[oldasrocks]

I would blame the environmentalists who would not let them control the brush and grass under the power lines. Don’t know the exact reason the grass had not been cut or harvested though. Boils down to management of a fire hazard. Same problem California has with the forest fires.

This is so sad I cannot even find the words to describe it.

[MinorityRepublican]

I would blame the environmentalists who would not let them control the brush and grass under the power lines.

Not sure what's going on. But this is Hawaii. They may be incompetent just like the Russians.

[Jonty30]

At least in part, with California, it’s those Australian eucalypts that cause many fires. They become like tinder when conditions are dry. They aren’t even native to California, so there is no reason why they should be kept and trees that store water should be encouraged instead.

[Bernard]

I'm going to take a wild guess that soon somebody in government will make a statement about not having enough local tax dollars to do any maintenance because so much of the available money goes into government employee pension funds, there's not enough left to perform basic services.

That's the explanation in my small town why potholes don't get repaired and streets don't get repaved. At least it makes the speedster slow down...