Holly Tone survived the Lahaina wildfire after getting separated from her parents, sister and nephew, only to find out that they never escaped the flames. NBC News’ Steven Romo shares the story and how Tone is processing the destruction of her childhood home and family.
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#Lahaina #Maui #Wildfires
Heartbreaking.
Do not sell your property. Stay strong .Money don’t last. I am praying for you.🙏🏼❤️
Do you have money to help rebuild? Probably not…
@Sven Valtikwhat is it with all the nasty cretins on here tonight
How terrible ❤
Hearing these stories is heartbreaking but, to me, the worst was hearing about the people trying to flee and being caught in gridlock on the roads. It’s hard to think about.
@Nick Somebody369 it WAS, they need to be prosecuted!
All the cars were burned and melted, due to authorities not allowing anyone to leave, look at the pictures, do some research, don’t just rely on KGMB?!!!
@Nick Somebody369 and you find it funny. Sick.
@David Henning ya because you know exactly what I am from a comment. 😂 Your sick
@Nick Somebody369 Yep, pretty clear who you are – getting your laughs from other people’s tragedy.
Listen to your mother, get out of her basement, get a job.
at the risk of taking hate for asking the question, am I the only one who wonders why on Earth people do this, because if I just lost multiple family members the last thing I’d ever do is go on tv and talk to some stranger about it.
@50NotLikely50 officials blocked escape routes from the fire and denied water to the firefighters, and you’re ok with that?
@D STOP TROLLING, there is NO PROOF of other being neglegent. STOP SPREADING LIES>
The world is watching and we want to hear more from the residents who survived. They’re being silenced!
@wms72 No, because if you weren’t there to see this once in a lifetime event, you can’t know what may or may not have helped, and second guessing others who have positions of responsibility that you do not, is just way too easy. I do know that no matter what anyone did, if people died, the same calls for blame would still be happening, whether it was fire, or cutting power harming people with medical equipment being powered. For commenters there is no such thing as blameless events.
@aleaboon well, perhaps you should unmute your technology, because they very obviously are not being silenced. You know…..because she’s on tv…..Sort of the same as all of the interviews conducted after, and the countless youtube vids of survivor stories and video. Yeah, total silence.
Am so sorry my dear, I cant imagine the pain and sorrow. My condolences to you and your family. Its so 😔 😟
you think she’s reading your comment?
How many children are missing???
We r saddened by your loss it’s couregous these stories of survival and what you have been through
That’s sick what was done to these people …… DON’T SELL!!!!!!!
Act of GOD!
Nope. This was not a natural fire. This was not sent from God.
Don’t sell she should get whatever help she can and collect insurance for whatever had been destroyed and use the money to rebuild.
The guy that refused to trigger the alarm needs to be in jail!
@truthseekers Water can put out burning homes
@wms72 sometimes, never happened in a firestorm. You a normal troll account?
@tinfoil hat wearing covidiot OK Karen if YOU a tinheadtroll says so.. blue laser from israhell? Some energy weapon? Aliens?
Homeless drunks all got together and blew really hard right? LOL
No.the people who set up evacuation plans and supposedly designed them do. Because I have yet to hear where they had different siren signals for different disasters..in place . Or that the residents had drills in the event of a natural disaster other than a tsunami..And emergency escape routes in place since there are limited roads in or out.Even without the police barricades a lot of people would still have died because of that.And more fire equipment. There seems to have been no emergency evacuation plan in place at all before this happened.
@thaismatsumoto you aren’t really a smart troll are you. Why would they have evacuation plans for a firestorm the like which have never happened before? Know what an “Act if -god- mother nature” is?
The governor, the mayor and the police chief need to be held accountable for their collective incompetence and inaction.
Prison
@princy bellaabsolutely
@Sabine death penalties in my opinion.
Most Definitely
Yes but they were obeying orders from higher criminals on the latter. This attack was done obviously on purpose and keep Obama in mind if you don’t mind. Traitors are at work.
My heart hurts for her
Condolences lady to the max.
Democrat management, corruption and incompetent management . Thug police chief w thug mayor need resign w no pension n b prosecuted.
It is above the Governor.
