Disaster capitalists? You know what, nevermind.
this post was submitted on 24 Aug 2023
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Why nevermind? It's a very real thing, Naomi Klein wrote a fantastic book on the subject. I'd recommend it
Unfortunately, many people with Native ancestry here are “land rich, money poor,” which is what speculators are banking on. Fortunately a lot of them are on the more north side of the island, which didn’t burn. But it’s bad, and Maui was rapidly turning into Oahu even before the fire.