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Maui is burning #18654825 08/09/23 Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 8,329 Likes: 1 NW MT Stormin_Norman OP Campfire Outfitter OP Stormin_Norman Campfire Outfitter Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 8,329 Likes: 1 NW MT Looks like old downtown Lahaina is gone, it was pretty neat old harbor town. With 60 MPH winds it caught them by surprise. Video in link https://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/2023/...ews-continue-battle-wind-whipped-flames/ "Life is tough, even tougher if your stupid" John Wayne

Re: Maui is burning Stormin_Norman #18654907 08/09/23 Joined: Jan 2006 Posts: 2,793 Anchorage Ptarmigan Campfire Regular Ptarmigan Campfire Regular Joined: Jan 2006 Posts: 2,793 Anchorage The fire is awful! Pretty much the whole town is gone. I have some friends that live there and we haven't heard from them yet. Hoping and praying they all made it out. That place has been wiped off the map!

Re: Maui is burning Stormin_Norman #18654919 08/09/23 Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 21,317 Alaska / Saudi Arabia 458 Lott Campfire Ranger 458 Lott Campfire Ranger Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 21,317 Alaska / Saudi Arabia Sad to here. I have fond memories there as a kid, and taking our family there a few times.

Re: Maui is burning Stormin_Norman #18654925 08/09/23 Joined: Jun 2012 Posts: 4,774 NW IA 1 19352012 Campfire Tracker 19352012 Campfire Tracker 1 Joined: Jun 2012 Posts: 4,774 NW IA My sister was telling me this as she is supposed to go to the Maui invitational. I was reading and people were running into the ocean to escape the fire.

Re: Maui is burning Stormin_Norman #18654967 08/09/23 Joined: May 2016 Posts: 60,750 Likes: 48 Montana J Jim_Conrad Campfire Kahuna Jim_Conrad Campfire Kahuna J Joined: May 2016 Posts: 60,750 Likes: 48 Montana Might have waited too long. I am MAGA.

Re: Maui is burning Stormin_Norman #18655120 08/09/23 Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 8,329 Likes: 1 NW MT Stormin_Norman OP Campfire Outfitter OP Stormin_Norman Campfire Outfitter Joined: Dec 2008 Posts: 8,329 Likes: 1 NW MT That video looks pretty bad, with 60 MPH winds chit happens fast. When you live on an island there is no calling in help. "Life is tough, even tougher if your stupid" John Wayne

Re: Maui is burning Stormin_Norman #18655123 08/09/23 Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 5,146 Connecticut / Florida M Mike_S Campfire Tracker Mike_S Campfire Tracker M Joined: Mar 2005 Posts: 5,146 Connecticut / Florida They routinely burn the sugar cane fields there. I wonder if they got out of hand.

Re: Maui is burning Stormin_Norman #18655129 08/09/23 Joined: May 2001 Posts: 18,350 Likes: 2 S. Utah Steve Campfire Ranger Steve Campfire Ranger Joined: May 2001 Posts: 18,350 Likes: 2 S. Utah Looks like Detroit Oregon in 2020. Carpe' Scrotum

Re: Maui is burning Mike_S #18655168 08/09/23 Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 50,657 Likes: 2 Anchorage, AK USA Sitka deer Campfire Kahuna Sitka deer Campfire Kahuna Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 50,657 Likes: 2 Anchorage, AK USA Originally Posted by Mike_S They routinely burn the sugar cane fields there. I wonder if they got out of hand. I read it started by cars parked on dry grass. Hot catalytic converter? Not positive on that at all. Mark Begich, Joaquin Jackson, and Heller resistance... Three huge reasons to worry about the NRA.

Re: Maui is burning Stormin_Norman #18655188 08/09/23 Joined: Jan 2015 Posts: 2,693 Likes: 1 Pocosin Country T There_Ya_Go Campfire Regular There_Ya_Go Campfire Regular T Joined: Jan 2015 Posts: 2,693 Likes: 1 Pocosin Country Caused by climate change. Where have y'all been? The biggest problem our country has is not systemic racism, it's systemic stupidity.

