Two years before Maui’s historic Lahaina Town burned to the ground, reducing a community to ash, the state of Hawaii predicted such an event could occur.  A hurricane could snap power lines in West Maui, igniting three fires that would burn simultaneously and threaten neighborhoods, according to a 2021 risk assessment. That imaginary storm was … Continue reading A Cascade Of Breakdowns In Lahaina Fire Exposes Flaws In Emergency Management System