Eerie aftermath of historic wildfire in Lāhainā (Photo credit: Hawaii News Now) Haunting images of the deadly wildfires in August that displaced thousands on Maui and tragically devastated much of the Valley Isle's historic town of Lāhainā continue to send shockwaves across Hawaiʻi and the globe. Before and after comparisons of Lāhainā (Photo credit: Hawaii News Now) University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa wildfire expert Clay Trauernicht connects the unprecedented wildfires on Maui and parts of Hawaiʻi Island to an intense combination of factors such as powerful winds, extremely low humidity and underlying drought.

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