8PM EDT: This is nothing short of astronomical. I am at a loss for words to meteorologically describe you the storms small eye and intensity. 897mb pressure with 180 MPH max sustained winds and gusts 200+ MPH. This is now the 4th strongest hurricane ever recorded by pressure on this side of the world. The eye is TINY at nearly 3.8 miles wide. This hurricane is nearing the mathematical limit of what Earth's atmosphere over this ocean water can produce.
Good morning again from Maui, where residents are being ROYALLY screwed by local, state, and federal governments.
There are COUNTLESS important issues to note, but here are just a handful:
1. The town of Lahaina is being INCREASINGLY fortified, and there are police & military checkpoints at literally every corner
2. Residents are starting to become literally impoverished due to all the shutdowns.
3. The government has put TENS OF THOUSANDS of people out of work and countless people are about to be forced into bankruptcy.
4. Federal aid is almost IMPOSSIBLE to get.
5. THE GOVERNMENT STILL WON’T DISCLOSE THE AMOUNT OF CHILDREN MISSING OR DEAD.
6. The “official” number of people missing keeps changing and seems to be based on TOTAL LIES.
7. RESIDENTS ARE LITERALLY BEING ARRESTED FOR ATTEMPTING TO VISIT THEIR OWN HOMES.
— MARK MY WORDS: We WILL get to the bottom of all this. I’m putting together a team of local residents & journalists to make it happen.
WHAT IS THE GOVERNMENT HIDING?
WHY DO THEY KEEP LYING TO THE GREAT PEOPLE OF MAUI?
*** I want to know YOUR thoughts, and and what YOU want to know about the situation on the ground here on Maui.