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The '''Maui fires''' are wildfires ignited simultaneously in early August 2023 on the island of [[Maui]], [[Hawaii]], causing its deadliest disaster since statehood.

The '''Maui fires''' are wildfires ignited simultaneously in early August 2023 on the island of [[Maui]], [[Hawaii]], causing its deadliest disaster since statehood.

These fires have killed 80 people as of Aug. 12, 2023.  The historic, picturesque coastal town of Lahaina has been nearly entirely destroyed.

These fires killed a reported 80 people as of Aug. 12, 2023.  The historic, picturesque coastal town of Lahaina has been nearly entirely destroyed.

Only 1% of fires in Hawaii arise naturally, and in the [[United States]] 85% of wildfires are man-made.<ref>https://www.reuters.com/world/us/how-did-hawaii-wildfires-start-what-know-about-maui-big-island-blazes-2023-08-11/</ref>

Only 1% of fires in Hawaii arise naturally, and in the [[United States]] 85% of wildfires are man-made.<ref>https://www.reuters.com/world/us/how-did-hawaii-wildfires-start-what-know-about-maui-big-island-blazes-2023-08-11/</ref>

The quick political exploitation by [[liberal]]s of these fires to point fingers at [[global warming]], and the delay by the [[Biden Administration]] in announcing the real cause, raise suspicions that radical [[environmentalist]]s may have set these fires for political gain.

The quick political exploitation by [[liberal]]s of these fires to point fingers at [[global warming]], and the delay by the [[Biden Administration]] in announcing the real cause, raise suspicions that radical [[environmentalist]]s may have set these fires for political gain.

== Similarity to Canadian wildfires ==

== Similarity to Canadian wildfires ==

A deep pocket on [[Hawaii]] is the Hawaiian Electric Industries Inc., and already lawyers are seeking to blame it for the fires which would unleash billions of dollars in damages.  "Lawyers Probe Power Lines," writes Bloomberg Law.<ref>https://news.bloomberglaw.com/environment-and-energy/in-search-for-hawaii-fires-cause-lawyers-probe-power-lines-1</ref>

A deep pocket on [[Hawaii]] is the Hawaiian Electric Industries Inc., and already lawyers are seeking to blame it for the fires which would unleash billions of dollars in damages.  "Lawyers Probe Power Lines," writes Bloomberg Law.<ref>https://news.bloomberglaw.com/environment-and-energy/in-search-for-hawaii-fires-cause-lawyers-probe-power-lines-1</ref>

== References ==

== References ==

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[[category:Climate Change]]

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