Paris Hilton Faces Backlashes For Holidaying In Maui Amid Devastating Wildfires

Netizens trolled Hotel heiress Paris Hilton for vacationing on the beaches of Maui, Hawaii, just 30 miles away from the devastated town of Lahaina. Pictures posted on social media show Hilton enjoying a beach day at a resort in Wailea with her husband, Carter Reum, and their son, Phoenix.

Criticising her, one person wrote, ''While Maui burns, Paris Hilton Fiddles ( on vacay in Maui)! Get a clue honey and go home,'' while another wrote, ''Paris Hilton is vacationing in Maui at a resort 30 min from Lahaina. Imagine watching thousands of ppl lose their homes, loved ones, families, etc, and then expecting them to SERVE YOU DRINKS WHILE U FROLIC ON THE BEACH IN FRONT OF THEM OMG.''

Meanwhile, a close source to Hilton revealed that "It was initially a planned family trip, and she has been traveling to Maui since she was born. She has many friends and family there and it's a second home for her."

The pictures come days after Hawaiian native Jason Momoa urged people not to vacation in Maui amid the ongoing devastation.

''Maui is not the place to have your vacation right now. DO NOT TRAVEL TO MAUI. Do not convince yourself that your presence is needed on an island that is suffering this deeply,'' he wrote on Instagram.

The Hawaii Tourism Authority also posted a similar statement urging visitors not to come to Hawaii at this time and for those vacationing on the island to leave Maui. Many hotels are currently housing evacuees, with as many as 4,500 people in need of shelter.

In a recent update, a mobile morgue unit has arrived to help Hawaii officials working painstakingly to identify the remains of people killed in wildfires that ravaged Maui, as the death rose above 100 and teams intensified the search for more dead in neighborhoods reduced to ash. Gov.