A Washington Post investigation retraced the fire’s path, revealing that nonnative invasive grasses were key to creating the fast-moving, uncontrollable blaze.
Developer Peter Martin, who was reached by phone, told The Post that the invasive grass was a “red herring” to divert attention from the government’s water resource regulations, which he said were so restrictive that they prevented farming or development of the land he owns. “The truth is that I believe that God was angry,” Martin said, that these lands were not being used “as God intended.”
The DLNR shared a map of fire break networks the department maintained before the West Maui fire. These strips of land where vegetation has been cut to stop the spread of fire are just 300 feet east of where the fire began.conducted by the Hawaii Wildfire Management Organization on wildfire hazards around West Maui designated Lahaina as being at “extreme” risk.
Maui County’s fire code states that flammable vegetation and combustible materials must be cleared from within 30 feet of structures.
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