The ancient town of Lahaina was destroyed by wildfires, which have claimed at least 89 lives, making it the most devastating fire in the US in a century.
Many individuals dove into the sea to escape the flames when the wildfire tore through the town last week.
A Maui local expressed her displeasure with some visitors continuing their vacations as usual to Sophie Long of the BBC.
These visitors, or tourists, were swimming in the exact same waters that our folks had recently died in three days prior.