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Wednesday, September 20, 2023

James O’Keefe Faces Arrest Threat in Hawaii for Capturing Burn Zone on Camera

James O’Keefe, founder of O’Keefe Media Group, recently traveled to Lahaina, Hawaii where he was threatened with arrest by police for taking photos and videos on public land near the burn zone.

Citing Hawaii Governor Josh Green’s emergency proclamation following the devastating wildfires that claimed 115 lives last month, an officer with the Maui Police Department told O’Keefe, “It’s part of the emergency proclamation that this whole area is deemed under the wildlife disaster area…So if you guys park here, that’s technically in violation.”

However, when O’Keefe expressed his concern that the policeman was “going to detain” him, a Hawaii Army National Guardsman said, “No, they’re probably just being assholes, man. I’m a policeman in Honolulu and I never heard of that.”