US real estate developers make a fortune in disaster: competing to acquire houses damaged by wildfires in Hawaii, causing dissatisfaction among indigenous people. Wildfires | USA | Daihatsu
On August 17th, according to a report by USA Today on August 15th, the wildfire on Maui Island in Hawaii, USA, has not yet been fully controlled. However, real estate investors from the mainland of the United States want to take advantage of this disaster and purchase survivor properties for land development, causing strong dissatisfaction among the local indigenous people.
Since the wildfire on Maui Island in Hawaii, American real estate developers have been using social media to approach residents whose homes have been damaged. Many residents of Maui are worried that their land will fall into the hands of property developers from other places, and they are warning each other on social media that such information may be fraudulent. The Federal Trade Commission of the United States has also warned that scammers usually target victims after disasters occur, and people affected by wildfires on Maui may become victims of scammers.
Hawaii Governor Josh Green stated at a press conference on the 14th that he has requested the state Attorney General to consider suspending the sale of damaged properties on Maui Island.
More indigenous opinion leaders have expressed their anger towards these greedy attempts. "The Western forces that are trying to erase us as a nation are now threatening our survival with destructive behavior," said Carmen Lindsay, Chairman of the Hawaii Affairs Office, in a statement
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