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Aug 2023
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Why were the wildfires in Hawaii so dead...

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Last week fires tore through the Hawaiian island of Maui, causing devastating destruction in the ancient capital of Lahaina. What happened?. Help support our independent journalism at theguardian.com/infocus
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