understandably. the big island is under a state of emergency. thousands have had to leave their homes. many say they re not receiving any updates on their homes or even when it will be safe to return. cnn spoke with a man who lives on a farm in that leilani area. listen to this. we re holding up good. i m with 11 people that have been displaced and are homeless and workless right now, that were also working on my farm. and it s been a real shocker. the last day we were there, you know, just thursday, we were making a good-bye dinner for one of our friends, about to enjoy dinner and then cops show up and tell us we have to go. everything changed in an instant. we had five minutes to back your bags with what you think you re going to need and you re off. and i was in a supermarket when the 6.9 hit, which is one of the scariest places you can be. as you can imagine there s glass falling, bottles falling, things falling off the shelves.