2023 HAWAII WILDFIRES — MAUI

2023

ECOCIDE
noun
destruction of the natural environment,
especially when deliberate.

2023 HAWAII WILDFIRES

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Lahaina Burning

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The Official Story

2023 HAWAII WILDFIRES

In early August 2023, a series of wildfires broke out in the U.S. state of Hawaii, predominantly on the island of Maui. The wind-driven fires prompted evacuations, caused widespread damage, killing at least 115 people and leaving 388 others missing in the town of Lāhainā. The proliferation of the wildfires was attributed to dry, gusty conditions created by a strong high-pressure area north of Hawaii and Hurricane Dora to the south.

An emergency declaration was signed on August 8, authorizing several actions, including activation of the Hawaii National Guard, appropriate actions by the director of the Hawaii Emergency Management Agency and the Administrator of Emergency Management, and the expenditure of state general revenue funds for relief of conditions created by the fires. By August 9, the state government of Hawaii issued a state of emergency for the entirety of the state. On August 10, U.S. President Joe Biden issued a federal major disaster declaration.

For the Lāhainā fire alone, the Pacific Disaster Center (PDC) and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) estimated that over 2,200 buildings had been destroyed, overwhelmingly residential and including many historic landmarks in Lāhainā. The damage caused by the fire has been estimated at nearly $6 billion.

Drone footage of devastation in Maui after deadly fire

DIRECTED-ENERGY WARFARE
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Lāhainā

The most significant fire of the complex of events began from a brush fire ignited in West Maui near the town of Lāhainā on the morning of August 8. During the early morning hours of August 8, significant straight-line winds began to impact the town of Lāhainā. Peak wind gusts of up to 80 miles per hour (130 km/h) began to cause minor damage to homes and buildings in Lāhainā, and subsequently, a power pole was snapped along Lahainaluna Road, across the street from the Lāhainā Intermediate School near the northeast side of town.

A three-acre (1.2 ha) brush fire was reported at 6:37 a.m. HST (UTC 16:37) as the downed power line sparked flames to dry grass near the road. Evacuations were ordered minutes later in the areas around Lāhainā Intermediate School. Maui County Fire Department immediately responded, and by 9:00 a.m HST (UTC 19:00), the fire was announced fully contained. Wind gusts continued to batter the town however, and by 3:30 p.m. HST (UTC 01:30), the fire had flared up again, and forced the closure of Lāhainā Bypass (Route 3000), with more evacuations nearby following. Residents on the west side of town received instructions to shelter in place.

The wildfire rapidly grew in both size and intensity. Wind gusts pushed the flames through the northeastern region of the community, where dense neighborhoods were. Hundreds of homes burned in a matter of minutes, and residents identifying the danger attempted to flee in vehicles while surrounded by flames. As time progressed, the fire moved southwest and downslope towards the Pacific coast and Kahoma neighborhood. Firefighters were repeatedly stymied in their attempts to defend structures by failing water pressure in fire hydrants; as the melting pipes in burning homes leaked, the network lost pressure despite the presence of working backup generators.

Around 4:40 p.m. HST (UTC 02:40), the fire reportedly crossed Honoapiʻilani Highway (Hawaii Route 30) and entered the main part of Lāhainā, forcing residents to self-evacuate with little or no notice. At this time, bumper-to-bumper traffic developed. By 5:45 p.m. HST (UTC 03:45), the fire had reached the shoreline, when the United States Coast Guard first learned of people jumping into the ocean at Lāhainā to escape the fire. Survivors later recalled getting trapped in a traffic jam and realizing they needed to go into the water when cars around them either caught fire or exploded.

Officials said that civil defense sirens were not activated during the fire even though Hawaii has the world’s largest integrated outdoor siren warning system, with over 80 sirens on Maui alone meant to be used in cases of natural disasters. Several residents later told journalists that they had received no warning and did not know what was happening until they encountered smoke or flames. There had been no power or communications in Lāhainā for much of the day, and authorities issued a confusing series of social media alerts which reached a small audience.

As of August 22, at least 115 people had been confirmed dead in and around Lāhainā with only 25% of the area searched. The number of dead was expected to rise further as FEMA search-and-rescue specialists searched the interiors of burned-down buildings. Very few victims have been identified.

The death toll stood at 67 on August 11, but that number reflected only victims found outside buildings, because local authorities had waited for FEMA to send its specialized personnel to search building interiors. According to federal officials, many of the victims found outside “were believed to have died in their vehicles”. The fire burned 2,170 acres (880 ha) of land. PDC and FEMA estimated that 2,207 buildings had been destroyed, with a total of 2,719 exposed to the fires, and set the damage estimate at $5.52 billion as of August 11. The next day, Governor Josh Green announced the damage was close to $6 billion. Many historic structures were destroyed, including Waiola Church and Pioneer Inn. 86% of burned structures in Lāhaina were residential.

The Lāhainā fire’s death toll was the largest for a wildfire in the U.S. since the Cloquet fire of 1918, which killed 453 people.

Source: Wikipedia

2023 Hawaii Wildfires Statistics

Dates(s):	August 8, 2023 – August 11, 2023
Total Fires:	4
Burned Area:	17,000+ acres (6,880+ ha)
Cost:	$5.5 billion
Cause:	Propagation by dry conditions and high winds Maui: unknown origins, downed power line Hawaiʻi Island: unknown origins, unattended cook fire, incendiary device
Buildings Destroyed:	2,207
Deaths:	97+ (99% of the Lahaina area searched)
Non-fatal Injuries:	67+
Missing People:	31