John Pelletier Maui Police Chief Erects dust screen to hide truth

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We're adding because of the Department of Transportation, a dust stream, but it also obstructs the view, which is a good thing, because we don't need people stopping over on the side and trying to exploit some of the different things that are going in. They have shut down our ability to fly drones in West Malik. We understand the freedom of the press. But when we were here two days ago, there was a national news site actually standing on front street, streaming. We're adding because of the Department of Transportation, a dust stream, which does a couple things. It actually blocks the dust and the debris with the winds coming out, but it also obstructs the view, which is a good thing, because we don't need people stopping over on the side and trying to exploit some of the different things that are going in. It's a large scene. And so we're going to ask that you travel to and from where you need to go, and you don't pull over, because you're going to be warned and then you're going to be told. They have shut down our ability to fly drones in West Malik, which was not the case immediately after the fire. And personally, I'm wondering what changed. Now you see the red box there. That covers most of the zone that burned, or maybe all of it. And this was not a problem a few days after the fire. When this happened, we went down, and luckily we got a lot of good, high-quality 4K footage. That's why we can't have you walking down there. And we had to arrest somebody for trespassing. And so if we want to keep doing this and slowing it down, keep doing that. Do a freedom of information act and figure out who that person is. Tell that story. Knock it off. And we're over. I would caution people that it's going to be a very long time before any growth or housing can be built.