Officials ask travelers to visit parts of Maui not impacted by fires
Nearly three weeks after a fire destroyed Lahaina, Hawaii Gov. Josh Green, Sen. Brian Schatz, the Hawaii Visitors Bureau and others are letting people know that Maui still needs visitors — just avoid the parts devastated by the fires.
After the Lahaina fire, Green issued an emergency proclamation, which will be in effect until Oct. 17, that strongly discourages all nonessential travel to West Maui. The Hawaii Tourism Authority and lots of social media posts also broadcast that West Maui is closed. In the days following the fires, at least 46,000 people left the island via Kahului Airport, according to the Hawaii Tourism Authority.
