Hawaii's island of Maui is devastated. Wildfires destroyed the city of Lahaina, where 300 homes, businesses and landmarks were burned to the ground (see the fire locations here). More than a thousand people are reported missing.
Hawaii-native actor Jason Momoa has publicly urged tourists to stay away, to let them recover in peace: "Maui is not the place to have your vacation right now,” the 44-year-old actor wrote. “DO NOT TRAVEL TO MAUI.”
But his opinion is not held by everyone. They don't need gawkers at the tragedy, but they do still need tourists. Most of the island is still intact, and their economy depends on tourism. Surviving businesses are trying to help the victims while their own incomes are in danger.
Here they are (one of them was on a Guy Fieri show) making their case to the public:
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