What’s really going on in Hawaii — before, during, and after the fires? Stream contributor Jason Jones lived in Hawaii for decades, before savage COVID lockdowns on that island forced him to move. How he’s on the ground there again, where his Vulnerable People Project is coordinating desperately needed emergency relief.

We decided to interview Jason about what’s happening in Hawaii, beyond the media filters and viral conspiracy theories.

The context matters. The media was eager to cover Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans. They also tried to pin blame for human errors that made the disaster worse solidly on the Republican in the White House, while absolving bumbling local leftists. An equally deadly, destructive event was the fire in Lahaina, Hawaii.

This one is likely first the fault of a negligent power company, along with clueless public officials on the ground. No one in the media is holding Joe Biden responsible, even for his callous and narcissistic quips about almost losing his Corvette in a fire decades ago.

Jason Jones is a senior contributor to The Stream. He is a film producer, author, activist and human rights worker.

John Zmirak is a senior editor at The Stream and author or co-author of ten books, including The Politically Incorrect Guide to Immigration and The Politically Incorrect Guide to Catholicism. He is co-author with Jason Jones of “God, Guns, & the Government.”