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Originally Posted by oil pan 4
Did it look like a tinder box? I have heard it referred to as a tinder box by people from California.
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Wasn't paying attention. Seems the south-western side of Hawaiian islands are the dry side, and the north-eastern is wet. We stayed in Kaanapali and Kihei, only visiting Lahaina on a couple occasions.
I do recall things looking desolate and dry near the aquarium in Wailuku. That area looked like a field fire waiting to happen.
As I understand, a nearby hurricane caused unusually high winds, and that combined with dry conditions to cause catastrophe. Likely those winds caused trees to fall on power lines.
Trees could be cut back away from power lines, but then you'll get people complaining about deforestation or something.
I'm as curious as anyone else as to what ignited the fire, but blaming the ignition source isn't a solution to the fire danger. Could be a cigarette, and that doesn't change anything about the fire danger to the town.