Hawaii's Best: Travel Tips and Guides for Your Hawaii Vacation - Maui Fires Update (Aug. 25, 2023): This Week in Review with Garrett Marrero of Maui Brewing Company

Maui Fires Update (Aug. 25, 2023): This Week in Review with Garrett Marrero of Maui Brewing Company

08/25/23 • 23 min

Hawaii's Best: Travel Tips and Guides for Your Hawaii Vacation

Garrett Marrero joins us to dive into the aftermath of the Maui fires. We delve into the challenges the local community faces and responsible tourism's role in rebuilding. Garrett shares insights on the economic impact, the need for foresight in adversity, and the heartening image of locals and visitors uniting to reconstruct Maui.
"Leadership means in the face of adversity, having foresight and thinking about how your actions impact the future." - Garrett Marrero
What we discuss with Garrett :

Discussion on the changing stance towards tourism in Maui post-fires.
Non-essential travel restrictions to West Maui until October 17th, but the rest of Maui remains open.
Emphasis on promoting responsible tourism.
Mention of economic repercussions: significant evacuations from Maui and job losses in South Maui's tourism sector.
Vision of locals and visitors collaborating to rebuild Maui.
Warning against taking insensitive photos in front of burned homes.

Full show notes and resources can be found here: hawaiisbesttravel.com/episode97
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Discussion on the changing stance towards tourism in Maui post-fires.
Non-essential travel restrictions to West Maui until October 17th, but the rest of Maui remains open.
Emphasis on promoting responsible tourism.
Mention of economic repercussions: significant evacuations from Maui and job losses in South Maui's tourism sector.
Vision of locals and visitors collaborating to rebuild Maui.
Warning against taking insensitive photos in front of burned homes.

Full show notes and resources can be found here: hawaiisbesttravel.com/episode97
Maui Strong Resources:

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BONUS: Maui Update and Announcement

I just wanted to give a quick update about the direction of episodes you can expect in the coming weeks. We are turning all of our attention to supporting Maui and responsible tourism.
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Supporting Lahaina's Artists After Tragedy: Patrick Parker's Campaign for Maui's Artist Community

Join host Bryan Murphy as he delves into the struggles faced by local artists in Lahaina, Maui, focusing on the impact that the fires have made. Through a conversation with Maui artist Patrick Parker, you'll gain insight into the challenges and losses experienced by artists in the community. Learn how, out of aloha and love for the community, Patrick's GoFundMe campaign has helped Lahaina artists to keep creating. Find out in this gripping episode of Hawai's Best podcast.
What we discuss with Patrick Parker:

The implications of current events on the creative life of local artists on Maui.
How Maui's art community's steadfast passion and determination keep it flourishing.
Learn about Lahaina artists' empowering tool in the form of Patrick Parker's GoFundMe campaign.
The process and criticality of commission work in artists' sustenance and artistic expression.
The concept of responsible tourism on Maui and understanding why it holds a pivotal role in the island's preservation.

The resources mentioned in this episode are:

Visit hawaiisbesttravel.com/art to directly access the GoFundMe page for Lahaina artists affected by the fires.
Support local businesses and artists on Maui by buying their art or dining at local restaurants.
Consider commissioning a piece of art from Patrick Parker or another artist to support their work and passion.
Share the GoFundMe link and spread the word about supporting the art community in Lahaina.
The previous episode with Patrick Parker.

Full show notes and resources can be found here: hawaiisbesttravel.com/episode103

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Hawaii's Best: Travel Tips and Guides for Your Hawaii Vacation - Maui Fires Update (Aug. 25, 2023): This Week in Review with Garrett Marrero of Maui Brewing Company

Transcript

102-Maui Update with Garrett

[00:00:00] Bryan Murphy: Coming up next on Hawaii's Best.

[00:00:02] Garrett Marrero - Maui Brewing: Bring, you know, the right people to Maui who are going to be respectful of the community. You have 99 plus percent of visitors to Maui are good people. They're just fine. You know, they're, they're responsible because they even are just coming and enjoying and contributing dollars.

[00:00:17] Now that shift is