take a very long time for supplies to reach the city. and max, just briefly if you can, we have been hearing these reports that a warning system installed across the island of hawaii failed to go off before this wildfire what have you been hearing from people at the shelter about how much warning they had before they had to flee? nobody i have spoken to got any sort of alert. the winds are the first thing they saw and felt, and that knocked out power. and the next thing they knew there were embers blowing into town, blowing into their windows of their homes, and they were forced to flee. they are highly aware there is nothing left for them there. they witnessed with their own eyes, their houses going up in flames, all of their possessions being lost as they fled. so yeah, it is very tough situation for people here, they don t know
car again, may have to move back into her caragain, and that may have to move back into her car again, and that would be quite difficult for her as an elderly woman. so i am not aware of any long term plan at the moment. there was also another gentleman who said he is hopeful that they will swiftly rebuild the town. the historical sites that will attract federal funding to help restore it to the way it had been earlier, but considering the remote location it might take a very long time for supplies to reach the city. find supplies to reach the city. and ust supplies to reach the city. and just briefly supplies to reach the city. and just briefly if supplies to reach the city. and just briefly if you supplies to reach the city. and just briefly if you can - supplies to reach the city. and just briefly if you can we have been hearing these reports that a warning system installed across the island of hawaii failed to go off before this wildfire, what have you been hearing from peo
the island of hawaii. known as the big island. the county mayor says that two new brush fires have erupted in recent hours. and i do want to bring in reporter jeremy lead from affiliate k itv who is live at the airport. in maui so jeremy what, is the situation at the airport right now as people wait and try to get out? rosemary. the airport here in mali is bustling. behind me, a long line of tsa. those who are trying to get to another island. back to the mainland, anywhere but here. it has been a collective effort with a sheraton sending five buses from just north of lahaina. i just spoke to somebody who got off of the bus and told me that they received a law enforcement escort. they could see an apartment burning from the highway. just in the five pm hour local time. that is just a little more than two hours ago. so it continues to be a very
precarious situation. with law enforcement only letting vehicles out of lahaina the. the surrounding resort areas but not letting people back in. some braced the highway this morning. driving a twisting, winding road. just to get to the airport. but now those buses are coming in one by one. from the resort and people are doing what they can to get off of the island. the two major carriers for inter island flights, southwest and also hawaiian have been offering 19-dollar flights just to get people to honolulu. or to get people over to lee who we on coli. or cone on the big island direct from kaka who airport. where it has been busy all day. some people have had 12 hour to 24-hour waits. but they tell me that they understand it s all about perspective. a family from texas says it really puts everything into