Well, howdy there, internet people it spell again. So today, we're going to talk about

Trump's FEMA, flooding, and Hawaii. Hawaii has been hit with the worst flooding it's seen

in more than 20 years. Rain and flooding led to thousands of evacuations on the north shore of Oahu. And there were

evacuation orders on Maui, too. In Oahu, hundreds of people were pulled from the floodwaters.

The most surprising part is actually the best news. So far, the number of people lost stands at zero. Let's hope that

number holds. Houses were destroyed, cars were swept away, and thousands need help. The state has

already said they're looking at more than a billion dollars in damages. The recovery time

probably won't be quick. Hawaii is an island and a lot of material takes time to

get there. If you're watching from there, it's important to remember that emergency

responders were saying more flooding is still possible as late as Tuesday morning.

It does look like they're saying the risk of Wahiawa Dam failing has passed as the water levels

dropped. Only about 4% of homes in Hawaii have flood insurance.

There's still a backlog of payments from a Trump official's policy that requires a personal sign-off for payments to cities over $100,000 from previous disasters.

This would normally be the part in a video about a disaster, where we tell locals where they can get assistance and file with FEMA.

The Hawaii page on the FEMA site currently says, quote,

Notice, due to the lapse in federal funding, portions of this website may not be updated, and some non-disaster assistance

transactions submitted via the website may not be processed or responded to until after appropriations

are enacted. When you search for disaster recovery centers in Hawaii, it says, quote,

There are no active disaster recovery centers for this location at this time.

It is worth noting that Hawaii Emergency Management Agency is saying that at least some FEMA personnel have made it out to do an

assessment. We were able to find a listing of American Red Cross emergency shelters from before the

flood that we'll link below in the description. It's at this point that I would remind people that Trump has tied DHS funding,

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