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LOS ANGELES — The fire that raged through West Maui last week — leveling a historic community and killing more than 100 people — has exposed major weaknesses in the
Based on a Times review of Maui records, government officials should have been aware of the fire danger Lahaina faced.
In the wake of the deadliest U.S. wildfire in a century, officials in Hawaii have, at times, insisted that little could have been done to avoid the tragedy that obliterated a historic town. Yet there is plenty of evidence that officials should have been aware of the danger to Lahaina.
Based on a Times review of Maui records, government officials should have been aware of the fire danger Lahaina faced.
A raging fire burning directly into densely populated areas. A historic city built between the ocean and a volcano with limited escape routes. Gale-force winds that left firefighters on the