Izaqhwithi zaseKona eHawaii

Indawo yokubalekela elungele izilwanyana zasekhaya emva kwezikhukula

UMaile noKai bagcina intsapho yabo ikunye ebudeni bezona zikhukula zibi kakhulu eHawai'i kwiminyaka engamashumi amabini—kuquka nezinja.
UMaile nezinja zakhe ezintathu bahleli esofeni kwindawo yabo ka-Airbnb.org.

“Amanzi athatha yonke into.”

- UMaile, undwendwe luka-Airbnb.org

Kungekudala emva kweenzulu zobusuku nge-20 kaMatshi 2026, uMaile noKai bavuka kusitsho isaqhwithi. Baphakama ebhedini beyosusa iimoto zabo bezisa kwindawo ephezulu, bengazi ukuba babenemizuzu engaphantsi kweyi-30 yokupakisha izinto zabo ababenokuzipakisha baze babaleke.

“Sasinemizuzu emalunga neyi-10 kuphela yokuba siphume.”

- UMaile, undwendwe luka-Airbnb.org
Umfazi onentyatyambo etyheli ye-hibiscus ezinweleni zakhe uyame phezu kwentsimbi yokubambelela yeveranda yeplanga, ebonisa ukuphakama kwamanzi kodonga olwenziwe ngezinto ezixandileyo

Ukugcina iqela likunyeAmanzi afika ngokukhawuleza. Ngomzuzu abaqonda ngawo ukuba awazukuyeka, uMaile noKai bakhawuleza bafudusa “iqela labo leengcuka” abalithandayo—njengoko uMaile eziteketisa ezo zinja zintlanu zesi sibini: uBlackie, uTiny, uNoelle, uSassy noChoncho. Babengenakuhamba ngaphandle kwazo.“Saqubula izinja ngaphambi kokuba sifumane nengxowa yeempahla. Izinja zazisiza kuqala.” - UKaiNgexesha uMaile noKai abakwazi ngalo ukungena emotweni nezinja zabo ezintlanu, amanzi ezikhukula ayelingana nomphakathi wemoto yabo, ibe umsinga wawunamandla kangangokuba wabatyhalela ecaleni. Nangona kwakunzima, injini yasebenza ixesha elaneleyo lokuba uKai noMaile bakwazi ukudlula kwizikhukula baye kwiindlela ezikhuselekileyo nasekungaqinisekini okungakumbi.

Indawo yokwexeshana yokufihla iintloko zabo… nezinja zaboEmva kwesaqhwithi, irhuluneli uJosh Green yachaza esi siganeko njengezona zikhukula zikhulu eHawai'i ukususela ngo-2004.Xa babuyela kwindawo yabo eHaleʻiwa ngosuku olulandelayo, uMaile noKai bafumanisa ukuba indlu yabo yayizaliswe ngamanzi angaphezu kwee-feet eziliqela. Umonakalo wawumkhulu kakhulu ibe wonakalisa into eninzi.

Ibhinqa limi endlini, kuvele izikhonkwane zamaplanga kwindawo ebekukho iindonga kuyo, nto leyo ebubungqina bomonakalo emva kwesaqhwithi

UMaile noKai baxhomekeka kwintsapho yabo ukuze bafumane inkxaso. Ngenxa yokuba babengakwazi ukuhlala kwindawo yabo, esi sibini saxhomekeka kwintsapho nakubahlobo ukuze babe nendawo baze bancedise ekunyamekeleni izilwanyana zabo. Ekugqibeleni, bafumana indawo yabo noncedo ngoAirbnb.org. Babhukisha indawo esimahla eyabenza bakwazi ukugcina intsapho yabo idibene, ikhuselekile kwaye yomile.“Kwakumnandi ukwazi ukuba akunyanzelekanga ukuba sikhethe phakathi kokukhuseleka nezinja kuba sasinokuzifumana zombini, andithi? Kuvuyisa kakhulu ukuziva ngaloo ndlela, intsapho yethu yonke ibe kunye nathi.” - UKai

Indoda nebhinqa bahleli kunye ebhedini, bayancuma njengoko izinja ezimbini, enye enombala omdaka nenye emnyama, zinyuka ukuze zihlale nabo

Ngenxa yokuhlonipha umbuki zindwendwe wabo, uMaile noKai bakhetha ukuthatha kuphela izinja ezintathu kwezintlanu zabo baya nazo kwindawo yabo ka-Airbnb.org. Amalungu amabini eqela labo elincinci lezinja aye ahoywa ngabahlobo abasondeleyo.

Ukubaluleka kweendawo ezilungele izilwanyana zasekhayaKuMaile, ukukwazi ukugcina izinja zakhe kufutshane, enoba kukwindawo yabo ka-Airbnb.org okanye nosapho, kwakubonakala kubalulekile ukuze aqalise inkqubo yokuchacha emva komothuko wokusinda kwisaqhwithi.“Kwakuyintsikelelo ukufumana le ndawo. Ukuba bendinokwahlukaniswa nezinja zam, loo nto ibiza kundonzakalisa. Andiqondi ukuba ndingaze ndivume ukuba zahlukaniswe nam nangayiphi na indlela.” - UMaile

Indoda nebhinqa bahleli kunye kwizitepsi zeveranda, bajikelezwe zizinja ezintathu, enye encinci enoboya obuninzi, enye enombala omdaka nenye eyi-chihuahua enombala omdaka, ibe emva kwabo kukho indawo eyonakeleyo.

Ngenxa yokuncedwa ngabantu abanikelayo nangababuki zindwendwe abanobubele, uAirbnb.org unikezela ngeendawo zexesha longxamiseko ezilungele izilwanyana zasekhaya ezigcina iintsapho zikunye ngexesha leentlekele zemvelo nelezinye iingxaki. Iintsapho ezifana nekaMaile noKai.Abantu abamalunga ne-5 500 baxelelwa ukuba basabe kunxweme olusemntla lwaseO'ahu emva kwezaqhwithi zasebusika zikaMatshi. UAirbnb.org wanikezela ngeendawo zongxamiseko ezisimahla ezifikelela kwiintsuku eziyi-597 xa ziphelele kwiindwendwe ezingaphezu kwe-220“UAirbnb.org uncede abantu abaninzi kwintsapho yethu esiyaziyo elahlekelwe zindawo zazo.” - UKai

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