It’s been a year since a wildfire ripped through the town of Lahaina on Maui, killing 102 people and forcing thousands to evacuate.
As the Biden administration moves on from the tragedy, you won’t hear much about the situation in Lahaina or the residents left behind there in the mainstream media, and of course they continue to subsidize illegal immigration with American tax dollars while abandoning U.S. citizens in Hawaii. still It’s been a year since people lost their homes, jobs and loved ones in the fire and are now homeless.
MercuryOne is a non-profit humanitarian, educational and disaster relief organization founded by the founders of Blaze Media. Glenn BeckMercury One continues to operate in Lahaina today, providing hope and resources to residents struggling with homelessness, poverty and grief.
Mercury One Executive Director JP Decker joins Glenn on the show to talk about the current situation in Lahaina and its residents.
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First, Mercury One is “Mental Health [support] “This is because we are experiencing a mental health crisis with a high number of suicides,” JP said, adding that “most people are still feeling insecure”, especially when it comes to housing and jobs.
“About 72% of Maui residents said they were affected by the fires, and 59% said they had moved three or more times. [since the disaster]” he tells Glenn.
In addition to mental health support, Mercury One also funded another nonprofit that provides “kids’ sports” when funding dried up.
“A lot of kids can’t even get into Lahaina and are crying because of what they saw that day a year ago,” JP says.
“We’ve also worked with a nonprofit that built a community for disaster victims,” he reports, but the facility is now being abandoned, even though it’s ready for use. “The governor and mayor are not letting the nonprofit move in because they keep fighting over who gets the credits.” [community].”
“So many people feel abandoned by the government. They feel isolated. They feel like no one is talking about them anymore,” JP said, adding that it was clear “the government has forgotten about them”.
To make matters worse, yesterday the Governor chose to mention climate change.
“The governor said just yesterday, ‘I know you love Front Street, but we need to remember that climate change is taking away Front Street,'” JP says.
“What kind of leader are you to say that on the one-year anniversary?” he asked in disgust. “These people are trying to find hope. Of the 11,000 people who lived there and were displaced, only about 3,000 remain because they had to move to find work.”
To learn more about the situation in Lahaina and what MercuryOne is doing to meet the needs of residents, watch the video above. https://MercuryOne.org.
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