they don t see themselves getting off. i believe we might have had a few that took the last ferry to the mainland, but we are sending extra rescue boats over there. there s already like two rescue boats from our fire department. we re adding a third and each of the boats we re having extra personnel on. our sheriff s department is also on the island and they re staffing up to make sure they can help, but there s like 90 properties on catalina and they know each and every one of those properties. they probably know the names of everybody that stays there. i think the biggest concern is our investor-owned utilities, edison operating one power plant and we re worried that it could become flooded and there would be a massive power outage to the entire island. that s why we were trying to get more people off. but according to mayor annie
warning of those on ground zero. so what is your feeling on tourism is the number one industry there in hawaii. i ve heard it both ways. i ve heard from some hawaiians who say we want the tourism to continue even on the other portions of maui because we all need the income. we need the money for ourselves, our families and to help those who have been displaced on maui. is it your feeling that, you know, you wish tourism would continue on other parts of the island or do you feel as other hawaiians have said, tourists need to stay away for now? my personal opinion is oahu is in morning. and they have become reliant on the tourism economy. so being isola isolated archipe
river. we re prepared. those are significant worries for the homeless and even for people in catalina. you would be addressing those emergencies very differently. catalina island, i spoke with the mayor earlier who said a number of residence she said 100% of the residents have decided to stay. i don t know if that s a number you re comfortable with, too. nevertheless, residents are there. storm surges could be an issue. this is going to be a lot of rain, water and with that brings all kind of unpredictable things with the tide as well. in what position are you to assist for those who elected not to evacuate, not to get on that last ferry? how would you assist if you had to? right. and i ve spoken to mayor annie marshall a couple of times so far. and the islanders are a population that kind of stays on the island.
swim across the lakes. las vegas is come together to help their loved ones in hawaii. it s good to see you, cece. aloha. aloha. i know you re from the hawaiian island of oahu. tell me what some of your worries have been about maui, friends, family, you know, since this wildfire. what has been on your mind? for sure. first and foremost, our deepest aloha is sent over to all of maui, those affected personally, as well as indirectly because we as the hawaiian people, right, i live here in las vegas so no
there are still some sticking points they have to get through with the negotiations, but bear in mind when they do reach a compromise it will probably take about a week for it to get through congress, so time is ticking for the congressional leaders to get this through. i want to take you to the hawaiian island of oahu. it shows the moment a shark attacked a man who was fishing in his kayak. scott haraguchi amazingly emerged from the incident unscathed. he later posted the video of what happened on social media. he said he thought the animal was a turtle, before realising it was something a little more sinister. no to the uk.