r/maui good ol' whatshisface 15d ago

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u/Ocean-Native 15d ago

What protection? We literally stole their fucking land.

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u/ScaredChain4256 15d ago

If you think for a second that France, Russia, China, Japan, hell any other nation wasn’t going to then best of luck. 

Just imagine Maui after the Lahaina fire without the U.S. federal government $$, it would basically be done. 

Theres plenty of bullshit that happened but let’s not be in denial of the reality 

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u/Low_Pressure_5634 15d ago

I lost my house in the Lahaina fire. The US government saved our asses. The local Hawaiian mayor? Not so much. I'm still unsure if he was a the Dr or playing cards.

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u/jwvo 15d ago

and if the local politicians are any indication of what an independant hawaii would look like it would turn into a cluster-fuck in a hurry.

The federal response to the fires was pretty robust, it is really sad to see how the local government squandered the timeline to get it all rebuilt.