
This week’s broadcast of Eye on Travel is a special two-part broadcast from The Ritz Carlton Maui Kapalua in Maui, Hawaii. Peter has a full update on the damage, destruction and loss of life caused by the devastating August 8th fire — the deadliest fire in the US in more than a century — 100 people killed, 2,200 homes destroyed, 1,500 businesses burned to the ground in Lahaina. Peter goes to ground zero with the U.S. Army corps of engineers. And then Richard Bissen, Mayor of Maui County, sits down with Peter to discuss the spirit and the plan for Maui’s recovery as well as the serious challenges. Dr. Norm Estin speaks to how the medical infrastructure of Maui has been impacted and how doctors have pivoted to meet the surge in demand. The good news: outside of Lahaina, Maui is open and welcoming visitors — but the key is how you travel to the island, and what you do there. There’s all this and more on this first of two special broadcasts from Maui, on Eye on Travel.