Hawaii State Government Attempts Information Blackout On Maui Fire – Refuses Media Access

Via ZeroHedge

The West Maui disaster is becoming less about the fire and more about the government’s bizarre response to the aftermath.  Independent media sources and some mainstream media sources have confirmed multiple instances of the Democrat controlled government’s mismanagement that led to the escalation of the tragedy.  The circus included a woke water management bureaucrat who believes water is “godlike” and that it must be distributed according to the rules of “equity; the same official withheld vital firefighting resources for a day while Maui burned.  The state government has been thoroughly embarrassed, but instead of responding with humility, they have doubled down and gone on the attack.

The Governor of Hawaii, Josh Green, took a wild swing at independent reporting, telling people not to listen to information from social media and “influencers.”  It’s hard to say what his definition of an “influencer” is, only that he is clearly hostile to anyone reporting news outside of the government narrative.  Green’s disapproval of media reporting is not limited to alternative journalists, however.  It appears that there is now an information blackout being instituted by the state.  Corporate journalists are also being denied access to the area of the fire damage path as well as access to any details surrounding the investigation into how the fires may have started. 

The lockdown is reminiscent of the state’s recent draconian covid response and has undertones similar to the Hurricane Katrina calamity in 2005.  It is possible that the Hawaiian government got a taste of ultimate power over the past few years and now they think that 1st Amendment rights no longer apply.  The editor of the Maui Times reiterates that the government is shutting out all media inquiries and they are not to blame for the lack of confirmed updates on the situation.

There are a few possible takeaways to be gathered here:  First, it’s clear that independent reporting is having an effect in exposing state mismanagement, which is why they are attacking “influencers” and putting access on ice.  Second, public pressure must be immense, because even the local media is trying to stave off the torches and pitchforks by reiterating that they have no access.  When was the last time you saw the mainstream media calling out information controls instead of working in direct lockstep with officials?  Third, there is something going on in Maui beyond bureaucratic hubris.

Why block the media from going to the site of the fire?  Why try to inoculate the public to any information outside of government sources?  Is there something they are trying to hide beyond incompetence?  There is evidence to suggest that a major land grab is already in progress, with wealthy interests as well as state interests circling the charred Maui carcass ready to feed.  There are also questions as to the true source of the fires.

Frankly, if government policy decisions led to the deaths of hundreds of people then they should pay the price for their blunders. If other shady activities are afoot, then the public has a right to know.  The state is not given license to deny media examination of the event.  Democrats in Hawaii are trying to turn the tables and make the calamity about who deserves to report the news, when they should be scrambling to save their own skins in the face of intense public scrutiny.  These people deserve to be placed under a very large and uncomfortable microscope.

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27 Comments
Anonymous
Anonymous
August 20, 2023 6:17 pm

Here is Fema getting rid of evidence

and lot’s of trees.

MrLiberty
MrLiberty
  Anonymous
August 20, 2023 6:33 pm

All conveniently shipped off to China for recycling no doubt.

Aunt Acid
Aunt Acid
  MrLiberty
August 20, 2023 10:42 pm

What are the odds of a Family Dollar going up right on the Mauian Malecón?

Paleocon
Paleocon
August 20, 2023 6:17 pm

Damn First Amendment.

MrLiberty
MrLiberty
August 20, 2023 6:34 pm

The residents should be allowed a free 24 hours of bloodshed and mayhem.

Copacop
Copacop
  MrLiberty
August 20, 2023 8:27 pm

With all the elite locked in a room…

zappalives
zappalives
August 20, 2023 7:09 pm

What did you expect out of a democrat regime with a kike like josh greenberg as leader ?
Nearly every fucking time a KIKE is involved in these crimes.
See the pattern yet ?

k31
k31
August 20, 2023 7:14 pm

What do you expect with an Every. Single. Time. governor?

Aunt Acid
Aunt Acid
  k31
August 20, 2023 11:02 pm

Hawai’i was always knows for its Shalom Spirit…no?

https://polynesia.com/blog/aloha-spirit

zappalives
zappalives
  Aunt Acid
August 21, 2023 6:58 am

Aloha spirit my ass !
Just another bunch of greedy fucking democrats looking to hoover up every shekel they can.
Only place I found with any semblance of Aloha was the Puna district of the BI.
Lots of peeps there living off-grid just wanting to be left alone !

Hollow man
Hollow man
August 20, 2023 7:46 pm

The most corrupt nation on earth is the good ol US of A.

