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Noem claims that 1 in 6 survivors of the Lahaina wildfires engaged in survival sex, highlighting issues with FEMA's response and management, which she criticizes as decades of neglect and mismanagement, while the Biden administration defends FEMA's efforts amid ongoing debates about its future.
The Maui Invitational basketball tournament, featuring top-ranked teams like Marquette, Kansas, Purdue, Gonzaga, and Tennessee, will still take place in Hawaii but will be relocated to the University of Hawaii's Stan Sheriff Center in Honolulu due to the wildfires that devastated the Lahaina area, where the tournament is traditionally held. The decision was made to support the state's tourism industry and increase fundraising for Maui. The tournament will be held from November 20-22, with all previously purchased tickets honored and additional tickets available for sale in early October.