Vigilance urged in wake of blazes

By Leila Fujimori

POSTED: 01:30 a.m. HST, May 26, 2012

~~<p>Recent fires in Waialua and Ewa that destroyed two homes and threatened many more were found to be either intentionally set or of undetermined cause — cases that fire officials hope remain isolated.</p>
<p>Tougher arson laws enacted in 2006, sparked by dozens of suspicious brush fires in 2005, seemed to put a damper on deliberately lit fires, fire officials said. But it was more than the stiffer penalties.</p>
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Recent fires in Waialua and Ewa that destroyed two homes and threatened many more were found to be either intentionally set or of undetermined cause — cases that fire officials hope remain isolated.

Tougher arson laws enacted in 2006, sparked by dozens of suspicious brush fires in 2005, seemed to put a damper on deliberately lit fires, fire officials said. But it was more than the stiffer penalties. Login for more...