Old Lahaina Town Utterly Destroyed - Recovery & Relief Efforts

[TomK]

Comparing what happened in Maui to past historical events really serves no purpose - really the only one being prevention for it to ever happen again in the future.

I think comparisons are just fine as they show what lessons have been learned or what haven't by government agencies and private companies. Good comparisons would be wildfires elsewhere or perhaps the tsunamis that hit Hawaii in the past - the latter shows that at least some have learned lessons from the past. I suspect we're in agreement here. I also don't think the bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki are comparable for various reasons, which I won't bring up now given I think it's inappropriate.