Poorly timed vacation
Paris Hilton is being eviscerated online for vacationing on the Hawaiian island of Maui after fatal wildfires devastated the area just days earlier.
The family jaunt comes after local officials begged tourists to cancel trips to Maui to avoid using up valuable resources now needed for thousands of displaced residents.
DailyMail.com published photos of Paris, husband Carter Reum and their 8-month-old son, Phoenix, walking along the beach about 30 miles from the town of Lahaina, which was destroyed in the blaze on Aug. 8 — the same day the trio reportedly landed in Maui. The following day, the Hawaii Tourism Authority asked tourists to leave to free up hotel rooms.
While she continues to vacation in Hawaii, Paris has been using social media to encourage her followers to donate to those in need. She’s still drawing heat from critics, though: “Is she an idiot?” one person asked. Another commented, “Wow. Read the room.” A third called her “disgusting.”
A source close to Paris told DailyMail.com that the critics are misreading her intentions. “She has been absolutely helping. Maui has always held a special place in her heart,” the insider explained. “She has been gathering supplies and taking them to shelters and those [in] need. She already did and continues to do so.”
