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Fires in Maui
- Thread starter b.r.
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I read this story somewhere else and the other source said the dog belonged to the person who passed away.
Retiree burns to death trying to shield friend’s beloved golden retriever from Maui wildfire
The owner of the doomed pooch later discovered the charred skeleton of his pal, 68-year-old Franklin Trejos, lying on top of his 3-year-old golden retriever, Sam, who also was found dead inside the…nypost.com
Either way, horrible story and I'm sure there will be so many similar ones coming out in the next few weeks.
More and more assertions of incompetence and culpability on the part of Maui County and State of Hawaii officials - and hundreds of people paid with their lives.
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/aug/14/the-guardian-view-on-hawaiis-lethal-wildfire-lessons-to-learn-from-a-catastrophe?CMP=share_btn_fb&fbclid=IwAR004ajeFL_L8qYbas-U7WkxU84wsGtxxLgPwpETHyTvfxlptkv9VS0ox-E
https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2023/aug/14/the-guardian-view-on-hawaiis-lethal-wildfire-lessons-to-learn-from-a-catastrophe?CMP=share_btn_fb&fbclid=IwAR004ajeFL_L8qYbas-U7WkxU84wsGtxxLgPwpETHyTvfxlptkv9VS0ox-E
It was peeps smoking some dope. JK
One has to ask, how many of the burnt houses could not be build today due to code violations?
I live in a two-story home in a "Very High Fire Risk" zone in Encinitas, west of the 5. Due to my driveway height above the road, I would not be allowed to rebuild as is.
Bigger question, how will this affect crowds at Honolua Bay?
Seen this years before. Isn't Maui fire related. Lots of Spanish spoken in Maui? But who doesn't love a dog rescue?
Would be nice if people recognized a divisive and sensationalized news story for what it is. The people of Maui need to be respected right now.
I would think the time to shut down unethical outside developers is before they do more damage. As opposed to after? But then I’m pro information and anti censorship. Apparently NBC agrees.
The gas siphoning thing is probably largely a survival thing. Desperate people. Can’t fault some of that. The big issue is scumbags trying to buy distressed land from desperate/vulnerable people at a deep discount. That’s worth stopping. ASAP.
The rebuild COULD be well done, but probably won't be.
It will be all concrete block construction, which most likely won't come close to recreating the original historical feel.
Sadly, all of that history is gone.
For some perspective- Canadian wild fires are still burning - for months now.
This Maui inferno was a result of a combination of rare weather events and dry vegetation. Hard to see how much of what happened could have been prevented.
Monday morning quarterbacking is what the media does best.
This. If this were happening every year, there would have been a lot more safeguards in place. Even still, you can prevent some risk, but you can't stop every fire from happening, especially if it evolves under a series of "perfect" conditions.
Iceman made Captain?
Good for you, brother. Congrats.
Good for you, brother. Congrats.
Ballpark half mil per rebuild, if they fastback permitting. Maybe less if they use package homes.
Every fire we've experienced, local contractors get instantly booked out a couple of years and all kinds of carpetbagger contractors come flooding in.
I saw on the news last night that Hawaiian Energy" doesn't have the capability" to turn it off like they do in California! That is exactly what the rep said from HECO. WTF? I have lived on Kauai for quite some time and it is so obvious that wildfires are a possibility even here. Especially on the westside. These electric companies better learn real quickly how to turn the power off!!
It's actually not insignificant to bring down a portion of the grid safely.
Furthermore, as PG&E is learning, when you do execute a PSPO (public safety power outage), people moan and bitch and raise hell and threaten to sue because th AC is out or their business got shut down or their mayo might go bad or whatever.
Furthermore, as PG&E is learning, when you do execute a PSPO (public safety power outage), people moan and bitch and raise hell and threaten to sue because th AC is out or their business got shut down or their mayo might go bad or whatever.