This thread sounds like a low-rent rumor mill. A false flag op? Extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence. Was there a Soros guy up on hills behind Lahaina setting brush fires? Gail force winds, downed power lines, along with dry grass, sparse inland infrastructure, wood frame structures and the complacency that goes along with nothing like this happening before in memory on the Islands, again combined with liberal unpreparedness and mismanagement made for a perfect storm event, ripe for conspiracy theorists to thrive in even before all the bodies are found. This event will reverberate for many decades for many different reasons, but not because it was a ‘false-flag’ operation. Gimme a friggen break.
sp Gale: A gale is a strong wind; the word is typically used as a descriptor in nautical contexts. The U.S. National Weather Service defines a gale as sustained surface winds moving at a speed of between 34 and 47 knots (63–87 km/h, 17.5–24.2 m/s or 39–54 miles/hour). (wiki)