August 10, 20232 yr Lahaina is all but gone https://www.cnn.com/us/live-news/maui-wildfires-08-09-23/h_aab02262ea3897b3e83ef7dd93e73272
August 10, 20232 yr So sad. Went to a couple of Maui Classics when I lived in Honolulu, and those games were epic.
August 10, 20232 yr Damn Wasn’t this featured on Guy Fieri’s DDD? I know that Guy did his part during the northern Cali fires, I’m sure he’ll be involved in some type of fundraising.
August 10, 20232 yr 1 hour ago, Your Mom said: Don’t we have a poster that moved to Maui a couple years ago? 1 year ago. Been posting about this on the Food and Travel thread. It’s a heart breaking mad house. 36 lives lost and counting. Hundreds of homes gone, and there’s literally no real estate for these people to move in to. They all will have to leave. I am fortunate to be in Kihei away from this.
August 10, 20232 yr Also my pops landed yesterday evening and was supposed to be at Lāhainā Roads condos which is burnt to the ground, very fortunate he didn’t come a day earlier
August 10, 20232 yr Damn, at least 36 reported dead. Lahaina is a little slice of paradise. https://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/2023/08/09/coast-guard-joins-brush-fire-response-lahaina-where-crews-continue-battle-wind-whipped-flames/
August 10, 20232 yr 1 minute ago, troph said: Was 😭 Yup. Any large, corporate entities impacted will rebuild. But many of those local businesses / institutions are probably un/underinsured and won't make it back.
August 10, 20232 yr 30 minutes ago, Hate said: Any idea how the fire started? Likely lightning but they haven't, as far as I've seen, specified a cause yet. They had been in red flag status and incredibly dry and then got hit by a hurricane. Those winds fueled fire and it spread.
August 10, 20232 yr 16 minutes ago, The Ace of Aces said: Likely lightning but they haven't, as far as I've seen, specified a cause yet. They had been in red flag status and incredibly dry and then got hit by a hurricane. Those winds fueled fire and it spread. I read last night it was downed power lines caused by high winds. But that may be outdated info.
August 10, 20232 yr 1 hour ago, Hate said: Any idea how the fire started? It was always burning since the world's been turning.
August 10, 20232 yr 24 minutes ago, Hermanator said: How does such a tropical place get dry enough to burn like that Western edges of Maui are nothing close to tropical.
August 10, 20232 yr 13 hours ago, Rip76 said: Damn We just went to Fleetwood's last month and had a great dinner. Lahaina isn't just a nice tourist town. It's also a point of cultural significance and history for the Hawaiians. It was the first capital of a united Hawaiian Kingdom. And its high school is the oldest high school in the United States west of the Mississippi. It's really just heartbreaking to see it destroyed like this. 20 minutes ago, Hermanator said: How does such a tropical place get dry enough to burn like that That's the dry side of the island. Lahaina and Kaanapali are in the rain shadow of the West Maui Mountain. So it's pretty dry over there in normal circumstances. But they've been in a significant drought for a while that has made it even more severe.
August 10, 20232 yr Author 2 hours ago, tokamak said: https://www.hawaiicommunityfoundation.org/maui-strong Thanks for the link. My family and I are trying to figure out how to help the local community as best we can with a direct route of funding. A friend of ours runs a tourist business down there and her van and home have been obliterated.
August 10, 20232 yr Author 1 hour ago, Fudge Nuggets said: It was always burning since the world's been turning.
August 10, 20232 yr 2 hours ago, Hermanator said: How does such a tropical place get dry enough to burn like that First, you make a roux. Too soon?
August 10, 20232 yr 6 hours ago, Orale said: I read last night it was downed power lines caused by high winds. But that may be outdated info. That’s the running theory. The winds were 80+ mph, which made water chopper support unavailable. Just a perfect storm for a terrible time. Some of the tinfoil locals will tell you it was purposely set by real estate developers who have wanted to ruin Lahaina for decades with new construction, in this day and age they may not be so crazy.
