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Hawaii has received and will continue to receive relief. [1] https://www.whitehouse.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2023/08/30/fact-sheet-biden-harris-ad

• h2odragon 3y ago
  > More than 1,000 Federal personnel are on the ground on Maui to aid response efforts How many personnel are dedicated to Ukraine efforts, I wonder? Honestly not denigrating any efforts anyone is undertaking. Its a natural comparison to make, tho. There could have been troops there cleaning up within hours. There could have been troops there fighting fires when populations were threatened. The Navy in particular has some assets not far from there.
  • V__ 3y ago
    > the Coast Guard and Navy are supporting response and rescue efforts, while the Marines are providing Black Hawk helicopters to fight the fires. [1] https://www.navytimes.com/news/your-navy/2023/08/09/coast-guard-rescues-people-trying-to-escape-hawaii-wildfires/ https://www.navytimes.com/news/your-navy/2023/08/09/coast-gu... I understand the impulse to make these comparisons, but it's apple to oranges. 1000 CIA analysts and artilary shells won't help Hawaii. I'm sure more could have been done, but pretending it's nothing also won't help anybody.