Maui Police created the gridlock that killed many people in Lahaina

People were fleeing the fire only to find the Honoapiilani Highway, the only way out of Lahaina, blocked by the Maui Police at a key bottleneck. People were directed towards the beachfront area and the only outlet was where Front Street met the Highway headed north. This was blocked by a police officer for an unknown but significant duration creating the gridlock that killed many with video and eyewitness evidence to back this up.

>https://youtu.be/E-KYfmH6_kw?si=_ZJEweI2LwS6PzQv&t=1563

[26:08] You briefly see where Front Street meets the highway. There is a police officer standing in the road stopping people from entering the highway.

>https://youtu.be/gYN4eYySHJs?si=JNOszHKRL-Cs2VGm&t=152

Elderly man who was on foot and saw a police officer blocking the merge point from Front Street onto the main Highway with cars piling up behind. He asked the officer why and he replied he was "under orders."

>"There was nothing obstructing it at all"

>https://youtu.be/5Z0beYjT6ko?si=lhofr42cv7G2wmhg&t=117

>[03:42] Just when they reached blue skies police blocked their way turning them around back into the path of the fire

>https://www.youtube.com/live/oh261c9XyjU?si=o3Lk_Qrqh4U1G-Zv&t=137

When he realized the entrance to the highway was blocked, he ignored officers and drove across yards and the sidewalk to get onto the highway.

Drone footge:

>https://youtu.be/7PSYNqZqAVs?si=blsK7phlJ2aWOg27

Residents had around 1-2 hours to leave the area before the fire overwhelmed everything. Lahaina is a small town only 2-3 miles across and the fire did not spread beyond the city's limits. It's entirely possible the Maui Police caused the majority of deaths by blocking this key point without explanation.

No official is asking any questions about this. Keep this thread going until it either goes viral or someone in the media addresses the issue.