Maui wildfires out of control (was: Weather thread...)

[crimsonaudio]

New video from Front Street shows virtually all of downtown Lahaina has been burned down.

https://twitter.com/x/status/1689385072691183617

 

[TexasBama]

How did the Maui fire start? What we know about the cause of the Lahaina blaze

Dry conditions and strong wind fueled wildfires on the Big Island and Maui, where blazes spread in Lahaina as well as inland.

www.cbsnews.com

 

[rolltide_21]

nah I think it was someone speculating based on what was known at the time

for anyone who's not been to Maui the center of Lahaina is this massive amazing tree that takes the entire square. Like a live oak you'd see in Tuscaloosa but if one oak had dozens of trunks. It is honestly breath taking even when you factor in the hippies selling weed under it It really is the heart of Lahaina. It surviving is a big, big deal

Banyan trees are beautiful. I love to look at them when I'm in SE Asia. They're revered in Buddhism.

 

[92tide]

ajc

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[DzynKingRTR]

looks like reports were wrong and the Banyan Tree made it

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the report is the tree is "charred", if the roots are OK it should be fine.

 

[Bazza]

Front Street in Lahaina, Maui.

People abandoned their vehicles, jumping into the ocean to escape the fire.

 

[Jon]

from one of the reddit threads

Hawaii Salvation Army https://hawaii.salvationarmy.org/

Kakoo Maui Fund https://www.memberplanet.com/campaign/cnhamembers/kakoomaui

Aloha United Way https://ignite.stratuslive.com/auw/get-involved/donate/mauirelief

Maui Food Bank https://mauifoodbank.org/donate/

Maui Mutual Aid https://www.bit.ly/mauimutualaid

Maui Strong Fund https://www.hawaiicommunityfoundation.org/maui-strong

More info found here https://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/2023/08/09/want-help-those-devastated-by-maui-wildfires-heres-how/

 

[DzynKingRTR]

from one of the reddit threads

Hawaii Salvation Army https://hawaii.salvationarmy.org/

Kakoo Maui Fund https://www.memberplanet.com/campaign/cnhamembers/kakoomaui

Aloha United Way https://ignite.stratuslive.com/auw/get-involved/donate/mauirelief

Maui Food Bank https://mauifoodbank.org/donate/

Maui Mutual Aid https://www.bit.ly/mauimutualaid

Maui Strong Fund https://www.hawaiicommunityfoundation.org/maui-strong

More info found here https://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/2023/08/09/want-help-those-devastated-by-maui-wildfires-heres-how/

most of us in my office have been, we are gathering a donation collection

 

[Bazza]

A lot of displaced people. Seems like a couple cruise ships would be helpful to temporarily house those who need it......

 

[Bazza]

MICK FLEETWOOD's Restaurant Destroyed In Maui Fire

Mick Fleetwood's restaurant, Fleetwood's On Front St., located in the historic town of Lahaina on Hawaii's island of Maui, has been destroyed in raging wildfires fanned by hurricane winds. In a post to his social media, the FLEETWOOD MAC drummer and co-founder wrote: "Maui and the Lahaina...

blabbermouth.net

 

[Jon]

MICK FLEETWOOD's Restaurant Destroyed In Maui Fire

Mick Fleetwood's restaurant, Fleetwood's On Front St., located in the historic town of Lahaina on Hawaii's island of Maui, has been destroyed in raging wildfires fanned by hurricane winds. In a post to his social media, the FLEETWOOD MAC drummer and co-founder wrote: "Maui and the Lahaina...

blabbermouth.net

I assumed it was gone. it was right next to the tree

 

[Jon]

some hi-res pics of Lahaina town

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[Go Bama]

some hi-res pics of Lahaina town

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Dang, the whole town has been burned to the ground. I don’t recall ever seeing anything like quite so devastating for one town.

 

[DzynKingRTR]

some hi-res pics of Lahaina town

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I guess I can say I got to see it before this devastation. Heartbreaking.

 

[NationalTitles18]

Dang, the whole town has been burned to the ground. I don’t recall ever seeing anything like quite so devastating for one town.

Similar thing happened to Paradise, CA a few years ago.

 

[Bazza]

Mother Nature not happy the way we've treated planet Earth......and I can't blame her.....

 

[Jon]

Mother Nature not happy the way we've treated planet Earth......and I can't blame her.....

maybe you should consider not voting and advocating for the people that deny the reasons for this. Just a thought

 

[TIDE-HSV]

the report is the tree is "charred", if the roots are OK it should be fine.

Not if the cambium layer in the bark is damaged enough...

 

[Bazza]

Good friend of mine lived in Kahana for a few years - about 5 miles north of Front Street, Lahaina .

He relocated to Florida about a year ago.

Told me today:

"There has been a drought going in there for a number of years, and one of our reasons for leaving was it was getting so dry and brown, losing the tropical island look in many areas, and I anticipated that there would be more fires, as one burned very close to our house two years ago."

 

[TIDE-HSV]

Good friend of mine lived in Kahana for a few years - about 5 miles north of Front Street, Lahaina .

He relocated to Florida about a year ago.

Told me today:

"There has been a drought going in there for a number of years, and one of our reasons for leaving was it was getting so dry and brown, losing the tropical island look in many areas, and I anticipated that there would be more fires, as one burned very close to our house two years ago."

I had been puzzled by the apparent lack of forests surrounding the town. You'd think it'd be safe. It appears it originated in the grasslands surrounding the town and spread inward, driven by near hurricane force winds. Here is a shot of the entire area of the fire.

CNBC