i have some elderly neighbors that flatly refuse to leave, and that s been the case around the island. i felt like i had a responsibility to stay and help some of the folks that had underestimated what the storm was going to be. i have a house on top of a hill that s sturdy and above the projected surge levels and i just felt like i had a responsibility to the island, my neighbors to stay. we are doing okay. we are out of power. the storm surge has overwhelmed our downtown, our dock street, our boat ramps, the bridges on the way into town. it s going to be a while before anyone will be able to get on or off the island. we are effectively cut off from the world now. reporter: michael, you are in cedar key, which is right there near where the eyewall is coming through, has made landfall there, and we are seeing some video that you took also of just sort of the area as all of this was happening. i see that it s dark in your
disaster here on maui. they were all in there together. the family from kentucky cook the first meal for everyone. after that, the family here was just cooking meals for everyone until the family did depart. but there is this unending camaraderie of everyone on the island that has gotten together, all the local folks, when the roads are blocked, they brought supplies via jet skis or via the ocean, the about, the small boat ramps or one around to the more difficult back side of the island to get their. even brought things in via plane. it s awful for lahaina. it is just awful. but the problem is that now there is this domino effect that s actually affecting the whole island and everyone there. hotels are at lower capacity,