Maui Now reports:

Independent presidential candidate Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. today released a video documenting his visit to Lahaina, where he went to see firsthand the devastation from the wildfire that destroyed much of the historic town six months ago. The wildfire claimed the lives of more than 100 people, becoming the deadliest US fire in the past century.

“I visited Lahaina last month and saw the tragic reality up close: the Maui wildfire’s cascading environmental impacts and toxic aftermath will likely last for years,” Kennedy said in a news release. 

He reflected upon hazardous debris, chemicals, and undrinkable water that he witnessed during his visit. He fears that the debris is “wreaking havoc on Lahaina’s residents, farmland, and groundwater, and risks poisoning the local reef.”

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