Re: Maui is burning Stormin_Norman #18655252 08/09/23 Joined: Jan 2016 Posts: 12,114 Likes: 12 Texas R rainshot Campfire Outfitter rainshot Campfire Outfitter R Joined: Jan 2016 Posts: 12,114 Likes: 12 Texas Mazie the Ho escape?

Re: Maui is burning Stormin_Norman #18655254 08/09/23 Joined: Jun 2004 Posts: 34,346 Likes: 10 MN S steve4102 Campfire 'Bwana steve4102 Campfire 'Bwana S Joined: Jun 2004 Posts: 34,346 Likes: 10 MN Liberals and Karma Give a man a fish and he eats for a day. Give a man a welfare check, a forty ounce malt liquor, a crack pipe, an Obama phone, free health insurance. and some Air Jordan's and he votes Democrat for a lifetime.

Re: Maui is burning Stormin_Norman #18655356 08/09/23 Joined: Jun 2011 Posts: 3,785 Likes: 2 Kane WY W WYcoyote Campfire Tracker WYcoyote Campfire Tracker W Joined: Jun 2011 Posts: 3,785 Likes: 2 Kane WY I hope the Maui Wowie crop survived ok.

Re: Maui is burning WYcoyote #18655398 08/09/23 Joined: Feb 2017 Posts: 8,189 Likes: 2 Deep in the Timber Bwana_1 Campfire Outfitter Bwana_1 Campfire Outfitter Joined: Feb 2017 Posts: 8,189 Likes: 2 Deep in the Timber Originally Posted by WYcoyote I hope the Maui Wowie crop survived ok. Just substitute Alaska Thunderfugg or Girlscout cookies....and you'll be fine.

Re: Maui is burning Stormin_Norman #18655424 08/09/23 Joined: May 2015 Posts: 1,018 Idaho M mbhunt Campfire Regular mbhunt Campfire Regular M Joined: May 2015 Posts: 1,018 Idaho Wow, I was just there at the end of May. When that wind gets going there is no stopping fire.

Re: Maui is burning steve4102 #18655432 08/09/23 Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 46,204 Likes: 10 Colorado S smokepole Campfire 'Bwana smokepole Campfire 'Bwana S Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 46,204 Likes: 10 Colorado Originally Posted by steve4102 Liberals and Karma Ignorance on display. A wise man is frequently humbled.

Re: Maui is burning Stormin_Norman #18656724 08/09/23 Joined: Jul 2001 Posts: 10,905 Likes: 8 West Kelowna, B.C. P Partsman Campfire Outfitter Partsman Campfire Outfitter P Joined: Jul 2001 Posts: 10,905 Likes: 8 West Kelowna, B.C. Fires in maui. Interested to see the cause as some news stations have said it was downed powerlines but locals are saying people were lighting the bathrooms on fire along the beach. There have been a rash of arson fires in the previous months in hawaii. "The 375HH is the greatest level of power you can get for the investment in recoil." (JJHack) 79s and losttrail, biggest waste of air.

Re: Maui is burning Stormin_Norman #18656727 08/09/23 Joined: Jun 2019 Posts: 10,050 Likes: 10 H Hotrod_Lincoln Campfire Outfitter Hotrod_Lincoln Campfire Outfitter H Joined: Jun 2019 Posts: 10,050 Likes: 10 They're just trying to get rid of the stink left over from the last time Obozo went surfing there! Ignorance can be fixed. Stupid is forever!

Re: Maui is burning There_Ya_Go #18657513 08/10/23 Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 2,674 Central ky rem shooter Campfire Regular rem shooter Campfire Regular Joined: Mar 2006 Posts: 2,674 Central ky Originally Posted by There_Ya_Go Caused by climate change. Where have y'all been? you forgot ..MAN...MADE... climate change . NRA Life Member

Re: Maui is burning Mike_S #18657531 08/10/23 Joined: May 2016 Posts: 60,750 Likes: 48 Montana J Jim_Conrad Campfire Kahuna Jim_Conrad Campfire Kahuna J Joined: May 2016 Posts: 60,750 Likes: 48 Montana Originally Posted by Mike_S They routinely burn the sugar cane fields there. I wonder if they got out of hand. That would be a seasonal thing I guess. I am MAGA.