Oprah Winfrey and a CBS camera crew were denied access to an emergency shelter on the Hawaiian island of Maui, where residents continue to struggle in the aftermath of the devastating fires that tore through Lahaina.
In a statement, the County of Maui said: 'Out of respect for those who have come to seek safety and shelter at emergency shelters, our policy remains that no media are given access.' 'We welcome Oprah to continue to uplift our community’s spirit and give her aloha to victims of the tragic disaster and appreciate her understanding of our policy of no camera crews or reporters in our emergency shelters. Mahalo.'
Late last week, Winfrey was granted access to the War Memorial Stadium in Wailuku, which is being used to shelter evacuees from the wildfires.
Despite the County's policy of granting no media access to the war memorial shelter, Winfrey was interviewed by the BBC inside the shelter, when she was there on Thursday to hand out supplies to survivors, reports the Daily Mail.
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