🔥 Lahaina Fire Wahala: Families Dey Submit DNA To Sabi Di Pipo Wey Don Kpai For Di Fire
⬇️ Pidgin ⬇️ ⬇️ Black American Slang ⬇️ English
KAHULUI >> Di wahala wey di Lahaina fire bring — wey be di pass dangerous one for America inside 100 years — still dey strong as e dey show say 96 pipo don kpai by Sunday. Meanwhile families still dey waka go new place wey Maui County don set up to find out about pipo wey dem no see again and to give DNA sample so dem fit know pipo wey don kpai.
Penny Wakida waka show face on Sunday so she fit helep sabi her husband, Clyde, wey she don marry reach 46 years. Dis man no gree waka comot with Penny and their dog, Max, because e wan save dia big house 🏠 wey get four bedroom and four baffroom for Puapihi Street. Na dia dem build the house since 35 years ago, and na dia dem raise their pikin dem.
Later, official pipo come holla Penny say dem see human remain for their property. “E no gree waka comot,” Penny come yan for Family Assistance Center on Sunday. “E no gree follow me. E think say e fit save our house. We know say e don kpai.” 😞
So Penny pikin, Lexa Hanohano, and Clyde sisters, Avis Wakida and Teri Young, come give DNA sample for the center, wey dem set up for Kahului Community Center.
Around 100 pipo don show dem the missing ones and many of them don give DNA since dem open the center on Thursday. Anita Ahuja, wey be before-before Maui County worker, come say she wan helep families wey dey cry. “Dem dey pain well well,” she talk.
E hard wella to know how many pipo dey miss or kpai, one Facebook group wey dem call “Maui Fire, Flood and Disaster relief group” put more than 700 names say dem no see dem for the fire zones.
Gov. Josh Green and county oga dem don dey warn since last week say more pipo go kpai as the thing take dey hot.
One woman wey get Facebook page, Ellie Erickson, 27, from Kihei, no come respond sharp sharp to question from Star-Advertiser about why the number of dead pipo and “Not Located” dey different.
But last week, she send mail give Star-Advertiser say:
“I start this thing because di first night of the fire, I no see my people and I come dey fear. Facebook talk-talk too much, I come create google sheet to arrange the info from the community… Lahaina fire pain me wella. Many of my friends lose house and everything dem get. Pipo dey kpai, wey be the worst thing. My hope na say this list go helep to bring peace for pipo mind and helep workers wey dey find pipo.”
Firefighters 🚒, on Sunday, still dey hustle to make sure fire no spread again.
Sunday night:
🔥 The 2,170-acre Lahaina fire don reach 85% control with plenty machines dey ground.
🔥 The 678-acre Upcountry/Kula fire don control 60% with helicopters 🚁, engines and other machines dey there.
🔥 Pulehu/Kihei fire dem don stop am on Saturday. Plenty machine and vehicle still dey ground.
🔥 Puukolii/Kaanapali fire dem don quench on Saturday.
All the places wey dem tell pipo make dem run go now get light, but pipo no fit go Lahaina town unless you fit show ID.
County woman, Mahina Martin, no know the condition of Hale Mahaolu Eono old people house for West Maui after tori fly say fire don burn am.
But she talk say the place wey homeless pipo dey stay for Lahaina side wey dem call Cut Mountain, fire no touch am. “Dem still dey there,” Martin talk.
State school oga, Keith Hayashi talk on Sunday say dem go open most Maui school this week.
Security on Sunday tighten well well for Lahaina, and Family Assistance Center, dem talk say na to protect pipo wey run and families wey dey cry.
But some families still yan with Star-Advertiser about their pain and why dem give DNA sample.
One woman, Sallyann Gomes and her pikin, Tehani Kuhaulua, dey hope say dem go know Sallyann mama, Donna Gomes, wey suppose celebrate her 72nd birthday on Tuesday.
Green talk for video on Sunday say na the small-small left over of Hurricane Dora dey fuel the Lahaina fire.
“When the wind start, e come dey blow reach 81 mph, fire come dey spread fast fast — we think say e dey move 60 mph to 81 mph for that side of island — and that one mean say fire dey move 1 mile in one minute,” Green talk.
