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basuralindo · 8 months
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If you've ever wondered why people in Hawai'i hate tourists, try to wrap your mind around the fact that there are CURRENTLY, RIGHT NOW, tourists sipping martinis and looking at fish within swimming range of the fresh corpses of local people who couldn't escape the overnight destruction of their entire town.
Try to comprehend that there are fully functional, high capacity boats passing through the waters in front of an area full of survivors who are stranded and in need of supplies, refusing to help. They are hosting snorkeling tours.
Really think about, try your best to actually picture over two thousand people unhoused and in need of shelter, with nothing but the clothes on their backs and nothing to return to. Understand that the island, stolen land, is littered with hotels full of air conditioned of rooms with beds and showers and toilets, each fully equipped to host hundreds of families for weeks, turning these people away because they're booked up with tourists who refuse to leave.
And understand that these tourists were offered free transport to return home or be hosted on other islands. Free. Courtesy of local tax dollars. 4,000 wealthy tourists were offered free flights shelter on Oahu and begged to leave the island, BEFORE the survivors were given shelter.
And enough still insisted on remaining and carrying out their vacations that people are left without shelter and resources while they enjoy "their stay in paradise".
[Edit]: This current situation, and this type of tourist behavior is horrifying beyond words. In other circumstances, the tourism situation is much more complicated, and I need to ask that people do not add on to this post unless they are local.
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delilahmidnight · 1 year
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lsleofskye · 4 months
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a dreamy morning | lucas.allen
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Where you can donate to help Maui, Hawaii
this article has places listed that you can donate to, but i’ll also put direct links to some of these places in this post:
Maui United Way
Maui Strong Fund
Maui Food Bank
Maui Humane Society
my family is based in Oahu, but i consider all the islands my home even though i physically haven’t stepped foot on them before. seeing all the homes and history and memories being lost in this hurts.
if you are unable to donate, don’t feel guilty—doing things like spreading the word and making people aware of the situation helps as well. thank you for whatever you can do! mahalo
UPDATE: removed Maui Mutual Aid Fund for now because upon further research using the charity checking sites provided by this gov site, it doesn’t appear in results unlike the others listed. so i advise caution for now if you decide to donate there! they may still be legitimate, but i want to exercise caution.
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saywhat-politics · 8 months
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terrible-eel · 8 months
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My home had 6 different fires last night impacting thousands of people. If you can donate anything or at least share this, please do.
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micahsolusod · 8 months
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Absolutely crushed by the news coming out of Maui right now. Intense brushfires have scorched the island forcing residents to evacuate. There have been several deaths and no power on the West side of the island.
Here are a few local charities that are accepting donations (UPDATED 08/1//2023):
Maui Rapid Response is a citizen-based disaster response team. They are posting lists of needs on their Instagram account. https://www.instagram.com/mauirapidresponse/
The Maui Humane Society is asking to help foster any animals in distress. They are also accepting pet food, litter, kennels, and donations. www.mauihumanesociety.org
Global Giving has partners on the ground helping survivors access food, shelter, and other emergency services. https://www.globalgiving.org/projects/hawaii-wildfire-relief-fund/
World Central Kitchen has teams on Maui offering food and water to evacuees and first responders. https://wck.org/
Maui Strong Fund is currently being used to support communities affected by the wildfires on Maui. https://www.hawaiicommunityfoundation.org/maui-strong
New Life Kahaku is a local non-profit is accepting donations for food and supplies. www.newlifekahuku.com
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Last post touching on the Hawaii situation:
Please disregard reporting that puts tourism front and center of this story. Lahaina is so much more than a tourist attraction. It is so so culturally significant and historic and fucking important. The islands are more than a tourist attraction and the residents deserve to be seen as fucking people. Please.
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vvnnie · 2 months
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First night out // Instagram / Website
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ireton · 6 months
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INTENTIONALLY TRAPPED Family Escaped Maui Police KILL ZONE By Disobeying Cops, Saw NOTHING On Hwy
If we had a true media this would be the big story.
"I have orders" is NO excuse when you are murdering people.
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lulucinnabon · 11 months
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summer job
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divintiy · 10 months
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mishacollins · 7 months
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We’ve got work to do… Chip in now to help @randomactsorg help Maui recover, and @creationentertainment, Jensen Ackles, Jared Padalecki & I will match  your donations up to $25,000! Mahalo. http://bit.ly/RAforMaui
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of-two-lands · 6 months
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21°18'21.3"N 157°50'17.6"W
instagram/oftwolands
www.oftwolands.com
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thejdblog · 2 months
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First look at Disney's Moana 2
Only on theaters Nov 27, 2024.
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The project is what previously was known as the Disney+ Moana series, now reworked into a feature film.
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imaginative-joy · 2 months
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“I am Moana of Motonui and you will get in my X-Wing, fly across the galaxy, and restore the heart of Te Fiti!”
Here’s Jedi Moana! Since Moana is a voyager and travels using the stars as her guide, I thought it’d be fitting for her to be a pilot flying among the stars. Her lightsaber is inspired by her oar (complete with a Maui autograph) and the shell she leaves behind on Motonui… and the heart of Te Fiti as the kyber crystal! As for HeiHei… I thought about turning him into some Star Wars critter, but it just seems appropriate that no matter what universe he’s in, he’s just a chicken 😂
Also, Mini Maui made it into this piece!
Jedi Merida/Prints
Jedi Mulan/Prints
Jedi Belle/Prints
Jedi Raya
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