Gov't Incompetence? Lives Lost? Everything You Need to Know About the Maui Fire

The quaint and historic town of Lahaina, Hawaii, is known for many things: its whale-watching tours, its beautiful beaches, its iconic Front Street and much more.

But after disaster struck in early August, the old whaling village will likely be remembered most for just one thing.

Here is how one of the saddest tragedies in American history — the Maui fire — unfolded.

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Ole Braatelien, a writer for The Western Journal since 2022, earned his bachelor's from Arizona State University's Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication.

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