Hawaii fires: 'Tourists swim in the waters we died in'
Hawaii fires: 'Tourists swim in the waters we died in'
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Hawaii fires: 'Tourists swim in the waters we died in'
The jarring contrast between those holidaying and those hurting is hard to bear for many in Hawaii.
The loss of life is tragic, but I’m not sure what she’s upset about. Tourists didn’t come there to mock or make light. They just have bad timing in paradise.
Tourism will play a huge part in helping the community recover economically too. They’re going to need tourists to stay/come back asap. I thought the Greek president was canny to offer tourists affected by the wildfires in Rhodes a free holiday next year.
I hear the challenge right now is that even before the fire there was a housing shortage. Tourists should not travel to Hawaii right now if those hotel beds can instead be used to shelter displaces people near term.
I mean we can all sympathise. We know why she's upset. If she took more than a couple of minutes to calm down, she'll argue herself that the country needs tourists and that they can't be blamed for wanting to make the most of their holidays.
Out of personal experience, it's incredibly frustrating to see people happy and smiling when your whole world is collapsing around you. It's irrational but it makes sense.
And without tourists Hawaii would probably be even more expensive.
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Tourists should have left, like they were supposed to, or not visited days after the fire.
It's not that hard a choice to make to do the right and kind thing here. But instead those tourists chose the selfish way.
Are tourists being offered refunds on their flights and lodging?