{"id":3075,"date":"2023-08-10T16:04:24","date_gmt":"2023-08-11T02:04:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/countrytalkstory.com\/?p=3075"},"modified":"2023-08-10T16:04:24","modified_gmt":"2023-08-11T02:04:24","slug":"historic-town-of-lahaina-maui-burns-down","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/countrytalkstory.com\/?p=3075","title":{"rendered":"Historic Town of Lahaina, Maui burns down"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>It was a &#8220;perfect storm&#8221; with gusty winds and dry weather and a historic town of wooden structures. It&#8217;s compelling to see how fast the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.khon2.com\/hawaii-fires\/36-fatalities-involved-in-lahaina-wildfires\/\">fire<\/a> spread.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"781\" src=\"https:\/\/countrytalkstory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Screen-Shot-2023-08-10-at-12.10.49-AM-1024x781.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3076\" srcset=\"http:\/\/countrytalkstory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Screen-Shot-2023-08-10-at-12.10.49-AM-1024x781.png 1024w, http:\/\/countrytalkstory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Screen-Shot-2023-08-10-at-12.10.49-AM-470x358.png 470w, http:\/\/countrytalkstory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Screen-Shot-2023-08-10-at-12.10.49-AM-768x586.png 768w, http:\/\/countrytalkstory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Screen-Shot-2023-08-10-at-12.10.49-AM-1536x1171.png 1536w, http:\/\/countrytalkstory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Screen-Shot-2023-08-10-at-12.10.49-AM-2048x1562.png 2048w, http:\/\/countrytalkstory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Screen-Shot-2023-08-10-at-12.10.49-AM-624x476.png 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Fire is a good servant, but a bad master&#8221; hits home on August 9, 2023. A hot dry summer causing dry vegetation along with gusty winds turned Lahaina into a war zone. The wooden structures did not stand a chance. The fire even burnt the vessels on the water.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here are some screenshots taken from social media:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1022\" src=\"https:\/\/countrytalkstory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Screen-Shot-2023-08-09-at-11.50.05-PM-1024x1022.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3081\" srcset=\"http:\/\/countrytalkstory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Screen-Shot-2023-08-09-at-11.50.05-PM-1024x1022.png 1024w, http:\/\/countrytalkstory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Screen-Shot-2023-08-09-at-11.50.05-PM-451x450.png 451w, http:\/\/countrytalkstory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Screen-Shot-2023-08-09-at-11.50.05-PM-150x150.png 150w, http:\/\/countrytalkstory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Screen-Shot-2023-08-09-at-11.50.05-PM-768x766.png 768w, http:\/\/countrytalkstory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Screen-Shot-2023-08-09-at-11.50.05-PM-1536x1533.png 1536w, http:\/\/countrytalkstory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Screen-Shot-2023-08-09-at-11.50.05-PM-624x623.png 624w, http:\/\/countrytalkstory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Screen-Shot-2023-08-09-at-11.50.05-PM.png 1944w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Before and After.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"754\" src=\"https:\/\/countrytalkstory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Screen-Shot-2023-08-10-at-12.09.03-AM-1024x754.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3079\" srcset=\"http:\/\/countrytalkstory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Screen-Shot-2023-08-10-at-12.09.03-AM-1024x754.png 1024w, http:\/\/countrytalkstory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Screen-Shot-2023-08-10-at-12.09.03-AM-470x346.png 470w, http:\/\/countrytalkstory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Screen-Shot-2023-08-10-at-12.09.03-AM-768x566.png 768w, http:\/\/countrytalkstory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Screen-Shot-2023-08-10-at-12.09.03-AM-1536x1131.png 1536w, http:\/\/countrytalkstory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Screen-Shot-2023-08-10-at-12.09.03-AM-2048x1509.png 2048w, http:\/\/countrytalkstory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Screen-Shot-2023-08-10-at-12.09.03-AM-624x460.png 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>This is a photo of <a href=\"https:\/\/pioneerinnmaui.com\/\">Pioneer Inn<\/a> that was burnt down. We took this photo some time ago when our family was visiting Lahaina for leisure. I loved the history of the place. But I told myself that I would not be going back to Lahaina town. It had become over-commercialized. We walked from a hotel along a pathway next a private yard and home. I thought that it was too intrusive to the local residents and I did not want to be that part of that touristy crowd.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"770\" src=\"https:\/\/countrytalkstory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Screen-Shot-2023-08-10-at-12.08.49-AM-1024x770.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3080\" srcset=\"http:\/\/countrytalkstory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Screen-Shot-2023-08-10-at-12.08.49-AM-1024x770.png 1024w, http:\/\/countrytalkstory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Screen-Shot-2023-08-10-at-12.08.49-AM-470x354.png 470w, http:\/\/countrytalkstory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Screen-Shot-2023-08-10-at-12.08.49-AM-768x578.png 768w, http:\/\/countrytalkstory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Screen-Shot-2023-08-10-at-12.08.49-AM-1536x1155.png 1536w, http:\/\/countrytalkstory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Screen-Shot-2023-08-10-at-12.08.49-AM-2048x1540.png 2048w, http:\/\/countrytalkstory.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/Screen-Shot-2023-08-10-at-12.08.49-AM-624x469.png 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>Lahaina was a bustling tourist center. These wooden structures didn&#8217;t stand a chance.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It was a &#8220;perfect storm&#8221; with gusty winds and dry weather and a historic town of wooden structures. It&#8217;s compelling to see how fast the fire spread. &#8220;Fire is a good servant, but a bad master&#8221; hits home on August 9, 2023. 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