Ernest Buen, 83, come give DNA for Family Assistance Center to sabi if na his brother, Maurice “Shadow” Buen, 80, wey kpai for the fire.
“I dey do am for his pikin,” Buen talk.
Fire oga, Brad Ventura, confirm say the fire too much for them for Lahaina and dem abandon two fire trucks.
County senators dey thank people wey donate to help after the fire.
“Thank you to everybody wey donate,” the senators talk. “Seeing O‘ahu people come together to support our Maui family, e dey show love and how Hawai‘i dey work.”
NOW IN BLACK AMERICAN SLANG
🔥 The Lahaina Fire Tragedy: Maui Families Stepping Up with DNA to Recognize Their Loved Ones Lost in the Blaze
KAHULUI – That Lahaina fire? Wild, man. Worst the U.S. seen in over a century. Come Sunday, 96 souls lost to it. Families been pulling up to the Maui County Family Assistance Center, dropping knowledge on their missing kin and spitting for them DNA swabs, hoping for some closure. 💔
Penny Wakida? She showed up Sunday, trying to find closure for her man Clyde, together for 46 solid years. Dude stayed back to save their crib on Puapihi Street, the very one they built and raised their kids in, 35 years deep. 😢
A bit after the blaze, they hit up Penny, saying they found human remains at their spot. “He wouldn’t bounce,” she shared, eyes heavy, at the Assistance Center. “He thought he could save the place. It’s real. He’s gone.”
Her daughter, Lexa Hanohano, and Clyde’s sisters, Avis Wakida and Teri Young, stepped up, gave their DNA at the Kahului Community Center spot.
Since it opened on Thursday? Close to 100 folks have shared intel on their missing loved ones, and many left their DNA. Anita Ahuja, a volunteer there, said, “They hurting. It’s heavy.”
The exact count of missing and gone? Still up in the air. There’s this Facebook group, “Maui Fire, Flood and Disaster relief group”, suggesting over 700 in the fire zone are still “Not Located”. 🚒🔍
Gov. Josh Green and county officials? They’re sounding the alarm, saying that death toll might climb even more.
Ellie Erickson, who runs one of those Facebook pages? Wasn’t saying much about the exact numbers lost or missing. But last week, she mentioned she started the group when she couldn’t find her own folks the night it all went down. “These Lahaina fires? Heavy on the heart. A lot of folks I roll with were in the path. Houses gone, everything. But the real pain? Losing their people. I’m hoping this list brings some peace.”
On Sunday, firefighters were grinding, battling those flames. By nightfall:
- The massive Lahaina fire, stretching 2,170 acres? 85% contained.
- The Upcountry/Kula fire, over 678 acres? 60% contained. 19 homes burned to the ground.
- The Pulehu/Kihei one? They got that 100% under control by Saturday.
- That smaller Puukolii/Kaanapali blaze? Snuffed out by Saturday.
Now, those spots folks escaped to when it all broke out? They got power now. But they ain’t letting nobody into the scorched Lahaina town unless you got proof you lived there.
The senior spot in West Maui? Unclear if the fire touched it. But word is the shelter for the homeless is untouched.
State schools’ top dog, Keith Hayashi, dropped news Sunday saying many Maui schools are about to open this week.
Security? It’s tight in Lahaina and around. They keeping media out, out of respect for those grieving. 🚫📷
Sallyann Gomes and her kid, Tehani Kuhaulua? They’re hoping to find closure for Sallyann’s mom, Donna Gomes.
“My mom? She got diabetes, moving ain’t easy for her,” Sallyann shared. “I think it’s her out front of her house. I just want her back.”
83-year-old Ernest Buen stepped up with his DNA, hoping to find his younger bro, Maurice “Shadow” Buen, who was staying at a senior spot in Lahaina.
Firefighters? Man, they were up against it. Maui Fire Chief Brad Ventura said, “Our team gave it everything. But it was wild out there. There’s footage on the socials. You can see how it raged.”
Maui’s three senators? Full of gratitude for the support and help post-blaze. They said, “There’s no way to express our gratitude. Blessings.”