August 10, 20232 yr 5 hours ago, Hermanator said: How does such a tropical place get dry enough to burn like that As has been noted, Maui is a place of absurd microclimates. It rains nearly every day in Hana whereas I haven’t seen rain in Kihei in 2 months. Drive out to Hana and you’ll see some of the most beautiful rainforest you can find, head up past Kula and you’ll think you’re in Scotland. Edited August 10, 20232 yr by Hank_Hill
August 10, 20232 yr 36 minutes ago, Hank_Hill said: Got it. Didn't know if you were talking about rainfall because it rains all the time in Scotland.
August 10, 20232 yr My daughter's boyfriend is from Maui and she spent a few weeks with his family in Kula last month. His Dad is a famous surfer and owns a few businesses in Maui. The boyfriend was going to school in Colorado, graduated in May. He was planning on moving back to Maui in a couple of weeks and has been a wreck knowing there's nothing he can do to help and not knowing how they were doing.
August 11, 20232 yr 2 hours ago, 4th&Five said: Death toll up to 53. Sounds like quite a few were in traffic on Front Street and never had a chance to get out of their vehicles.
August 11, 20232 yr 8 hours ago, Hank_Hill said: That’s the running theory. The winds were 80+ mph, which made water chopper support unavailable. Just a perfect storm for a terrible time. Some of the tinfoil locals will tell you it was purposely set by real estate developers who have wanted to ruin Lahaina for decades with new construction, in this day and age they may not be so crazy. That’s more likely than the theory on the site for idiots that it was the Dems fault Edited August 11, 20232 yr by HornPhD
August 11, 20232 yr Popular Post 17 hours ago, tokamak said: https://www.hawaiicommunityfoundation.org/maui-strong I want to quote this -- this is the best place to donate. HCF will give 100% of all funds directly to victims and restoration. They will not take anything for operating or admin costs. My wife works closely with HCF and with many families in Maui, and she knows firsthand that HCF will do right by any money donated. Please give what you can.
August 11, 20232 yr 4 hours ago, honolulu horn said: I want to quote this -- this is the best place to donate. HCF will give 100% of all funds directly to victims and restoration. They will not take anything for operating or admin costs. My wife works closely with HCF and with many families in Maui, and she knows firsthand that HCF will do right by any money donated. Please give what you can. Every time I turn around there's another disaster that needs funding. I feel for those people, but man... I'm tapped out.
August 11, 20232 yr 1 hour ago, Fudge Nuggets said: Every time I turn around there's another disaster that needs funding. I feel for those people, but man... I'm tapped out. Not every cause is for everybody. Even if you are moved by the cause the time might not be right for you. Give generously when you can, but don't feel guilty if the time is not right.
August 11, 20232 yr Ok, I have to ask a dumb question. Obviously desalination isn't economical at present for our general water shortage issues, but is seawater an option for firefighting and/or de-risking areas of extreme wildfire danger? Just seems crazy that a spot literally on the coast could go up so quickly.
August 11, 20232 yr Same issues faced with some the California wildfires - as noted above when the wind is blowing as strong as it was you can’t fly. Heartbreaking. Beautiful town, wonderful people. And the banyan tree. Furk.
August 11, 20232 yr 1 hour ago, SuperSport said: Ok, I have to ask a dumb question. Obviously desalination isn't economical at present for our general water shortage issues, but is seawater an option for firefighting and/or de-risking areas of extreme wildfire danger? Just seems crazy that a spot literally on the coast could go up so quickly. It's used all the time. We practiced with it with industrial fire fighting.
August 11, 20232 yr 1 hour ago, Txzen said: Same issues faced with some the California wildfires - as noted above when the wind is blowing as strong as it was you can’t fly. Heartbreaking. Beautiful town, wonderful people. And the banyan tree. Furk. The wind was the wildcard all the way through this. It would have been better if the hurricane had passed close enough to get some rain.
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