Anybody have intel on fires on Big Island? Hearing evacs occuring there due to fire driven by 130mph winds.
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Per CNN initial reports confirm at least 6 fatalities
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News conference live now
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No. Don’t go.
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My friend lives there. Said 3 fires near his house with 30 mph gusts last night. He said they are evacuating resorts. His area, Waikoloa Village is safe so far. He is old CDF and had to use an old emergency evac road last year.
That’s on the Big Island.
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To answer your specific question, and give others a better understanding. As of Aug. 9, 2023 at 1:11 AM CDT, according to Hawaii News if you fly into the airport you will be held at the airport. They are making arrangements to fly all tourists from Maui to Oahu tomorrow. You definitely do not want to become part of that. Remember, resources are very finite and limited in each county (island) and mutual aid is not like moving engines and people from northern CA to southern CA.
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There have been multiple post on social media asking people who are traveling or will be traveling in the near future to please cancel their trips. Insurances are having trouble finding places for people who lost their homes. Like you said theirs a finite amount of resources. Can’t just drive housing trailers from the neighboring states.
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I imagine the fire conditions were created by Hurricane Dora producing foehn (?) winds on the leeward side of the island. Said it was similar to Santa Ana’s.
I wonder if Hawaii has a local name for it. I also read that besides the hurricane, trade winds also cause a similar event.
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Street view from that exact location for reference 
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Any rumblings of an IMT? The task of restoring normal will be monument. I couldn’t imagine being the LOGS…. Truly a disaster.
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I imagine they’re going to need heavy support from the military to help with the logistics needs. I can easily see the Navy’s hovercraft and other amphibious warships assisting heavily.
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IROC just got requests in for FEMA from North Ops/Region IX.
unknown on the extent of this request.
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I was watching the press conference on CNN at about 10::AM Hawaii time. The head of the Hawaii Nation Guard was introduced as the IC appointed by the Lt. Gov.
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That’s from Feb 2022 !!!
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P.I. is gone. Banyan tree is gone. My old aparatment is likely gone. So much history gone. Wonder if the fishing/charter fleet made it out of harbor? This is terrible.
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