Hawaii wildfires threaten Oprah’s Maui estate, other A-listers’ homes

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killed at least 36 people and decimated hundreds of structures – many of them cultural and historical landmarks – on the once-idyllic Hawaiian island.

Among the destroyed buildings is the eponymous Lahaina restaurant of British rocker Mick Fleetwood. “This is a devastating moment for Maui, and many are suffering unimaginable loss,” the 76-year-old Fleetwood Mac co-founder posted on Facebook late Wednesday. “Fleetwood’s on Front Street has been lost and while we are heartbroken, our main priority is the safety of our dear staff and team members.”Lahaina — a beloved historic hamlet with a population of about 12,000 — has been “home” for Fleetwood for decades.

The town has suffered some of the worst damage in the fires, with some residents jumping into the water to escape the blazing heat and others likening the disaster to “an apocalypse.” The entire island of Maui has long been a favorite destination for rock stars, Hollywood A-listers and titans of industry.

In 2021, Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, 59, dropped a cool $78 million on a 14-acre estate surrounded by thousands of acres of dormant lava fields near Le Perouse Bay – an area in the southwest that appeared to be less impacted than other areas of the island, as three fires still raged Thursday.Meanwhile, Oprah Winfrey, 69, has spent more than 15 years living part-time in Maui, where she has various properties.This past February, she paid $6.6 million for 870 acres of land in Kula, an area in central Maui sandwiched between the South Maui and Upcountry wildfires.At least two homes had been destroyed in Kula and some 80 people were evacuated from 40 homes, fire officials told the Honolulu Star-Advertiser.Winfrey also owns 1,200 acres elsewhere on the island, including in.