In an aerial view, cars destroyed by a wildfire sit in a lot on August 11, 2023, in Lahaina, Hawaii. | Source: Justin Sullivan / Getty
Amid a growing death toll from massive wildfires in Hawaii, viral video footage shows a white woman traveler expressing frustrations at her Maui vacation being canceled instead of extending sympathy to the dozens of people who died and were displaced – from the historic blazes.
Jessica A. Hopkins was identified as the apparently miffed – “privileged” and “entitled” are seemingly quite accurate descriptions, too – traveler being interviewed by ABC News after she and her husband were “diverted” from their destination of Hawaii because of the deadly wildfires there.
ABC News reported that Hopkins and her husband admitted that they “both may be a bit desensitized” when it comes to the Hawaiian wildfires because they live in California’s Bay Area which has also been hit hard in recent years by wildfires.
“We literally could see the flames from our driveway,” Hopkins told ABC News while shrugging and suggesting the developments in Hawaii were being blown out of proportion.
“From what I’ve seen so far, “Hopkins said, “it looks pretty bad but it’s not nearly as bad compared to what we’re used to.”
Source: Video Shows White Woman Downplaying Hawaii Wildfires After Deadly Blazes Cancel Her Maui Vacation
