• HeartyBeast@kbin.social
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    2 years ago

    Talking of ‘having their whole lives destroyed’ - presumably the people actually working in and running the hotels want them there - or else they would be closed

    • meco03211@lemmy.world
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      presumably the people actually working in and running the hotels want them there - or else they would be closed

      It might not be up to them. I imagine some places are run by shitty corporate overlords that don’t give two shits about the devastation.

      • Kungolicious@lemmy.world
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        REITs own a large portion of hotels in Maui, and they’re required by law to do what is most profitable to the shareholders.