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Many East Honolulu communities are at high fire risk

CINDY ELLEN RUSSELL / CRUSSELL@STARADVERTISER.COM 
                                In response to the 2017 and 2018 wildfires in Kamilonui Valley, firebreaks were cut to create defensible areas and have been maintained since. At top, dry brush and grasses line the Kaiwi coast.
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CINDY ELLEN RUSSELL / CRUSSELL@STARADVERTISER.COM

In response to the 2017 and 2018 wildfires in Kamilonui Valley, firebreaks were cut to create defensible areas and have been maintained since. At top, dry brush and grasses line the Kaiwi coast.

CINDY ELLEN RUSSELL / CRUSSELL@STARADVERTISER.COM 
                                Kamakoa Wong, above, maintains firebreak 1-B in the valley.
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CINDY ELLEN RUSSELL / CRUSSELL@STARADVERTISER.COM

Kamakoa Wong, above, maintains firebreak 1-B in the valley.

JAMM AQUINO / 2010
                                A brushfire threatens homes, lighting the sky above Kamehame Ridge in Hawaii Kai. The fire burned 200 acres in July 2010.
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JAMM AQUINO / 2010

A brushfire threatens homes, lighting the sky above Kamehame Ridge in Hawaii Kai. The fire burned 200 acres in July 2010.

CINDY ELLEN RUSSELL / CRUSSELL@STARADVERTISER.COM 
                                In response to the 2017 and 2018 wildfires in Kamilonui Valley, firebreaks were cut to create defensible areas and have been maintained since. At top, dry brush and grasses line the Kaiwi coast.
CINDY ELLEN RUSSELL / CRUSSELL@STARADVERTISER.COM 
                                Kamakoa Wong, above, maintains firebreak 1-B in the valley.
JAMM AQUINO / 2010
                                A brushfire threatens homes, lighting the sky above Kamehame Ridge in Hawaii Kai. The fire burned 200 acres in July 2010.