactly we need journalists to investigate these very provable actions instead of asking haoles that depend on tourism what they think.

[@SavedbyGraceCT]

Yep, and no more than a month before he was on the local tv station saying he secured 600 million dollars for building housing for homeless people.

[@Anonymous------]

This Maui fire, however, was not a wildfire!!! It was started by a downed powerline pole on a street in town around 6 a.m. on the day of the fire, and it was promptly extinguished by the Fire Department. Three hours later, at 9 a.m., a fire was reported at the same location; it was the same fire that had started at 6 a.m., which the fire brigade had not completely extinguished. However, the 9am fire was not put out by the FD because of a lack of water (the fire location was adjacent to the sea, which is full of water, of course). The 9am fire lasted for hours before spreading to the town center at around 3:30pm. The Fire Department blamed the shortage of water and said there was little they could do, but some residents used garden hoses to put out the small ember fires on their properties. That 9 a.m. fire could have been easily entirely extinguished if the fire crew had gotten water from the nearby seashore!!! Furthermore, there were full swimming pools everywhere throughout Lahaina, there was always at least one full pool close by, as evidenced by drone videos taken after the fire. This fire was set on purpose and allowed to burn down the entire town. The alibi of lacking water is ridiculous.

[@JonathanPetramala]

Who planned it?

[@Anonymous------]

@@JonathanPetramala Same mafia gang that planned and orchestrated 9/11 and killed JFK. Government officials who show their faces publicly are just stooges and bad actors, regardless Republicans or Democrats, Trump or Biden, they are all under the same mafia gang. JFK wanted to snitch on the secret power behind the USA government, he got whacked soon after that.

[@marilynnschroeder4436]

Good point! Pres, wife, and governor not wearing masks!

[@Kat-I-am3333]

You really think they are 'wild fires'? Wow, im surprised...

[@JonathanPetramala]

The definition of wildfire fits exactly what this is. And again, locals saw it and don’t think it’s a laser.

[@Kat-I-am3333]

@@JonathanPetramala Wildfires can't do that to cars & leave vegetation intact tho... Can you direct me to this definition, dictionaries have been corrupted too. Of course most will push the mainstream narrative. I looked it up & the 1st definition said, formerly used in WARf@re...

[@JonathanPetramala]

@@Kat-I-am3333 noun- a large destructive fire that spreads quickly over woodland or brush. Also, have you ever tried to start a fire with green wood? Trees are living things with a lot of moisture and fires don’t burn equally hot in a straight line.

[@Kat-I-am3333]

@@JonathanPetramala then why are they burning from the inside? Sounds like microwaves to me

[@JonathanPetramala]

@@Kat-I-am3333 often embers get in through eaves of roofs, attic ventilation, gutters, ect…that’s why you have spot fires well ahead of any main line of flames.

[@NormaKTanele]

It seems that the police are a private security team posing as police officers...wth

[@chrissybloulam2585]

Yes, l noticed that too.

[@6cents9]

Thadnk you for being good people doing good thing's

[@marenpurves4493]

There is one thing I'm missing here as a long time resident of Hawaii Island and that is giving any credit to Darryl Oliveira for trying to turn things around. Maui is lucky to have him. (for those who don't have a clue about any of this: Darryl was our Civil Defense Administrator (I live in Hilo) until he retired. He didn't get to (may have been dragged to, but being Darryl may just have volunteered to step in) Maui until after the fires.

[@cindyquinto6796]

I'm a hand to help! How can I help when I'm there ?

[@cindyquinto6796]

Coming in early October

[@JonathanPetramala]

Look into local FB groups and churches who are providing aid

[@donnahoney6531]

Thank you for all your doing God be with you💖