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Hawaii Fires Fueled by Invasive Alien Grasses on Abandoned Farmland
Breitbart ^ | 08/11/2023 | JOEL B. POLLAK

Posted on 08/11/2023 6:50:56 AM PDT by ChicagoConservative27

The devastating wildfires that have scorched Hawaii and destroyed much of the town of Lahaina on the island of Maui have been fueled by invasive alien grassland species that have grown on abandoned farms that used to cultivate pineapple and other crops.

The grasses, which grow faster after rainy winters, create fuel for fires and are the biggest factor in turning Hawaii from a place where wildfires are uncommon to one in which they are increasingly considered a familiar risk, much as in mainland California.

The San Francisco Chronicle reported Thursday:

(Excerpt) Read more at breitbart.com ...


TOPICS: Business/Economy; Culture/Society; News/Current Events; US: Hawaii
KEYWORDS: alien; fires; grasses; hawaii; invasivealiengrasses; invasivegrasses; maui; nocomment; thebakedtater
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To: cuz1961

Yeah, what started the fires? Was it arson? Was it a lit doobie? Maybe it was friction caused by “climate-Change” winds blowing harder and hotter across the dry grass than any wind in the history of the planet. (I would suggest it could be the “vaccines” except that the “vaccines” can do no harm ... or so assure the “experts”.) Will we ever solve this mystery?!


21 posted on 08/11/2023 7:18:12 AM PDT by glennaro (Never give up ... never give in ... never surrender ... and enjoy every minute of doing so.)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

What kind of grasses? Will cows eat it? Hawaii could become a great livestock raising island. Reminds me of an old Victor Mature movie with Betty Grable, SONG OF THE ISLANDS(1942)
“O-O’Bryan, has gone Hawaiian...”


22 posted on 08/11/2023 7:19:50 AM PDT by Ruy Dias de Bivar (“No man’s life, liberty, or property are safe while the legislature is in session.”)
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To: hinckley buzzard

“cheat grass,”

What the Bible calls “Tares” among the wheat.


23 posted on 08/11/2023 7:22:26 AM PDT by Ruy Dias de Bivar (“No man’s life, liberty, or property are safe while the legislature is in session.”)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Abandoned farms that used to cultivate pineapple and other crops.

Go green and burn the place down left logic indeed.


24 posted on 08/11/2023 7:27:14 AM PDT by Vaduz (....)
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To: Sacajaweau

Lahaina is a fairly upscale coastal tourist town. It’s just a little south of the big resort area of Kapalua, IIRC (where the Ritz-Carlton is, among others).

But it’s on the dry windward side of the island, and dry season can be a big fire hazard time. This is not a new story, it’s just a little worse than normal, and a lot more hyped for all the obvious political gain angles.

2018: Wildfire threatens homes in Lahaina as Hurricane Lane strikes
https://youtu.be/CohK_OPp2BE

2016: Massive brush fire in West Maui causes evacuations, rescue of hikers
https://youtu.be/WAX9wRQQu9c

2007: Same poo
https://youtu.be/UaDyLGqbxHg


25 posted on 08/11/2023 7:28:34 AM PDT by FreedomPoster (Islam delenda est)
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To: Sacajaweau
Correct. Plains grass grown, and plowed under, are what make (for example, Iowa) farmland so fertile.

As an aside, when settlers were settling America, they gravitated to the most fertile areas and built civilizations. But their towns grew into massive metropolitan areas and now, some of our best farmland is underneath tons of concrete and steel.

Detroit, New York, etc.

26 posted on 08/11/2023 7:29:02 AM PDT by LouAvul (Daniel 4:17: "..the most High ruleth in the kingdom of men, and giveth it to whomsoever He will.." )
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To: ChicagoConservative27

These are only undocumented grasses. Seeking asylum.


27 posted on 08/11/2023 7:34:24 AM PDT by kvanbrunt2
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Bookmark


28 posted on 08/11/2023 7:34:52 AM PDT by Southside_Chicago_Republican (The more I learn about people, the more I like my dog. )
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To: ChicagoConservative27

There is abandoned land in Hawaii? I’ll take it. Scorched and all.


29 posted on 08/11/2023 7:36:44 AM PDT by faucetman (Just the facts, ma'am, Just the facts )
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To: ronniesgal

My guess is that it’s too labor intensive to be profitable because of minimum wage laws.


30 posted on 08/11/2023 7:39:47 AM PDT by Valpal1 (Not even the police are safe from the police!!!)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

I guess along with Alien dead bodies, and alien technology left on earth, we also have Alien agriculture.


31 posted on 08/11/2023 7:41:25 AM PDT by PGR88
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To: ChicagoConservative27

This sounds like an overflowing pantload.


32 posted on 08/11/2023 7:44:59 AM PDT by tomkat (SOTU = FUBAR)
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To: janetjanet998

What’s amazing about that video - these buildings do not have a lot of trees/grass in and around them. They are typical American dense towns covered by pavement, roads, parking lots, driveways, etc....

I can only assume that it is an extremely windy season in this place, to carry a fire from building to building


33 posted on 08/11/2023 7:45:25 AM PDT by PGR88
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To: PGR88

can only assume that it is an extremely windy season in this place, to carry a fire from building to building


There was a hurricane close by and a high pressure system too
The difference in pressure caused every strong winds


34 posted on 08/11/2023 7:48:11 AM PDT by janetjanet998 (Legacy media including youtube are the enemy of the people and must die)
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To: ChicagoConservative27

WLT REPORT...

NOAH’S COMMENT: And the biggest story that is capturing my attention is the absolute destruction of Lahaina Town in Maui.
Does this look like just a normal fire to you?
How did it start?
Why did it burn like an inferno?
Or was it more like the DEW attacks we saw in CA and CO?
You decide:

Maui Destroyed By Fire, Lahaina Town Completely GONE!
https://wltreport.com/2023/08/10/maui-destroyed-fire-lahaina-town-completely-gone/


35 posted on 08/11/2023 7:49:18 AM PDT by stars & stripes forever (Blessed is the nation whose GOD is the LORD. (Psalm 33:12))
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To: EEGator

Philippines seems to be the big current producer of pineapples

https://www.tridge.com/intelligences/pineapple/export


36 posted on 08/11/2023 7:50:17 AM PDT by PapaBear3625 (We live in a time where intelligent people are being silenced so stupid people won’t be offended)
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To: PGR88

Think the Great Chicago Fire of 1871. Densely packed wooden structures and high winds. One gets going and off it goes til it runs out of fuel.


37 posted on 08/11/2023 7:56:27 AM PDT by technically right
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To: PapaBear3625

More land and a much lower cost of living.

The ups and downs of globalist trade.
Personally, I love pineapples.
Only fruit with bromelain I know of...


38 posted on 08/11/2023 7:58:48 AM PDT by EEGator
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Are all the politicians in Hawaii stupid?

Did they have a laser-like focus on serving the people of Hawaii, or were they just coasting?


39 posted on 08/11/2023 7:58:59 AM PDT by blueunicorn6 ("A crack shot and a good dancer” )
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To: ChicagoConservative27

Three things in nature that start fire:
Lightning
Volcanos
Man
So far I have not seen which of these started the fires on Maui. . I suspect the first one or possibly the last one since I have not heard of any volcanic activity in Hawaii lately.
I seriously doubt Climate Change sparked the alien species of grass to suddenly combust.


40 posted on 08/11/2023 8:01:47 AM PDT by Tupelo (A House Divided Against Itself Cannot Stand)
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