Maui residents urge delay to tourism reopening

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CRAIG T. KOJIMA / CKOJIMA@STARADVERTISER.COM

West Maui community leaders and residents held a rally and presented a petition with over 14,000 signatures to Gov. Josh Green’s office at the state Capitol to delay the Oct. 8 date for reopening West Maui to tourists.

3/30

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CRAIG T. KOJIMA / CKOJIMA@STARADVERTISER.COM

West Maui community leaders and residents held a rally and presented a petition with over 14,000 signatures to Gov. Josh Green’s office at the state Capitol to delay the Oct. 8 date for reopening West Maui to tourists.

4/30

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A staffer takes the petition from Zane Kekoa Schweitzer, left, and Blake Ramelb.

5/30

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Paele Kiakona, fourth from left, waited with others to hand over the petition.

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Lahaina residents, Blake Ramelb, left, and Zane Kekoa Schweitzer holding the petition.

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Lahaina residents Blake Ramelb, left, Zane Kekoa Scweitzer and Paele Kiakona approach Gov. Josh Green’s office.

8/30

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Maui County Mayor Richard Bissen speaks to the media during a press conference on Tuesday at the Kalana O Maui Building.

9/30

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Dave Gutierrez, of the Red Cross, speaks to the media.

10/30

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Darryl Olivera, interim administrator of the Maui Emergency Management Agency, listened during a press conference on Tuesday at the Kalana O Maui Building.

11/30

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Diane Peters-Nguyen listened during a press conference on Tuesday at the Kalana O Maui Building.

12/30

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Maui County Mayor Richard Bissen speaks to the media.

13/30

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Maui County Mayor Richard Bissen speaks to the media.

14/30

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Kuhio Lewis, of the Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement, speaks to the media.

15/30

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Amanda Ree, of the Red Cross, speaks to the media.

16/30

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Sheila Sarangi, of the Hawaii Community Foundation, speaks to the media.

17/30

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Josiah Nishita, deputy managing director for the County of Maui, speaks to the media.

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