LIVE: Rebel News is on the ground reporting on local recovery efforts in Lahaina

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Rebel News' Ezra Levant, Alexa Lavoie and Lincoln Jay have travelled to Maui to find answers about the wildfires ravaging the island, and to amplify the voices of the people who live there that the mainstream media are choosing to ignore.

Rebel News is also crowdfunding donations for the Honokowai Ohana Relief Centre. 100% of these proceeds will go to disaster relief efforts and rebuilding the local community. Any surplus funds will be spent on children in the neighbouring communities. Visit HonokowaiRelief.com to donate to the Honokowai Ohana Relief Centre.

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MAUI FIRE: 12 days after the fire in Lahaina and most businesses that survived the fire remain closed. Camps are set up in the area providing food, supplies and aid to locals in need. When you drive outside Lahaina, life seems normal.

More to come at https://t.co/v1EvqUvcTm pic.twitter.com/Tn40kGgi5E

— Lincoln Jay (@lincolnmjay) August 20, 2023

MAUI FIRE: I have been trying to get our drone up in the air for a few days now.

Seems that you need an authorization code to fly near the destruction in Lahaina. https://t.co/v1EvqUvcTm pic.twitter.com/j80Unlr0iJ

— Lincoln Jay (@lincolnmjay) August 20, 2023

MAUI WILDFIRE UPDATE:

Roads are blocked, special authorization is required for media to visit the town or even fly a drone.

The police headquarters nearby is surrounded by a black fence.

For more https://t.co/3vGi0Okxvy pic.twitter.com/cnlxtKU7xN

— Alexandra Lavoie (@ThevoiceAlexa) August 20, 2023

MAUI FIRE: Day 5 of @RebelNewsOnline being on the ground in Lahaina. @JoeBiden is expected to show up tomorrow. We are expecting a very controlled environment with tight security. We’ll see what happens.

Stay tuned for our coverage at https://t.co/v1EvqUvKIU pic.twitter.com/k9B5symANj

— Lincoln Jay (@lincolnmjay) August 20, 2023

UPDATE MAUI WILDFIRE:

Governor Josh Green wants to purchase some land in Lahaina's historic city to preserve and protect it from external developers.

People in Lahaina are really sceptical about the main reason behind.

Stay tuned: https://t.co/3vGi0Okxvy pic.twitter.com/Vn9rEitKcu

— Alexandra Lavoie (@ThevoiceAlexa) August 20, 2023

Rebel News reporter Alexa Lavoie recently spoke with a Maui resident named Kapano in Lahaina, where wildfires have completely devastated the town.

FULL REPORT by @TheVoiceAlexa: https://t.co/TGAnfhEwNw pic.twitter.com/MPyHIBjdB7

— Alexandra Lavoie (@ThevoiceAlexa) August 20, 2023

MAUI FIRE

Lahaina local questions why President Joe Biden is sending funds to Ukraine while her town has been destroyed and is in crisis. @JoeBiden

Support the people of Lahaina: https://t.co/oTMKC3TYhj

For all of our work: https://t.co/3vGi0Ol5l6 pic.twitter.com/OesVJmmlfT

— Alexandra Lavoie (@ThevoiceAlexa) August 20, 2023

Maui Wildfire Aftermath warning:

“Don’t let them take your land. DON’T sell, they want everybody to sell so they can come in and take over.”

For more: https://t.co/v1EvqUvKIU pic.twitter.com/g7YzT1haeL

— Lincoln Jay (@lincolnmjay) August 20, 2023

'A beautiful disaster': Maui local describes community strength amidst tragedy

'There's unbelievable amounts of trauma that has happened, I can't even put it into words. But to see everybody come together, and eat together, and Mālama, and take care of each other, and you know,… pic.twitter.com/N1lTcUY7q1

— Rebel News (@RebelNewsOnline) August 20, 2023

In less than 24 hours, we’ve raised $20,000 of our $25,000 goal! Click here to help put us over the top! https://t.co/kLkwBuzNrv. https://t.co/cXjoETFlf2

— Ezra Levant 🍁🚛 (@ezralevant) August 20, 2023

Some thoughts on the side of the highway in Lahaina, Maui. For all of our reports, please visit https://t.co/OQXlFOqMy7. pic.twitter.com/f2x4qfkG0e

— Ezra Levant 🍁🚛 (@ezralevant) August 20, 2023

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