@Gloria Armstrong yes, it goes back to Biden.
What about the 2,000 missing CHILDREN in Maui not answered for. Gov GREEN, The Corrupt Coroner and Chief of Police, Fire CHIEF. Obama future leaders that said NO to the SIREN and No to water to fight the fire. It was MIS MANAGED and not a wild FIRE. A democrat party fire to massacre the Indians
This poor girl. Makes me want to take her in and help her and support her through her grief. This should never have happened. I believe foul play was involved in this tragedy
“YOU BELIEVE” so you ignorantly post your believ with no proof. Maki you.
💯💯
Tears heartbreaking event she along w family and friends i will be praying to keep you all lifted. ❤ Hawaii strong
prayers from a YT troll account, wow
@truthseekersYou’re the troll here!Stop being rude,ppl r just trying to have condolences for these poor ppl,a kind word goes alot further than your negativity
Biden said he can relate because a fire alarm went off in one of his mansion’s kitchen and he almost lost his Corvette.
And cat.
The Hungarian government has reportedly stepped up to provide shelters for 250 Maui families. 250 small portable minihomes will be delivered in Oct. Hungary’s leader Orban is delivering the first 20 Aug21 via Hungary’s military.
Orban friendly with Trump was called a Thug by president Biden. Huh, imagine that, Hungary 250 mobile homes on the way.
Friendly isn’t it?
THANKYOU Hungary !!
Biden is giving them a one time payment of $700 dollars. But billions for Ukraine.
They taking whole generations
Terrible loss for her…
So extremely heartbreaking.
🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻🙏🏻
Your family could still be on earth.Violent death. 🕊️🕊️🕊️🕊️ Hopefully they will see you ok and they can move on. 🎈🎈🎈🎈
If they were caused by down power lines then they are not Wildfires.
This is the sadest story I have heard so far. I hope there is a lawyer out there willing to help her.
The District Attorney should prosecute officials who blocked escape roads and denied WATER.
PRAISE YA YHE LORD!
GREAT AND POWERFUL FATHER GOD
Philippians 4:20
“Now unto God and our Father be glory for ever and ever. Amen.”
Psalm 121
1 I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help.
2 My help cometh from the Lord, which made heaven and earth.
3 He will not suffer thy foot to be moved: he that keepeth thee will not slumber.
4 Behold, he that keepeth Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep.
5 The Lord is thy keeper: the Lord is thy shade upon thy right hand.
6 The sun shall not smite thee by day, nor the moon by night.
7 The Lord shall preserve thee from all evil: he shall preserve thy soul.
8 The Lord shall preserve thy going out and thy coming in from this time forth, and even for evermore.
Psalms 150:6
“Let every thing that hath breath praise the LORD. Praise ye the LORD.”
Psalms 106:48
“Blessed be the LORD God of Israel from everlasting to everlasting: and let all the people say, Amen. Praise ye the LORD.”
Psalm 145:1-21
1 I will extol thee, my God, O king; and I will bless thy name for ever and ever.
2 Every day will I bless thee; and I will praise thy name for ever and ever.
3 Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised; and his greatness is unsearchable.
4 One generation shall praise thy works to another, and shall declare thy mighty acts.
5 I will speak of the glorious honour of thy majesty, and of thy wondrous works.
6 And men shall speak of the might of thy terrible acts: and I will declare thy greatness.
7 They shall abundantly utter the memory of thy great goodness, and shall sing of thy righteousness.
8 The Lord is gracious, and full of compassion; slow to anger, and of great mercy.
9 The Lord is good to all: and his tender mercies are over all his works.
10 All thy works shall praise thee, O Lord; and thy saints shall bless thee.
11 They shall speak of the glory of thy kingdom, and talk of thy power;
12 To make known to the sons of men his mighty acts, and the glorious majesty of his kingdom.
13 Thy kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and thy dominion endureth throughout all generations.
14 The Lord upholdeth all that fall, and raiseth up all those that be bowed down.
15 The eyes of all wait upon thee; and thou givest them their meat in due season.
16 Thou openest thine hand, and satisfiest the desire of every living thing.
17 The Lord is righteous in all his ways, and holy in all his works.
18 The Lord is nigh unto all them that call upon him, to all that call upon him in truth.
19 He will fulfil the desire of them that fear him: he also will hear their cry, and will save them.
20 The Lord preserveth all them that love him: but all the wicked will he destroy.
21 My mouth shall speak the praise of the Lord: and let all flesh bless his holy name for ever and ever.
Isaiah 25:1-12
1 O Lord, thou art my God; I will exalt thee, I will praise thy name; for thou hast done wonderful things; thy counsels of old are faithfulness and truth.
