Kathy Seiler
David HoPlease don’t come.
Cancel your trip and donate the money to the Hawaii Community Foundation Maui Strong Fund instead.
TransitBiker
Baron Woke of Carlsberg@davidho but if you do insist on coming, swim.
Ingmar Lippert@davidho boosted this because some of my #STS followers might be planning to travel to #hawaii for a conference by @4Sweb, potentially framing their #airtravel as a tricky decision for themselves individually to take.
Andrew Singleton@davidho Agreed. Sending more unskilled volunteers is just putting more bodies in an already cramped situation.
Send money for the industrial-scale relief efforts to happen.
The want to help means a lot, but this is the best way to help.
Nicole ParsonsThe accountability that's due the oil industry because of their funded climate denialism is going to be enormous.
The oil industry knew about climate change for 50 years and lied about it.
They funded coups and attacks on democracy to keep the "right" to thwart climate action.
That decision is causing wildfires that burn people's homes to the ground.
FortunateFool 🧊🦐The oil industry will be held accountable one way or another.
Either by making the human race extinct
Or by democracies treating them like any other irresponsible industry.
@Npars01 @davidho maybe. I highly doubt the human race will go extinct anytime soon and I don't have faith in governments punishing them. And even if they do harshly punish the companies, most in the industry will simply transition to another industry.
Basically, they fucked us and worst case they fold, a couple of people are held responsible, and eveeyrhing moves on.
Basically, they fucked us and worst case they fold, a couple of people are held responsible, and eveeyrhing moves on.
Just a reminder:
The disinformation funded by Republican billionaire donors pushes narratives of hopelessness, grievance, futility, impotence, resignation, passivity, apathy, and despair.
These narratives are just that, ie just stories.
There is no fate but what we make.
It's not too late to stop what the oil industry billionaires are doing.
Don't promote inaction.
Advocate for change.
Chris B
Lt. Commander Reggie@davidho HARD AGREE
John [He, Him, His] 🌈👨🏼🔬🧬🧫🧪💻@davidho as someone who just experienced this in person and just got home, please stay away. The devastation is monumental and the only thing they need is volunteers and money.
sheislaurence
kurtsh@davidho I'm sitting in the Kahului, Maui airport right now. For those who don't get why you shouldn't fly into Hawaii AT ALL, I was sent to Maui by Hawaiian Air from Oahu.
Why? All flights out of Oahu/Hawaii are standby only. All others were cancelled or delayed badly.
1000s are sleeping at the airport. I have been camping at our gate for 13hrs making a bed out of scavenged blankets left behind by previous folks & we can't get out. All hotels are overbooked from Maui evacuees.
This is bad.
SamHughes@davidho
I would not consider them stranded...just people who unfortunately have gone through a devastating disaster requiring transportation off the island. Everyone needs to stop and understand chaos follows these types of events.
Everyone criticizes government then when a disaster happens and they demand assistance, but will continue to complain about the lack of communication and no immediate help.
It is sad to see the picture, but is it is the reality of disasters. Patience is needed.
I would not consider them stranded...just people who unfortunately have gone through a devastating disaster requiring transportation off the island. Everyone needs to stop and understand chaos follows these types of events.
Everyone criticizes government then when a disaster happens and they demand assistance, but will continue to complain about the lack of communication and no immediate help.
It is sad to see the picture, but is it is the reality of disasters. Patience is needed.
rhetorical answersAfter the crisis, also please don't come. Hawaii needs a real economy, not a tourist economy
Dale Steele@davidho Here, Here!
ZZ Bottom
stoicmike@davidho People there are having doubts about even having a tourist centered economy. They enjoyed a break during covid.