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I am not sure of the start of the fire but know winds from an offshore storm caused it to get out of control and spread to where it is a disaster.Thought this was a controlled burn that quickly got outta control.
If so, it goes to show how conservative we need to be in allowing human intervention to "solve" our environmental concerns. So many cases in history of man executing a plan to "solve" these issues where it totally backfires. Many cases involve introducing non-indigenous species to eradicate problem species which leads to even worse unintended consequences.Thought this was a controlled burn that quickly got outta control.
Sadly…. Lots of concern over a large banyan tree that was hundreds of your old there. No word yet that I’ve seenI was there like 8 years ago. I hope that it is not destroyed
Where’s the source for that? Just heard they were wildfires with really bad timing (red flag conditions). Only morons would think of doing burns in those conditionsThought this was a controlled burn that quickly got outta control.
Where’s the source for that? Just heard they were wildfires with really bad timing (red flag conditions). Only morons would think of doing burns in those conditions
Agreed-, sad, have been there beautiful spotdue to a wild fire with high winds from being on the outskirts of a hurricane combined to burn most of it to the ground. Really beautiful place and sad that it is devastated.
A much slower destruction though.Sounds and looks like a modern day Pompeii
That's just mind boggling - unrealPeople had to flee into the ocean to escape the fires. That had to be treacherous with those kind of winds.
wife and i were just there last summer on a graduation gift cruise for our grand children who had just graduated college & hs. a beautiful place. it's an absolute shame. hope things are better for you and the locals by that time.I have a cruise booked for Hawaii and we're supposed to be in Lahania on Dec 1. It will be interesting to see how the cruise line handles it.
From what I read, brush fires aren't uncommon in Hawaii, especially on the drier sides of mountains. They tend to be small, less than 2 sq miles and are mainly grassland fires.
This one got out of control due to a typhoon 500 miles away that delivered 60 mph winds. They use helicopters to control fires, but the winds kept them all grounded.
With winds of 60-70 MPH the waves had to be substantial. Imagine standing in those waves, holding onto your kids trying avoid drowning, watching your home and your town go up on flames.🥵That's just mind boggling - unreal
Just an awful thing .Watching your home burn as you stand in the ocean.People had to flee into the ocean to escape the fires. That had to be treacherous with those kind of winds.
Agree. Extremely generous of him.Wow. Jeff Bezos just gave Maui $100,000,000 for recovery.
I know people complains about billionaires but credit where it is due.
Looking at that video it is miraculous that thousands weren't killed.
More of those people should do the same. That community needs billions. They need to build a large home base and send the illegals over there to rebuild the town.Wow. Jeff Bezos just gave Maui $100,000,000 for recovery.
I know people complains about billionaires but credit where it is due.
Reading about all these wildfires and often seeing the lines of charred cars, it would lead me to maybe buy a cheap dirt bike if I lived in a fire prone area. Just read about 2 guys who survived - got their family to safety, went down to the harbor to try and save some boats, and rode out past all the doomed people in cars on their dirt bikes.Looking at that video it is miraculous that thousands weren't killed.
That's heartbreaking if true. I won't comment on the incompetence if the alleged is true unless it comes out as factual. But if it is then that is truly heartbreaking.Looks like is gonna get real in Lahaina. There are concerns that there are going to be a lot of kids' bodies found as school was canceled and kids stayed home while their parents worked. In the meantime, the second-guessing is going to get really rough. I don't know how you can fight a fire in 60 to 80 mph winds but word on the street is that people are not going to accept whatever is the final after-action report.
Looks like is gonna get real in Lahaina. There are concerns that there are going to be a lot of kids' bodies found as school was canceled and kids stayed home while their parents worked. In the meantime, the second-guessing is going to get really rough. I don't know how you can fight a fire in 60 to 80 mph winds but word on the street is that people are not going to accept whatever is the final after-action report.