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Hawaii had the world's fanciest natural disaster warning system on the planet. It also had an ongoing firebug problem, and recent academic study warning that the place was very vulnerable to fire catastrophes. Somehow, none of that figured in the government's fire plan. The firebug is still out there. The conditions created for big fires, such as the proliferation of non-native grasses, remain on Maui. And the fancy emergency warning system somehow didn't work. Never mind any of that: Its governor says the problem is global warming.“We've never experienced a wildfire that affected a city like this before,” Hawaii Gov....

8-09-23 Police Launch Arson Investigation into Ka‘ū Wildfire Published: August 9, 2023 Hawai‘i Police Department Area II Criminal Investigation Section Detective Donovan Kohara Phone: (808) 960-3118 Report No.: 23-076309 Media Release Hawai’i Island police have initiated an arson investigation after a brush fire in Ka‘ū was determined to have started under suspicious circumstances. On Wednesday, August 9, 2023, at 1:17 p.m., the Hawai‘i Fire Department received a report of several brush fires on Mill Camp Road in Pāhala. Upon arrival, firefighters determined there were two separate fires burning: one on either side of Mill Camp Road. Although they were burning...