šļø Just One Story From The Aftermath Of Maui
John Philpin
June 1, 2026
Maui was my home for many years - as was California - where āPacific Palisadesā, āButteā, āEatonā, āSonomaā and many many more fires peaked their havoc. The world watches for a few days - maybe weeks - and then moves on. The reality - is very different. The famous Banyan tree is most certainly recovering - the rest - not so much. I will let you do your own ārecoveryā searches for other areas. I wouldnāt call Avi Ronen a āfriendā, we met a few times on Maui, he being one of those musicians that call Maui their home. This is his post on Facebook. ā "Our house is gone All the beautiful memories All my guitars over a hundred All gone lines of truss rods standing Like sad soldiers my amps pedals All the custom guitars Iāve build and kept All the acoustic guitars that KP made for me all gone Iām so devastated beyond words Weāre safe my girls are great stronger than me Iām so sad Our town looks insane itās so horrible Everything gone The only thing thatās left in lahaina town is my shop still standing I donāt even know what to do next Iām so devastated So many lives lost in our town The damage is absolutely insane Looks like an atomic bomb blew up in lahaina Itās so sad heartbreaking Sorry I had to share this I want to wish peace and love to everyone we are so heart broken over our sweet town My house all the memories And all my guitars so heart breaking" š¬ Avi Ronen šŗ
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