miki pandit says just minutes after he and his wife arrived at their hotel, evacuations started withor gas stations open, and the main roads closed. everyone was sent the same direction. we had to take the treacherous route that goes through the back of the island, which is like a three hour. the most dangerous journey i've ever seen because like, it's probably size of this belt here. the roads that big. and there are two suvs trying to cross each other because it was like a panic. one of the biggest issues was communication. the response was really bad from a government side because they were paralyzed pretty much. they didn't know what to do with no power or cell service. people had notion at all. and we were just hopeful that the world knows what's going on here because maui's in trouble. hawaii in trouble. and they need a lot of help right now. i mean, lives are being lost. amanda quintana, ktvu, fox two news and you can find up to the minute news in hawaii by downloading the fox weather app and stream on all your favorite connected tv devices. deputies in san joaquin county say