Hawaii post-fire: 9 great reasons to visit Maui now — and help the locals too mercurynews.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from mercurynews.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
"Ask anyone who lives on West Maui, either full time or, like my wife and I for the last decade, part of the year, and they’ll say the big storms – the hurricanes and tropical storms – will almost always weaken, first by spending energy on the Big Island, then by being intercepted by Haleakala volcano and the West Maui mountains," writes Sentinel Opinion Editor Don Miller. "The big storms then drift toward the island of Moloka’i, leaving the popular destinations of Kapalua, Napilii and Kaanapali relatively unscathed."
Oprah's film crew was turned away from a Lahaina wildfire shelter today 'out of respect for the survivors seeking safety' while another celebrity that lives on the island urged tourists not to visit Maui on social media
Jeff Bezos Pledges $100 Million For Hawaii Fire Recovery indiawest.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from indiawest.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.