Winfrey has assured fans that she opened up her private road in Hawaii "as soon as" she heard the tsunami warnings.

"Oprah Winfrey's road" in Maui became a viral trend on X as Hawaiians rushed to safety amid a tsunami warning. People alleged in viral videos that Winfrey was refusing to open her gated road for people trying to escape to safety.

Oprah Winfrey has come under fire again, despite refuting a viral social-media rumor that she kept a private road closed during tsunami evacuation efforts in Hawaii. What began as a logistic concern has since evolved into a broader discussion about non-Indigenous billionaire land ownership on the islands.