Maui’s tourists mean well. But they’re traumatizing locals by asking about the devastating wildfire: ‘Unless you’re a therapist, I don’t want to talk to you about it’
From Fortune:
Katie Austin, a server who survived the Lahaina wildfire, quit her recent job after tourists continually bombarded her with questions about the traumatic fire. Hawaii’s governor and mayor encouraged tourists to return, but post-fire economic struggles persist in west Maui. Fire evacuees face hardships finding long-term housing. Tourists were advised to show empathy.
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