2 For thou hast made of a city an heap; of a defenced city a ruin: a palace of strangers to be no city; it shall never be built.
3 Therefore shall the strong people glorify thee, the city of the terrible nations shall fear thee.
4 For thou hast been a strength to the poor, a strength to the needy in his distress, a refuge from the storm, a shadow from the heat, when the blast of the terrible ones is as a storm against the wall.
5 Thou shalt bring down the noise of strangers, as the heat in a dry place; even the heat with the shadow of a cloud: the branch of the terrible ones shall be brought low.
6 And in this mountain shall the Lord of hosts make unto all people a feast of fat things, a feast of wines on the lees, of fat things full of marrow, of wines on the lees well refined.
7 And he will destroy in this mountain the face of the covering cast over all people, and the vail that is spread over all nations.
8 He will swallow up death in victory; and the Lord God will wipe away tears from off all faces; and the rebuke of his people shall he take away from off all the earth: for the Lord hath spoken it.
9 And it shall be said in that day, Lo, this is our God; we have waited for him, and he will save us: this is the Lord; we have waited for him, we will be glad and rejoice in his salvation.
10 For in this mountain shall the hand of the Lord rest, and Moab shall be trodden down under him, even as straw is trodden down for the dunghill.
11 And he shall spread forth his hands in the midst of them, as he that swimmeth spreadeth forth his hands to swim: and he shall bring down their pride together with the spoils of their hands.
12 And the fortress of the high fort of thy walls shall he bring down, lay low, and bring to the ground, even to the dust.
Revelation 7:11-12
And all the angels stood round about the throne, and about the elders and the four beasts, and fell before the throne on their faces, and worshipped God, Saying, Amen: Blessing, and glory, and wisdom, and thanksgiving, and honour, and power, and might, be unto our God for ever and ever. Amen.
Put your Faith and Trust in Abba Father God
Proverbs 3:5
“Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.”
Psalms 9:10
“And they that know thy name will put their trust in thee: for thou, LORD, hast not forsaken them that seek thee.”
Psalms 28:7
“The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusted in him, and I am helped: therefore my heart greatly rejoiceth; and with my song will I praise him.”
Psalms 112:7
“He shall not be afraid of evil tidings: his heart is fixed, trusting in the LORD.”
Psalms 118:8
“It is better to trust in the LORD than to put confidence in man.”
Matthew 11:28-30
28 Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
29 Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls.
30 For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.
John 8:12
“Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.”
Psalm 121:1-8
1 I will lift up mine eyes unto the hills, from whence cometh my help.
2 My help cometh from the Lord, which made heaven and earth.
3 He will not suffer thy foot to be moved: he that keepeth thee will not slumber.
4 Behold, he that keepeth Israel shall neither slumber nor sleep.
5 The Lord is thy keeper: the Lord is thy shade upon thy right hand.
6 The sun shall not smite thee by day, nor the moon by night.
7 The Lord shall preserve thee from all evil: he shall preserve thy soul.
8 The Lord shall preserve thy going out and thy coming in from this time forth, and even for evermore.
ONE ABBA FATHER GOD LORD AND SAVIOR JESUS CHRIST
John 10:30
“I and my Father are one.”
James 2:19
“Thou believest that there is one God; thou doest well: the devils also believe, and tremble.”
Exodus 20:5
“Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve them: for I the LORD thy God am a jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto the third and fourth generation of them that hate me;”
Exodus 34:14
“For thou shalt worship no other god: for the LORD, whose name is Jealous, is a jealous God:”
Isaiah 43:11
“I, even I, am the LORD; and beside me there is no saviour.”
Isaiah 44:6
“Thus saith the LORD the King of Israel, and his redeemer the LORD of hosts; I am the first, and I am the last; and beside me there is no God.”