The Hawaii community? Came together strong after this nightmare. That’s how we pull through when times get tough. 💞🤝🏽
NOW IN ENGLISH
🔥 Di Lahaina Fire Tragedy: Maui Families Dey Giv Out DNA to Recognise Dia Pipo wey Die for di Fire
KAHULUI – Di number of pipo wey die for Lahaina fire, wey be di pass fire wey America don see for over 100 years, don reach 96 dis Sunday. Families don dey waka come Maui County Family Assistance Center to tell dem about dia missing family members and to giv DNA mouth swabs to help identify di ones wey don die. 💔
Mama Penny Wakida come out on Sunday to help dem recognise her husband, Clyde, wey dem don marry for 46 years. Dis man nor gree run leave Penny and dia dog, Max, e dey try save their house for Puapihi Street wey dem build since 35 years ago; na inside dis house dem raise dia pikin dem. 😢
Few days after di fire, officials reach Penny to tell am say dem see human remain for dia property. “E nor wan leave,” she talk when she dey di Family Assistance Center dis Sunday. “E nor wan follow me. E believe say e fit save di house. We sabi say e don kpai.”
So, Penny pikin, Lexa Hanohano, and Clyde sisters, Avis Wakida and Teri Young, come giv dia DNA samples for di assistance center wey dem put for Kahului Community Center.
Since wen dis center open on Thursday, about 100 pipo don provide information about dia missing family and many don giv out dia DNA. “Dem dey very sad and hurt,” Anita Ahuja, who volunteer for di center talk am so.
E hard to know di real number of pipo wey dey missing or don die. One Facebook group wey dem call “Maui Fire, Flood and Disaster relief group” dey show say more than 700 pipo inside di fire area still dey “Not Located”. 🚒🔍
Gov. Josh Green and di county officials don dey warn everybody say di number of pipo wey die go still increase.
Ellie Erickson, wey start one of di Facebook pages, nor answer wen dem dey ask am question about di real number of pipo wey die and di ones dem no fit locate.
But she talk last week say, she start di group because she nor fit find her family members di night wen di fire start. “Di Lahaina fires dey very painful for my heart. Plenty of my close friends dey live where di fire burn. Many of dem lose dia house and everything. Di worst part na say pipo dey lose dia loved ones. My prayer be say dis list go continue to give pipo peace of mind.”
Firefighters dey work hard on Sunday to control di fire. By Sunday night:
- Di big Lahaina fire wey cover 2,170-acre land don dey 85% controlled.
- Di Upcountry/Kula fire wey cover 678-acre dey 60% controlled. This fire burn 19 houses.
- Pulehu/Kihei fire don dey 100% controlled since Saturday.
- Small Puukolii/Kaanapali fire don dey put out on Saturday.
All di places wey pipo dey run go when di fire start don get light now, but dem no dey allow pipo enter burned-out Lahaina town unless you fit show say you live there.
Di place wey old pipo dey stay for West Maui, dem no sabi whether di fire burn am. But dem say di place wey homeless pipo dey stay, di fire no touch am.
State schools Superintendent Keith Hayashi talk on Sunday say many schools for Maui go open this week.
Security dey tight well-well for Lahaina and other places, dem dey bar media pipo because dem wan respect di families wey dey mourn. 🚫📷
Sallyann Gomes and her pikin, Tehani Kuhaulua, hope say dem fit identify Sallyann mama, Donna Gomes.
“My mama get diabetes and sometimes e hard for am to waka,” Sallyann talk. “I feel say na my mama body dey front of her house. I wan make dem give me her body.”
Ernest Buen, wey be 83 years old, come give DNA to help dem identify him younger brother, Maurice “Shadow” Buen, wey dey live for one old people home for Lahaina.
Di fire too much for di firefighters. Maui Fire Chief Brad Ventura talk say, “Our firefighters try their best that day. But the fire too much. You fit see videos for social media, you go see how di fire dey burn.”
Three senators for Maui dey thank everybody wey help and give things after di fire. Dem talk say, “Words nor fit describe how we dey feel. We dey very grateful.”
Di people of Hawaii show their love and support after dis fire wahala. Na so we dey help each other when wahala come. 💞🤝🏽
NOW IN BLACK AMERICAN SLANG
NOW IN ENGLISH
