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Government gridlock on evacuation plan frustrates Leeward residents

JAMM AQUINO / JAQUINO@STARADVERTISER.COM
                                Eastbound traffic is seen on Farrington Highway in Nanakuli. Fears that the Leeward Coast could become the next Lahaina wildfire disaster with no alternative exit routes have intensified after the Legislature killed a bill to create a second way out of Waianae.
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JAMM AQUINO / JAQUINO@STARADVERTISER.COM

Eastbound traffic is seen on Farrington Highway in Nanakuli. Fears that the Leeward Coast could become the next Lahaina wildfire disaster with no alternative exit routes have intensified after the Legislature killed a bill to create a second way out of Waianae.

JAMM AQUINO / JAQUINO@STARADVERTISER.COM
                                Angela Lacey’s special-needs son Deon required countless trips eastbound for medical care. He died in 2015.
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JAMM AQUINO / JAQUINO@STARADVERTISER.COM

Angela Lacey’s special-needs son Deon required countless trips eastbound for medical care. He died in 2015.

STAR-ADVERTISER / 2007
                                Hawaiian Electric’s equipment to repair downed utility poles along Farrington Highway snarled traffic in 2007.
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STAR-ADVERTISER / 2007

Hawaiian Electric’s equipment to repair downed utility poles along Farrington Highway snarled traffic in 2007.

JAMM AQUINO / JAQUINO@STARADVERTISER.COM
                                Eastbound traffic is seen on Farrington Highway in Nanakuli. Fears that the Leeward Coast could become the next Lahaina wildfire disaster with no alternative exit routes have intensified after the Legislature killed a bill to create a second way out of Waianae.
JAMM AQUINO / JAQUINO@STARADVERTISER.COM
                                Angela Lacey’s special-needs son Deon required countless trips eastbound for medical care. He died in 2015.
STAR-ADVERTISER / 2007
                                Hawaiian Electric’s equipment to repair downed utility poles along Farrington Highway snarled traffic in 2007.