As Hawaii’s Maui Island attempts to recover from some of the deadliest fires we have ever seen, a storm of controversy is brewing over the government’s response to the disaster. A picture is emerging of an ill-prepared system that has left residents to fend for themselves, struggling to coordinate the recovery efforts and pick up the pieces of their shattered lives. From a failure to activate warning sirens to allegations of conspiracy to steal land, the government’s actions – or lack thereof – generate outrage and questions about what is really going on.

The situation in Maui is not just a failure of leadership; it is a damning indictment of a system that has lost its way. It’s also a reminder of why we have been telling you for decades that YOU CANNOT COUNT ON THE GOVERNMENT DURING A DISASTER – You are your own First Responder!

The scene in Lahaina is one of complete devastation. A town destroyed, families torn apart, and a community left to fend for itself. The wildfires have taken so much from these residents, and now it seems their own government has abandoned them in their hour of need. Here at OFFGRID Survival, we find this situation infuriating, but sadly not at all surprising.

Government Disaster Response Failures at Every Level

Let’s start with the first and most deadly failure: the absence of warning sirens. Why were 80 warning sirens never activated? Where was the communication that could have saved lives? These are not just missteps but catastrophic failures that reveal a profoundly broken emergency response system.

Next, There are 11 military bases in Hawaii. The world’s largest fleet command, the U.S. Pacific Fleet, is stationed in Pearl Harbor, just 116 miles from the disaster zone. Yet, residents were forced to flee into the oceans in a desperate attempt to escape the fires, and our largest military bases were nowhere to be found. Instead, residents from other Islands on Jetskis and makeshift rafts went out themselves and desperately tried to save people. Today, there are almost 1,000 still missing; many either burned in the fires or drowned while waiting for help at sea.

YOU are your own first responders! The Role of Local Heroes

Amid tragedy, the real heroes are the people of Maui. Charities, churches, and local groups are stepping up to do what the federal government has failed to do. They are showing the true spirit of Aloha, but as we have shown, even that is now under attack from a system that has gone so far off the rails that it is literally killing people!

This is what happens when you replace people who care, with WOKE morons!

This disaster must serve as a wake-up call. It’s a tragic confirmation of what many of us have been warning about for years: the government will not be there to save you, and they CANNOT handle disaster response. It’s not only time for a complete overhaul of our emergency management system; it’s time the public wakes up and starts preparing themselves to deal with what’s coming.

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