‘Two Hawaiis now’: holidaymakers warned off wildfire-hit Maui

Visitors asked to stay away as the Hawaiian island seeks to recover from devastating wildfires

Destroyed homes and buildings burned to the ground in Lahaina
Destroyed homes and buildings in the historic town of Lahaina, in West Maui
(Image credit: Patrick T. Fallon/AFP/Getty Images)

“Aquaman” star Jason Momoa has joined fellow Hawaiians in urging tourists to stay away from Maui as the island grapples with the aftermath of devastating wildfires.

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 Sorcha Bradley is a writer at The Week and a regular on “The Week Unwrapped” podcast. She worked at The Week magazine for a year and a half before taking up her current role with the digital team, where she mostly covers UK current affairs and politics. Before joining The Week, Sorcha worked at slow-news start-up Tortoise Media. She has also written for Sky News, The Sunday Times, the London Evening Standard and Grazia magazine, among other publications. She has a master’s in newspaper journalism from City, University of London, where she specialised in political journalism.