Me - but I haven't seen any mention of a commitment/requirement to maintain/remove the invasive grasses on the fallow properties."
leilanidude - Fence it with goats and sheep inside. Provide a few stock/water tanks. Harvest stock as needed and sell the meat products. Solved.
Congrats - you've discovered grazing and animal husbandry - who else could have thought of that? (other than neolithic herdsmen 10,000+ years ago). The question isn't how to maintain the properties, as there are more options than ever, it's how to compel/require landowners (especially owners of large parcels with equally large political influence) to perform that work.
Looks like Maui County is working on such enforcement, although it will remain to be seen if this is equally applied (some conversations say the KSBE lands near Lahaina look much the same as they did before the fire).
https://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/2025/07/19...jail-time/
"The wildfire disaster of 2023 has Maui County stepping up enforcement of recently updated fire codes.
The rules are in place to ensure buffer zones between brush and structures. The vegetation has to be cutback based on height.
Warning letters have been going out to violators, urging them to take action in a month or face fines up to $1,000 per day. Criminal prosecution is also possible with punishment up to six months in jail.
The Maui Fire Department has worked to educate the public about the changes.
A flyer illustrates the space needed. It shows grass taller than 18 inches but under 3 feet must be at least 30 feet away from a building.
Brush between 3 and 6 feet should be 50 feet away. It goes up from there to include trees." (more at link including the flyer)
leilanidude - Fence it with goats and sheep inside. Provide a few stock/water tanks. Harvest stock as needed and sell the meat products. Solved.
Congrats - you've discovered grazing and animal husbandry - who else could have thought of that? (other than neolithic herdsmen 10,000+ years ago). The question isn't how to maintain the properties, as there are more options than ever, it's how to compel/require landowners (especially owners of large parcels with equally large political influence) to perform that work.
Looks like Maui County is working on such enforcement, although it will remain to be seen if this is equally applied (some conversations say the KSBE lands near Lahaina look much the same as they did before the fire).
https://www.hawaiinewsnow.com/2025/07/19...jail-time/
"The wildfire disaster of 2023 has Maui County stepping up enforcement of recently updated fire codes.
The rules are in place to ensure buffer zones between brush and structures. The vegetation has to be cutback based on height.
Warning letters have been going out to violators, urging them to take action in a month or face fines up to $1,000 per day. Criminal prosecution is also possible with punishment up to six months in jail.
The Maui Fire Department has worked to educate the public about the changes.
A flyer illustrates the space needed. It shows grass taller than 18 inches but under 3 feet must be at least 30 feet away from a building.
Brush between 3 and 6 feet should be 50 feet away. It goes up from there to include trees." (more at link including the flyer)