Consider ensuring that you have alternate plans ready to be implemented in case your travels in the foreseeable future include the island of Maui in Hawaii, as wildfires in Maui August 2023 have devastated places such as Lahaina; were the cause of at least six fatalities; forced people to evacuate to the point where some people sought refuge in the Pacific Ocean; cut power to greater than 12,500 people; and have created scenes in affected areas which seem apocalyptic and dystopian.

The following statement is currently posted at the official Twitter account of the Honolulu office of the National Weather Service of the United States…