Residents from fire-stricken Lahaina are petitioning Hawaii's governor to delay his plans to reopen a portion of West Maui to tourism starting this weekend.
The Associated Press is an independent global news organization dedicated to factual reporting. Founded in 1846, AP today remains the most trusted source of fast, accurate, unbiased news in all formats and the essential provider of the technology and services vital to the news business. More than half the world’s population sees AP journalism every day.HONOLULU — Residents from fire-stricken Lahaina on Tuesday delivered a petition asking Hawaii Gov.
“We are not mentally nor emotionally ready to welcome and serve our visitors. Not yet,” restaurant bartender Pa‘ele Kiakona said at a news conference before several dozen people delivered the petition. “Our grief is still fresh and our losses too profound.”Native Hawaiian neighborhood survived Maui fire.
Green told the Hawaii News Now interview program “Spotlight Now” shortly afterward that he was “utterly sympathetic” to people’s suffering. But he said more than 8,000 people have lost their jobs due to the fire and getting people back to work was part of recovering. The number of visitors plummeted 70% in the weeks after the fire when Green and tourism officials discouraged “non-essential travel” to the island. University of Hawaii economists estimate unemployment will top 10% on Maui, compared to 2.5% in July. The resulting economic downturn is expected to depress state tax revenues.
The first phase to be reopened under the mayor’s plan — from Kapalua to the Kahana Villa — is 7 to 10 miles and a 15- to 20-minute drive north of the area that burned. Bissen said second and third phases, both covering zones closer to the burned parts of Lahaina, would reopen after officials assess earlier phases.Restaurant bartender Kiakona said he’s among those not ready to go back to work.
日本 最新ニュース, 日本 見出し
Similar News:他のニュース ソースから収集した、これに似たニュース記事を読むこともできます。
More Lahaina residents will be able to return to their burned homes for the first time“I did the majority of my grieving you know, and being back here is… it’s tough,” said a fire victim who was able to return home last week and sift through rubble for beloved family mementos. “It’s really still surreal. It just feels like a bad dream.”
続きを読む »
Neglected House in West Colfax is Danger to Neighborhood, Residents sayNeighbors next to the 1350 Newton Street home are fed up with the property and its owner, saying he's ignoring crime and taking advantage of city services.
続きを読む »
West Dallas residents still fighting shingle plant in their neighborhood“They need to really think about the harm that they're causing residents in West Dallas,” Janie Cisneros said.
続きを読む »
West Dallas residents fighting for shingle factory's removal could be blocked by new state lawMany members of Singleton United showed up to a city meeting Tuesday to protest a proposed code amendment that would strip Dallas residents of a right they've had for decades to help clean up their neighborhoods.
続きを読む »
Maui wildfire victim dies 7 weeks after racing through field of flamesLaurie Allen of Lahaina, Hawaii, died seven weeks after the Maui wildfires, which she escaped by running 100 yards through a blazing field, family members said.
続きを読む »
Hold climate change activists accountable for Maui wildfire misstepsEmbers had barely cooled, and tears hadn’t yet dried in Lahaina when the first lawsuit was filed. In August, Maui County filed suit against Hawaiian Electric for negligence it alleges was responsible for the deadly Lahaina wildfire.
続きを読む »