As the day ends here, I find myself still thinking over what has happened in Maui in the last 24 hours. Disbelief at the level of destruction, especially in Lahaina as it looks as though it has been raised to the ground, but also to those who have lost homes in Upcountry Maui. Sadness accompanying that dis... www.crossingthethreshold.net

@jasraj Thank you, Jas. I see that a lot of visitors who are staying on that side of the island are leaving, for safety and also because resources are stretched. Extra flights are being put on, they are being flown to other islands, and also having to camp out at the airport.

And I didn’t know that you had visited Maui.

@ptrck Thank you. I’ll be returning home from California on Sunday and will see some of the effects of the fire for myself. Some anticipation there.

@maique We are having a lovely time here in California with family and friends, but as I read the news I am feeling a wish to be back home. Right now I have no idea what I will do, but I think that it is wanting to be back to see and feel what has happened, and the community around me.