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Last Wednesday, a day after the wildfires, the county asked visitors to leave Lahaina and the island as a whole as soon as possible.

Officials soon urged people to avoid the island entirely, except for essential travel. "In the days and weeks ahead, our collective resources and attention must be focused on the recovery of residents and communities that were forced to evacuate," the Hawaii Tourism Authority said.

Many travellers heeded the advice. In the immediate aftermath of the fires, some 46,000 people left the island.

But thousands did not. Some ignored requests to leave Maui immediately, while others flew in after the fire - decisions that have angered some.

"If this was happening to your hometown, would you want us to come?" said resident Chuck Enomoto. "We need to take care of our own first."

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[–] girlfreddy@lemmy.ca 30 points 10 months ago (1 children)

"Already, wealthy visitors have contributed to exorbitant house prices, buying land and property in a place where homeownership is out of reach for many permanent residents. Famous billionaires Peter Thiel and Jeff Bezos both have homes in Maui. Oprah Winfrey is the island's largest landowner."

#EatTheRich

[–] pixeltree@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago

Look up Larry Ellison

[–] FlyingSquid@lemmy.world 24 points 10 months ago (1 children)

I used to live in Hollywood, CA. Tourists are the worst. They think they own everything, they happily push you off the sidewalk so they can take a selfie, and they leave trash everywhere. Hollywood sucks anyway, but they make it so much worse.

[–] AttackBunny@lemmy.world 7 points 10 months ago

I'm in San Diego. Yeah they are. The ones in LA are typically a little different, but as much as I love summertime, the "Zonie" plague, and the rest of the "hot states" gets REALLY old.

[–] Aliendelarge@lemmy.world 18 points 10 months ago (2 children)

"You're kinda raised to hate..." seems like kind of a common problem for humans.

[–] GyozaPower@discuss.tchncs.de 12 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

I mean, in this case I kind of understand it. Hawaii was essentially forced into being part of the US and then forced into being the holiday stop for rich people. I would also hate it if I lived in a small island with lots of tradition and it all was turned into a mere tourist attraction for people who don't give a shit.

It also doesn't help that some rich folk have ravaged the islands by literally buying them

[–] Aliendelarge@lemmy.world 3 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (2 children)

And while that may be, it resonates with my own upbringing in a town transitioning from more traditional industry of logging to tourism with similar hatred of tourism and other incoming groups. I understand the emotions behind it, but it doesn't make it productive or useful. It's a common problem for humanity and Hawaii isn't special in that other than some of the history being more recent.

[–] TinyPanda@lemmynsfw.com 3 points 10 months ago

Americans when they colonize dozens of indigenous islands and commit genocide that Hitler based the holocaust on "smh dont be an unproductive hater!"

[–] GyozaPower@discuss.tchncs.de 3 points 10 months ago

It's one thing to have an industry shift (which also sucks), but it's another thing to be colonised, have some of your islands bought and almost completely owned by rich folk, who can do whatever they fuck with them and having to feel like a tenant in your ancestors' lands.

There's one hell of a difference and I wouldn't be surprised if we eventually had an IRA situation there.

[–] girlfreddy@lemmy.ca 3 points 10 months ago

Especially those whose land and culture are co-opted by us for our benefit alone.

[–] Stinkywinks@lemmy.world -2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

They sure like the money from them though

[–] girlfreddy@lemmy.ca 2 points 10 months ago (2 children)

When those are the only jobs available, what else would you have them do?

[–] rab@lemmy.ca 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

If there are no tourists, what jobs are left?

It's like if Iceland didn't get tourists anymore, there would be nothing for locals to do.

[–] girlfreddy@lemmy.ca 0 points 10 months ago

... except enjoy their beautiful nation.

[–] Stinkywinks@lemmy.world -5 points 10 months ago (1 children)

...so then if the tourists leave because they hate them so? Too many people have 0 logic

[–] girlfreddy@lemmy.ca -1 points 10 months ago

You don't seem to have much either.