Fox News host Will Cain was informed by an official that journalists are not allowed in some parts of Maui.
“I’m in West Maui. Service is rough. Hard to post,” Cain wrote on a Twitter thread.
“But we’re putting together stories of incredible citizens stepping up where the government has failed. And at Napili Plaza someone from the Mayor Richard Bissen’s office tries to shut me down saying West Maui is a media free zone. No sir, this is America.”
The thread continued with Cain questioning if citizens’ still had their Constitutional rights in the area.
Cain wrote, “Right now I am nowhere near search and rescue. I’m twelve miles from Lahaina. How is the entire West Side a media free zone? Is it no longer America? Constitution has been suspended?”
“Everyone here is confused. Mixed messages. Just like those that led to no sirens during the fire. Is the water good or bad? How do you get in or out of West Maui? Chaos and confusion,” Cain continued. “I’ll tell you this, citizens are happy we are here. They have stories. And they are unhappy with leadership.”
Cain added that some individuals are taking action to support the community.
“And inspirationally, they have stepped up. I just hung with two 29-year-old girls who’ve organized an airlift to the West Side. It’s stunning. Planes and helicopters landing all day to bring supplies better than the government. I just saw retired firefighters volunteering to distribute goods.”
Reporting from The Western Journal:
At least 1,300 people are missing while countless others have been displaced, Forbes reported. Residents in some communities have complained about a lack of leadership and communication. On Maui resident, a man named Etan Kawika Krupnick, pleaded with the country’s leaders to “prove” the devastated community of Lahaina matters.
