This is just beyond crazy. Stayed there for our honeymoon and probably everything we visited in that area is gone. Sounds like the death toll will go above 100.

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Hawaii, Fuck You

Also honeymooned in Maui (Wailea) and have fond memories of Lahaina. Very sad.

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This is really awful. I took our entire family to Maui back in May to celebrate our 50th wedding anniversary and rented a B&B a couple of blocks from the restaurants and shops in Lahaina. None of it is there now. Only ashes. Don't know what really went down but this once again points out what cities and states DO NOT DO to protect homes and structures. The town was pretty old and the structures were mainly frame and close together. Must have really been a tinder box when the winds hit.

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An Ode to the Texas man who shot an Antifa terrorist:

Oh, he might have went on livin'
But he made one fatal slip
When he tried to match the Ranger
With the big iron on his hip

This guy gets it.

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Hawaii (fuck) You

Chicago is thriving after a fire.

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You do not talk to me like that! I work too hard to deal with this stuff! I work too hard! I'm an important member of the CSFMB! I drive a Dodge Stratus!

What the fuck is wrong with you?

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An Ode to the Texas man who shot an Antifa terrorist:

Oh, he might have went on livin'
But he made one fatal slip
When he tried to match the Ranger
With the big iron on his hip

Obama is from Hawaii (so they say)

It's a hot ticket.

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Be well

GO BEARS!!!

Maybe could get some great hotel rates!

Its all part of the cycle. Maui burns every 5 years, right?

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It'll be bought up by corporations and renovated to a vegas like atmosphere

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the world will always the world. your entire existence is defined by your response.

They live on an island. They should just run into the water to avoid the fires. Problem solved.

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they did and died you heartless fuck

They should learn to swim. And code.

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Wait that is hilarious. A coastal area burned. Next time a somoan tries to fight me I'll tell him I can build a water pump

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the world will always the world. your entire existence is defined by your response.

Lahaina Grill is probably my favorite restaurant in the world, or was. Beautiful art work too. My family says we sat in the left corner but I think we were in front of the 2 sets of flowers in the middle.



I liked Lahaina Fish Co a lot too. Longhi's had closed in 2019 but I saw the most beautiful sunset after a rainstorm there. Hoping Honu was spared but can't tell. We saw a bull shark swim by while waiting for a boat tour thing, I can't believe that Banyan Tree is gone. So many great memories from a regular trip, our Honeymoon, and a family trip. It was a great little town and I can't believe it's gone.

The sunset and the shark is still there

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the world will always the world. your entire existence is defined by your response.

The news said Nick Fleetwood's place is gone. so not sure if Lahaina Grill is gone

But I've spent so many good times in there with friends and business partners. it's not looking good.

It has to be, they are probably a half mile or so from the wharf.

how do you people spend 14 hours on a fucking plane

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the world will always the world. your entire existence is defined by your response.

We stopped in San Francisco on the way there and back. Watch a movie or 2 then read. It breaks it up. I know what you mean though. I don't think I could fly to Australia or some of the islands near south east Asia.

It’s no big deal because they have insurance.

That's a great way to break things up. We ended up doing a day in Frisco on the way there and then 3 days on the way back. Drank on the beach all week in Maui and then used the time in San Francisco to do some urban exploring.

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Farmland (pineapples) taken away and left to 'nature' has caused this epic disaster as the shit that grew to replace the pineapples provided excellent fuel for the fires to spread and spread and spread.

Check it oot. OK OK you can't check it oot. It's been embargoed.


"lolgf."-Samantha Powers husband

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"Change has come to Amerika"-King Barky

That was going to be our plan should we ever go to Hawaii but now with Frisco being so bad I am not sure that I would want to do that. Unless we decamp directly to wine country.

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"I honestly don't see a good bet on the board here."

That's probably your best bet. Even back in the early 2000's when we visited San Francisco, it was a cesspool. Homeless people sleeping everywhere on the streets, more human shit than dog shit, and so on. My wife really wanted to go to Haight and Ashbury. We took one of the trolleys and this homeless woman came on and just walked down the aisle screaming and spitting on people until this one dude knocked her out cold.

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There was talk of a laser...

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Being an island the fire was more or less contained from the start. There is only a finite amount of damage possible. Send a check Biden.

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Elections have consequences.