John 8:12
“Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the light of the world: he that followeth me shall not walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life.”
1 Timothy 2:5
“For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus;”
Revelation 1:8
“I am Alpha and Omega, the beginning and the ending, saith the Lord, which is, and which was, and which is to come, the Almighty.”
Brokenhearted
Psalms 18:6
“In my distress I called upon the LORD, and cried unto my God: he heard my voice out of his temple, and my cry came before him, even into his ears.”
Psalm 34:17-18
The righteous cry, and the Lord heareth, and delivereth them out of all their troubles. The Lord is nigh unto them that are of a broken
heart; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit.
Psalm 147:3
He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up their wounds.
Mark 10:47
“And when he heard that it was Jesus of Nazareth, he began to cry out, and say, Jesus, thou Son of David, have mercy on me.”
Proverbs 3:4-5
5 Trust in the Lord with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.
6 In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.
Matthew 11:28-30
28 Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.
29 Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls.
30 For my yoke is easy, and my burden is light.
My mother from Louisiana use to say this verse.Psalm 18:6
bout time media is there such a shame on our government!!!! im soooo ashamed our country does not take care of our own wth is wrong w peoiple now lets get real……….
We all demand answers. This was a terror attack. We are the children?
criminal charges for all those involved in bocking people from leaving!!
My Lord I am so very sorry to this young lady. Know you are thought of and wished the best in life.
Horrible evil people that did this and I don’t care what anybody says there’s something nefarious going on here. This was a planned attack against those people
100% yes it was.
Come On Man! Joe Biden almost lost his wife, Corvette and cat in his contained in 20 minutes kitchen fire!
ABC “news” didn’t report any of that!
Those police officers that blocked those people from getting away from that fire should be held accountable and are just as responsible for all of these dead people!!!!
Good job Maui govt. I lived on Maui for many years and always saw the poorly run govt. Also the corruption. I even worked for the county. So very sad. My heart is broken.
God bless and protect this young woman who has lost so much.❤️🙏
God grace her and the entire family.
Stay strong young lady. My family still lives in Lahaina. Just on the edge of the fire. So so sad for your loss.
Sending hugs to your family. 🙏❤
The Honorable Ancestors.
*WHY DID POLICE BLOCK THE ESCAPE ROUTE???* Prosecute these murders.
God bless you, lift and protect you, Holly! Mahalo for sharing your beautiful family so we can mourn their loss with you. My deepest condolences 🙏❤️🌈
4 murdered
This was a massacre by our Democrat government
The guy didnt turn on the siren.
I have no words. 😢❤🩹🙏 Does she have a go fund me page?
So very sorry for your loss. We are still trying to find our relative. This is such a tragedy.
What do you expect from the major media like this? Why aren’t you asking the REAL questions like why was the traffic stopped from by the
Police. As in witness testimony – people were turned around and directed back into the fire. why?
Why no siren and alarms when it even says on the website they’re also used for wildfires? NO water to put out the fires.?
Why aren’t you reporting any of this. And you wonder why nobody trusts the major media like you anymore.
You’re pathic.
I’m so so sorry for your loss. My heart breaks for everyone that this is affecting. Prayers lifted for everyone.
mahalo …
Complete government failure
So sorry for your loss. My condolences.
DONT understand why pple just SAT in their CARS!! GET OUT and RUN into the ocean!! thats how others survived.
There must be an explanation. It doesn’t seem as simple as that.
Condolences to all those people affected by this tragic incident, ❤
God bless this sweet young lady
‼️‼️💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💢💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💢💢💢🙏🙏🙏⚡🙏🌈👄💞
So sad
Oprah needs that new smart city dont stand in her way
Lote was my peer at work in Lahaina and loved her child SO MUCH. My heart breaks for your Ohana Lote Rest in aloha ❤
Maui will be in recovery for a generation.
Your government m*rdered thousands of innocent people for an agenda.
The world is run by evil.
God bless you with peace in your heart lady!
Unimaginable. Praying for you. Stay strong. Ask God for help, and band together.
