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COURTESY DUSTIN JOHNSON
Wildfires lit up the sky over Lahaina on Tuesday.
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The recent fires on Maui should not surprise anyone. This is what happens when well-irrigated, fertile fields that were producing sugar cane and pineapples for more than a century are suddenly shut down, leaving nothing but dry weeds and a dirty dust bowl.
Let this be a lesson about finding ways to diversify agriculture here in Hawaii, not only avoiding these scenarios, but putting us on a path to self- sustainability.
Blair Thorndike
Maunalani Heights
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