criticized job for now focusing on the tragedy but president biden says he didn t want his presence to be a distraction. but the hawaiian governor said that by next week that shouldn t be a problem. we re honored to have the president come monday to both mourn with us and also so that he can see the damage, see what it will take to rebuild maui. tourists are being told to stay away from maui for the immediate future. hawaiian actor posted this message from a local community group urging vacationers to stop traveling to maui. go home, it says. people have lost everything. visitors to the island have dropped sharply since last weekend, but some vacationers remain and that has been deeply offensive to many residents as they cope with the aftermath and grief. tourism officials say hotels in west maui have stopped accepting bookings for the time being because those rooms need for