Maui Fires
We have a responsibility to care for our Kupuna our parents, grandparents and great grandparents.
These are our our living ancestors.
And we have failed them.
We depended on the government agencies; the Police, Fire, EMS to safeguard them.
We delegated our responsibility to care for our Kupuna to them.
They failed us and our Kuouna persihed in this Fire.
So we ultimately failed our Kupuna.
There is only shame, disappointment, anger and regret.
There are only dark thoughts of sadness, and a future which is very cloudy.
Unemployment, homelessness, hunger and possibly illness await us in the immediate future.
At this point I feel only sadness.
I hope for a brighter day in the future.
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Background
Lahaina is on the Western dry side of the island.
All Hawaiian islands have green lush eastern sides and dry hot western sides. Lahaina is on the dry, hot west side.
But Maui has a huge forest which grows right up to the border of the town.
A huge brush fire yesterday, resulted in a forest fire in this forest which surged towards the sea Tuesday night and burned down the town overnight.
All the Hawaiian Islands have been hit by unseasonal high winds this week because of Hurricane Dora, a category 4 Hurricane which is currently 500 miles south of the Hawaiian Islands, but it’s strength has fanned the flames of wildfires all over the Island Chain.
This brush fire and forest fire which quickly swept through Lāhainā Maui overnight, is believed to have been propelled by these winds.
The brush fire and forest fires spread at an unusual pace, whipped into a fury by the category 4 hurricane Dora, 500 miles south of the Hawaiian island chain.
The fire department was quickly overwhelmed , as was Lahaina, the fire surged through the town as its residents slept.
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