Michelle Melendez joins the program to explain what really happened in Lahaina, Hawaii. With some time now passed, she and others have gathered more information and assessed the situation in Maui, uncovering what appears to be a land grab disguised as a fire. You can read the inside details about […]
“Appalachia, NC Infrastructure Collapse, No Fed Help”
Emerald Robinson, who grew up in Appalachia, recounts from eyewitness reports, devastating scenes of chaos in flooded areas in Appalachia and NC. A pattern similar to that in Lahaina after the fire is emerging: total failure of FEMA help, government disruption of volunteers’ help, all the way down to drones, […]
“Hawaii in Distress”
Michelle Melendez, Hawaii-based trainer and activist, and author of ‘The Great Maui Land Grab’, shares stunning accounts of the trauma of the Maui fire in Lahaina last year, and explains that the area is to this day blocked off, policed, and covered with gravel, and that inhabitants are not permitted […]
Lahaina Fire Survivor Christine Borge Blasts the Maui County Council
Lahaina fire survivor Christine Borge was angry when she spoke on August 22, 2023, before the council members at the Maui County Council meeting held in the Kalana O Maui Building. Her moving 3-minute testimony ties so much about this together. https://mauicounty.granicus.com/player/clip/1879 “Hello, my name is Christine Borge. I guess […]
Lahaina: A Predictable & Predicted Disaster
Government agencies cannot be trusted to prevent catastrophes. More coming. I’m only about three weeks into my investigation of the Lahaina Fire and I still have a great deal of work to do before I can draw any final conclusions. However, based on my investigation so far, I feel […]
Dispatch from Maui
“Hurricane Lane in 2018 was our wake-up call, but we went back to sleep.” Dr. McCullough and I founded the Courageous Discourse Substack during a time when the state was behaving tyrannically and incompetently in equal measures. It seemed to us that what tyrants want most is for a free […]
Death Toll in Lahaina Rises to 111 as Maui Identifies More Wildfire Victims
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) – The Lahaina wildfire death toll increased by five on Wednesday — to 111 — more than a week after flames ripped through the historic town. Meanwhile, Maui continued to slowly release the names of those who have died. Three more victims, all elderly, were identified Wednesday and authorities said […]