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Indawo eyisiphephelo elungele izilwane ezifuywayo ngemva kwezikhukhula

UMaile noKai bagcina umndeni wabo undawonye phakathi nezikhukhula ezimbi kunazo zonke zaseHawai’i eminyakeni engamashumi amabili— bona nezinja zabo.

UMaile nezinja zakhe ezintathu bahlezi kusofa endaweni yabo yokuhlala ye-Airbnb.org.

“Amanzi akhukhula konke.”

- UMaile, isivakashi se-Airbnb.org

Ngemva nje kuka-12:00 ebusuku ngo-March 20, 2026 uMaile noKai bavuka behlaselwe yisiphepho. Bavuka embhedeni ukuze babeke izimoto zabo endaweni ethe ukuphakama, bengazi ukuthi babesele ngemizuzu engaphansi kwengu-30 yokupakisha ababengakupakisha bese beyabaleka.

“Sasinemizuzu engaba ngu-10 kuphela yokuba siphume.”

- UMaile, isivakashi se-Airbnb.org

Owesifazane onembali ephuzi okuthiwa yi-hibiscus ezinweleni zakhe uncike ezinsikeni zamapulangwe kuvulande, ekhombisa ukuphakama kwamanzi odongeni lwe-lattice

Ukugcina umndeni undawonyeAmanzi afika ngokushesha. Lapho bebona ukuthi yinto eqhubekayo le, uMaile noKai baphuthuma ukuze baphume babaleke “nomhlambi wabo wezimpisi”—njengoba uMaile eziteketisa kanjalo izinja zabo ezinhlanu: uBlackie, uTiny, uNoelle, uSassy noChoncho. Babengeke balokothe bahambe bazishiye.“Sathatha izinja ngaphambi kokuthola ngisho nesikhwama sezimpahla. Izinja yizona ezazisemqoka.” - UKaiNgesikhathi uMaile noKai sebengena emotweni kanye nezinja zonke ezinhlanu, amanzi esikhukhula ayesefinyelela kubhonethi yeveni labo, futhi umsinga wamanzi wawunamandla kangangokuba wawubaphushela ngapha nangapha. Kubo bonke lobo bunzima, injini yakwazi ukuduma isikhathi eside ngokwanele ukuze uKai noMaile bakwazi ukudlula esikhukhuleni baze bafike emigwaqweni ephephile kanye nokungaqiniseki okwengeziwe.

Ikhaya lesikhashana lokufihla ikhanda... bekanye nezinja zaboNgemva kwesiphepho, umbusi uJosh Green wachaza lesi sigameko ngokuthi yisikhukhula esibi kunazo zonke eHawai’i kusukela ngo-2004. Lapho bephindela endlini yabo eHaleʻiwa ngosuku olulandelayo, uMaile noKai bathola ukuthi amanzi endlini yabo ayesengene aphakama ngamamitha athile. Umonakalo wawumkhulu ngempela.

Owesifazane umi ekhaya, kuvele amapulangwe lapho kwakumi khona izindonga, ubufakazi bomonakalo owenziwe yisiphepho

UMaile noKai bathembela emphakathini abakuwo ukuze bathole usizo. Njengoba babengakwazi ukuhlala endlini yabo, bancika emndenini nakubangane ukuze bathole indawo yokuhlala futhi bakwazi nokunakekela izilwane zabo. Ekugcineni, bathola indawo yabo nosizo nge-Airbnb.org. Babhukha indawo yokuhlala yamahhala eyabenza bakwazi ukugcina umndeni wabo undawonye, uphephile, futhi uvikelekile emvuleni yesiphepho. “Sajabula ukwazi ukuthi akudingeki sikhethe phakathi kokuphepha nezinja ngoba sasinako kokubili, akunjalo? Kuyinto emnandi ukukwazi ukuba nazo, umndeni wethu wonke ukanye nathi.” - Kai

Owesilisa nowesifazane bahlezi ndawonye embhedeni, bayamoyizela njengoba izinja ezimbili, ensundu nemnyama, zikhuphuka ukuze zibajoyine

Ngenxa yokuhlonipha umbungazi wabo, uMaile noKai bakhetha ukuhamba nezinja ezintathu kuphela kwezinhlanu abanazo endaweni yabo yokuhlala ye-Airbnb.org. Ezimbili zezinja zabo zanakekelwa abangane abasondelene nabo.

Ukubaluleka kwezindawo zokuhlala ezilungele izilwane ezifuywayoKuMaile, ukukwazi ukuba nezinja zabo eduzane, kungaba sendaweni yabo yokuhlala ye-Airbnb.org noma lapho benomndeni, kwabonakala kusemqoka ukuze baqale inqubo yokululama ngemva kokushaqeka kokusinda esiphephweni. “Kwakuyisibusiso ukuthola le ndawo yokuhlala. Ukuhlukaniswa nezinja zami kwakuyongishiya ngilimele. Angicabangi ukuthi ngingavuma ukuba ngandlela thile ngihlukaniswe nazo.” - Maile

Owesilisa nowesifazane bahlezi ndawonye ezitebhisini zikavulande bezungezwe yizinja ezintathu, enye incane futhi inoboya obuningi, enye inemidwa, kanti enye yi-chihuahua enombala onsundu, ngemuva kwabo kunendlu eyonakele.

Ngenxa yosizo lwabantu abanikelayo abanesandla esivulekile nababungazi, i-Airbnb.org inikeza izindawo zokuhlala zezimo eziphuthumayo ezilungele izilwane ezifuywayo ezigcina imindeni indawonye phakathi nezinhlekelele zemvelo nobunye ubunzima. Imindeni enjengokaMaile noKai.Abantu abangaba ngu-5,500 batshelwa ukuba baphume ogwini olusenyakatho ye-O’ahu lapho kugadla iziphepho zasebusika ngo-March. I-Airbnb.org inikeze ingqikithi yobusuku obungu-597 bezindawo zokuhlala zamahhala zezimo eziphuthumayo ezivakashini ezingaphezu kuka-220“I-Airbnb.org isize abantu abaningi emphakathini esikuwo esibaziyo abalahlekelwe amakhaya abo.” - UKai