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At least 55 people have died in wildfires on two Hawaiian islands. Many more are still missing. The governor says the blazes are the worst natural disaster in the history of the US state. Residents were shocked by the speed with which the fires spread and had harrowing escapes.

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  1. 2 strikes of russia and this catastrophe? It happens daily in Europe. How about concerns and "we made a deal that you will die in 3 days" or "you are not allowed to fight against fire"?

  2. It is so crazy to see boats and ocean side buildings all burnt like that. The water is right there, it sounds like some really bad town planning although I am guessing that fire was never an issue for that town before so perhaps they were just unprepared but jeeze, that is really sad for the people living there. My heart goes out to them

  3. I hope the planners for the rebuild are thinking about sea level rise, or they'll soon have a different catastrophe on their hands. Encroaching sea water wouldn't be good for underground power lines or anything else. Worldwide, we're going to have to give up on building beside shorelines.

  4. Same as Florida and California…developers want to build in somewhat indefensible areas and over development causes situations as seen from the cars parked on the highway with no escape…

  5. Chinese laser weapons used to torch Maui??? US Space force assets, US DEW weapons systems as well as other military assets on Maui! Did any of our weapons systems get destroyed in this suspicious fire???

  6. QUEEN LILI'UOKALANI AND THE SPIRITS OF THE ANCESTORS OF HAWAII ARE ANGRY…YOU AMERICANS HAVE STOLE THESE PEOPLE'S LAND….YOU WILL NEVER BE HAPPY HERE UNITL YOU GIVE BACK WHAT DOES NOT BELONG TO YOU…I HOPE THE HAWAIIANS CAN FINALLY GET BACK THEIR LANDS AND REBUILD

  7. The Hawaiian "authorities" were overwhelmed. Try all the development on a crowded island. Blame a real-estate developer for Hawaii's fire problems and climate change on the whole.

  8. If everything is so obvious why do we have no airtankers ready to be in action within a few minutes? This tragedy was totally preventable. It's not about how many visitors coming to Hawaii, it's about how we're prepared for disasters like that.

  9. The clown that talks about the downslope winds does not live here. This was not a natural disaster. It was caused.

    Oh yeah, that's the ticket, tell us more about rebuilding, building back better and BS like that.

  10. Como pode acontecer um dasástre assim quando temos pelo mundo milhares de tecnologias que nunca deram a minima para estes eventos que vêm acontecendo á vários anos e nunca ouvimos algum pais falar sobre isso , Tsunami , Tornados ,
    Incêndios , Cheias etc e nenhum pais ou Assembleia Internacional se pernuncia sobre isso só querem saber de guerras e nestas catástrofes não lhes interessa porque é menos pessoas que ficam já que sempre quiseram reduzir a população só não sabem como então fazem este ripo de catástrofes para que o mundo as veja como causas naturais ….VERGONHA

  11. Invasive grass species took over the hills when sugar cane farmers stop farming. But why did the farmers quit farming in the first place? For a while the authorities used to have controlled burns to minimize the dangers because a similar fire happened before on a different part of the island but then they stop doing it. Why? California stop doing controlled burns too and we saw what the result was. With all that fuel in plain sight why did the authorities didn't even bother to create fire breaks between the hills and the built-up areas. One farmer created his own fire break and save his house and farm, but he'll probably end up paying a fine for creating such a fire break and for trying to save his house. As a community facing the Pacific Ocean, they should have some kind of warning mechanism in case of Tsunamis. Why was this warning system not used? But the saddest part has yet to come because the billionaire vultures are already eyeing and planning on what they are going to build knowing that working people who've lost their homes and small businesses won't be able to easily rebuild. Anyway, tree huggers will just blame it all on climate change.

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    The greatest among you will be your servant.
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    YOU SHALL NOT MAKE FOR YOURSELF AN IMAGE in the form of anything in Heaven above or in the Earth beneath or in the waters below. You shall not bow down to them or worship them,
    for I the Lord your God am a jealous God, punishing the children for the sin of the parents up to the third and fourth generation of those who hate me; but showing love to a thousand generations of those who love me and keep my commandments.

    If my people who are called by my name humble themselves and pray AND TURN FROM THEIR WICKED WAYS,
    I will hear from Heaven, will forgive their sins, and will heal their land.

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    BUT WHEN YOU PRAY GO INTO YOUR ROOM, close the door, and pray to your Father who is unseen. Then your Father who sees what is done in secret will reward you.
    And when you pray do not keep on babbling like pagans for they think they will be heard because of their many words; do not be like them, for your Father knows what you need before you ask him.

    This, then, is how you should pray:

    Our Father in heaven,
    hallowed be your name,
    your kingdom come,
    your will be done,
    on earth as it is in heaven.
    Give us today our daily bread.
    And forgive us our debts,
    as we also have forgiven our debtors.
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    For if you forgive other people when they sin against you, your heavenly Father will also forgive you.
    But if you do not forgive others their sins,
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    "Matthew 5-7 NIV Bible Gateway", we can use google search.
    These are the teachings, the righteousness of our Lord Jesus Christ our God.
    REPENT and start doing what is right. The Kingdom of Heaven has come near.

    If you abide my teachings, you are really my disciples. Then you will know the truth, and the truth will set you free.

    Yet a time is coming and has now come when the true worshipers will worship the Father in the Spirit and in Truth, for they are the kind of worshipers the Father seeks.
    GOD IS SPIRIT so his worshipers must worship in the Spirit, and in Truth.

    In the New Heaven and the New Earth,
    only Righteousness dwells.
    May the Spirit of our Lord Jesus Christ our God be with you all.

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