And I just ran out and helped everyone I could along the way,” said Mr Dustin Johnson, who was in Lahaina Harbour working for a charter boat company that offers two-hour tours. “I was the last one off the dock when the firestorm came through the banyan trees and took everything with it. Panicked evacuees posted images on social media showing clouds of smoke billowing over once-idyllic beaches and palm trees. Some were seen by an AFP journalist left sleeping on the floor.Ībout two dozen flights going in or out of the airport on Thursday were cancelled or delayed, according to website FlightAware. Though at least 16 roads were closed, the Maui airport was operating fully, and airlines were dropping fares and offering waivers to get people off the island, he said earlier in the day.īut other reports said many travellers were stranded at the airport late on Wednesday, due to cancelled and delayed flights. More than 11,000 travellers were evacuated from Maui, Mr Ed Sniffen of the Hawaii Department of Transportation said late on Wednesday. The state said thousands of hectares were burned. The fires, which started on Tuesday night, also scorched parts of the Big Island of Hawaii. With firefighters battling three major blazes, western Maui was closed to all but emergency workers and evacuees.Ībout 270 structures were damaged or destroyed, the Honolulu Star-Advertiser reported, citing official reports from flyovers conducted by the US Civil Air Patrol and the Maui Fire Department.
It’s like a war zone,” said helicopter pilot Richard Olsten, according to Hawaii News Now. “It will be a long road to recovery,” she said.Īerial video showed pillars of smoke rising from block after block of Lahaina, the largest tourist destination on Maui and home to multiple large hotels. Hawaii’s Lieutenant Governor Sylvia Luke told a press conference officials were still assessing the damage.
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