Aunt Acid
Aunt Acid
  Hollow man
August 20, 2023 8:00 pm

and evil. Don’t forget the evil.

Steve Z.
Steve Z.
August 20, 2023 7:59 pm

In the video clip there was melted aluminum/magnesium wheels from the cars running into the street. That doesn’t happen in a normal forest fire. That’s evidence DEWs were used. Of course they want to hide the evidence.
Many people and children were incinerated.
BASTARDS.

mdalien
mdalien
  Steve Z.
August 20, 2023 9:46 pm

You can melt aluminum in a standard fireplace. No Star Trek tech required.

fujigm
fujigm
  mdalien
August 21, 2023 3:21 am

True that.
Aluminum, magnesiom alloys, copper will all melt in a normal fire.
Ever try burning the insulation off to recover copper wire, and oops! the copper melted into the dirt and ash…
But makes for easy sand casting.
No DEW required.

Steve Z.
Steve Z.
August 20, 2023 8:30 pm

Greg Hunter interviews Dane Wiggington on th Maui fires
https://clicks.aweber.com/y/ct/?l=O.lmy&m=3Z.kSNONxo6cBfA&b=LrmxnFKeYEZM8mMrYB62BA

Arrowshot
Arrowshot
August 20, 2023 10:29 pm

Major fear of lawsuits to come and re-elections. Wait till they try to rebuild on the site of all those iwi (bones) or ashes.

NtroP
NtroP
August 20, 2023 10:44 pm

Certainly has the stench of rich fuckers scooping up premium real estate at bargain prices.

John in Indy
John in Indy
August 21, 2023 2:58 am

Maybe fires in Hawaii are different from those I have seen in California, Texas, and Tennessee, but I don’t understand how block / stone walked houses with metal roofs burn to the ground while trees on the same lot don’t burn.
Maybe someone with professional forest / urban fire experience could comment on this.
.Gov stupidity and bad grassland / forest management policies built the basis for the fire, but it took the .gov restrictions of the water supply to make sure that it all burned to the shoreline.
The idea of energy weapons seems like an unnecessary complication intended to lessen the impact of the real horrors here. One photo alleged to be of a DEW was analyzed on Silicon Greybeard and identified as being a photo of a satellite launch from Vandenberg.
I have not heard of any explanation for Maui / State officials stopping vehicle traffic out of the fire area, likely leading to many unnecessary deaths.

These b*startds are hiding a lot, and it seems that only the web based news blogs will tell any part of the truth.

mark
mark
  John in Indy
August 21, 2023 9:42 am

Check these two out John,

GREAT RECAP OF MAUI’S GREAT RESET BY GREG REESE

THE LARGEST COMPILATION (SO FAR) OF DEW ATTACKS ON MAUI

Anonymous
Anonymous
  John in Indy
August 21, 2023 12:47 pm

One picture I posted was from SpaceX. Smoke trail from one of their launches. Had the SpaceX logo in the corner.

It was from a rocket going UP.
It was nowhere near Hawaii.
It had SpaceX logo on it.

Proof of DEW on Maui to the DEWlusional.

People see only that which they want to see.

Anonymous
Anonymous
August 21, 2023 10:37 am

Lies coverups and organized theft from private American citizens while the public servants block any and all access to coverup their intentional miss management and deliberate violation of constitutional rights and human rights !
My oath taken decades ago still stands , we as American Citizens are under attack on multiple fronts by true domestic enemies all within what was our government local , state and federal.
We must organize a final defiant act 🖕

Anonymous
Anonymous
August 21, 2023 12:36 pm

I have seen more than a few there complaining that Biden hasn’t visited or there isn’t any help from his administration. They seem to forget that, as Biden is quite proud of telling people, his way of dealing with somebody who does not have white skin is to grab a chain, wrap it around his arm and go after them.

Ghost
Ghost
August 21, 2023 7:21 pm
BL
BL
  Ghost
August 21, 2023 7:32 pm

Ghosty, that was better than most movies made lately.

Not the type of aircraft/laser you take out a entire town with but entertaining just the same.

anon a moos
anon a moos
  BL
August 21, 2023 7:51 pm

I feel much better knowing they had a female fighter pilot taking out bad guy missiles. None of that toxic masculine be all you can be rubbish. I can better sleep at night knowing that such a company is professional all the way down the kill chain and in harsh cloudy sky conditions.

BL
BL
  anon a moos
August 21, 2023 8:04 pm

Yup…..(cough)