food bank and friends of children s justice center, if you want to help maui s children, reach out to friends of the children s justice center, maui united way, call 211 for resources and they will connect you to get you home. ainsley: are they saying what started this? there is conjecture, there was a fire they were able to get under control, they think it might have start back up, talk about maybe power lines or homeless trying to cook food, a lot of stories, no facts at this point. steve: clint, you have been our eyes ander00s, you were good at describing the situation. stay safe and good luck on your search for friends. ainsley: thank you so much. brian: 12 after the hour, we change gears. president biden giving first response to testimony from hunter biden s former business
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just think the worst, and we re doing what we can to survive and find out what is going on with our loved ones, but we re not getting a lot of information out right now. how are you doing, clint? i m lucky. i m very fortunate. i don t really know how maui is going to survive this. we already have a crisis in housing and with so much housing being gone and being the most desirable place on the planet to live, it s not looking like it s going to be a good situation. we ve already the governor has claimed it being a state of emergency for housing alone, nothing to do with the fire. and now we have a large swath of homes. we are at a shortfall of 10,000 homes on the island, and this is before the fire. and there s only 140,000
already chaotic situation. right now, i m at the harbor, trying to find a way to get out there on a boat, but it appears that everything is pretty much locked down here as well. so, clint, when is the last time you were able to take to your friends in lahina, and is everyone in your family okay? my direct family is okay. my parents are on land briefly, my wife and kids are away from the worst of the danger. as i mentioned, the fire has changed direction in kihei and doesn t appear to be a problem. but obviously with the multiple hot spots, the most recent video, if they start up again, it could be just as bad as lahina. and when did you speak to your friends last who are in lahina, and what did they have to tell you? most of the people i talked
radio recorded this drone footage of a terrifying scene as it developed through the night and into the early morning hours of this morning. clint hanson joins me now. he has been driving around, trying to help people and bring them supplies. first of all, good for you. but what are you seeing? how bad is it? this is the worst i ve ever seen any fire on the island. it does happen from time to time, where we can get some inclement weather. maui is known for good weather. it s been 180 years since we have been hit by a hurricane, but when summer time comes and things dry out, we have high winds, a perfect storm happens, and that s definitely what s been happening in the last 24 hours. i was in early and late afternoon, got out late afternoon, barely by taking dirt roads and getting back home only to see the fires start and