Only a small percentage of the population in the island of Maui in Hawaii identify themselves as Filipinos, observed DFA Assistant Secretary Paul Cortes. | charieabarcaINQ
The assistant secretary cited data from United States’ 2020 census.“[Kaunti] lamang [sa] mga kababayan natin in the state of Hawaii are Philippine passport holders or just plain green card holders,” Cortes noted.“Pero kung susumahin natin na there were thousands missing, who lost their homes and lost their businesses, ay likelihood or the probability ay at least isa [dyan] ay Philippine blood,” he said.
“But if we will sum up that there were thousands missing, who lost their homes and lost their businesses, the likelihood or the probability is that at least one of them has Filipino blood.)The tragedy has claimed the lives of 93 persons while thousands were forced to evacuate.He said it is “difficult to imagine that something like this can happen to a little paradise on earth.”
Meanwhile, DFA is advising Filipinos in the Philippines who have relatives in Maui to communicate with the department. “Kung meron [silang] kamag anak na mga kababayan natin sa Hawaii na nawalan ng contact [after ng wildfire], kontakin kami sa amin Facebook page,” DFA Undersecretary Eduardo De Vega made the request in an interview over Radyo 630.“Pwede rin po nilang kontakin ang ating konsulado. May emergency hotline ‘yan: +18082539446,” he added.
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