God will provide, He will make a way. In spite of corrupt and evil govt people
Oh Holly, I am so sorry for you and your brother. My sincere condolences 😢💐
Thank you for sharing this ❤ aloha from big island 🏝️
There are some really SCARY developments happening out of Lahaina, that are being totally IGNORED.  It’s obvious there is an intentional MEDIA BLACKOUT taking place around the whole region. Even more than this, there are “special police” in the form of foreign vehicles that wouldn’t normally be used as police cars along with NG, stopping people. On top of that, there is a blacked out fence that is being erected around the whole parameter. There is a MAJOR COVER UP taking place there.
Please stand with Lahaina and the missing children
Accountability:
1. The people of Lahaina were told by the “officials” (earlier that day) that the fires were 100% contained; Therefore the Lahaina residents acted as if the fires were 100% contained.
2. It’s a lame excuse from “officials” that turning on the sirens would have caused confusion (an obvious confession that it was deliberate). Many children were home alone (due to closed schools); And many (including elders) were asleep; Sirens would have woke them up and alerted them to take action.
3. The “officials” should have known better; Especially since the “Maui Sirens’ website makes it clear that sirens are used for multiple types of disasters (including wildfires).
4. Hold the “officials” accountable for their actions, non-action and incompetence; While it is hurricane and wildfire season; The evacuation “officials” (who are in charge of proper evacuation procedures); Both of them were off the island; Several survivors say Police officers blocked evacuation routes out of the fire area and re-routed evacuees into the Lahaina fire zone.
5. Not clear (at all) how “climate change” is related to this incident (as some have been suggesting).
[The “climate” is always “changing”; These “officials” appear to be equivocating on the term “climate change” in order to deliberately deflect from accountability and confuse the issues.]
6. Exposing the criminal impact concerning the 130 year U.S. (armed citizen “State”) illegal occupation (not colonization) of the Hawaiian Kingdom; Since 1893.
7. What exactly are the rules (in accordance with Hawaiian Kingdom Law and International Law) pertaining to the responsibilities of an occupying power during a belligerent occupation?]
That’s because of the cop blocking the road of the exit truth will come out
Terrible. Never forget what trash democrats are.
Sounds like Hawaii government is in full coverup mode. Time to prosecute those who failed to protect the Lahaina residents.
Death to black rock
Death to mainstream media
Since the war began, the Biden administration and the U.S. Congress have directed more than $75 billion in assistance to Ukraine, which includes humanitarian, financial, and military support…
That could have been $500,000 for each person of Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii. Instead they were “given” $700.00. That’s just a small example.
BUT NO RELIEF OF THIS MAGNITUDE FOR OURS. Please, resign now Biden.
so sad. 😢
Ou
THEY SHOULD BE GRATEFUL THAT WE NOW HAVE A CHANCE TO BUILD A UTOPIA IN THEIR PLACE!!!
CONSIDER THEM A SACRIFICE FOR OUR CAUSE!
NOW STOP COMPLAINING BECAUSE NOW YOU CAN SELL YOUR LAND!
So heartbreaking — I’m glad at least she has her brother for support. I cannot imagine my home and family being destroyed like this. Send love to Lahaina Maui 💌
Have the perpetually dumbed down leftist democrat voters here awakened yet to the consequences of their elections ?????
Its a tragedy sorry for your huge lose…may your heavily Father comfort you hugs and kisses from Australia❤
Why are the children missing? 😪why the lengthy delay on information?seems strange ☹
I’m heartbroken over your loss and so many others. Please I hope the residents of Maui will hold those people responsible for contributing to the additional losses. Horrific! God be with you….
They were murdered
They voted for demoncrabs to be in their offices. they got what they voted for
Praying for you. I am so sorry.
LYING NEWS .!.!
They did on purpose. Your government. Wake up America
ROMANS 12:19, KJV, VENGEANCE SHALL BE “HIS”!!!
So sad, however, if hundreds of children from from school died, where are all the grieving parents who were at work?
💯💯 exactly
Wow, I cant imagine the depth of loss. Thats is heartbreaking.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bs3o3z0G8tw&t=778s This video is very important, and gives you important and solid information on how wood burns and what kind of fire that burns metall and glas etc..Much love from Sweden