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John Pritchett: Missed Opportunities

Despite years of studies and debate over managing the risk from wildfires, government officials still neglected the opportunities to put money or programs in place to address the growing problem.

By John Pritchett

August 27, 2023 · 1 min read

John Pritchett/Civil Beat/2023

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John Pritchett

John Pritchett is an award-winning cartoonist. He has created artwork in Hawaii for decades, including 20 years at the Honolulu Weekly. See his portfolio on the web at: pritchettcartoons.com. Opinions are the author’s own and do not necessarily reflect Civil Beat’s views.

Despite years of studies and debate over managing the risk from wildfires, government officials still neglected the opportunities to put money or programs in place to address the growing problem.

(John Pritchett/Civil Beat/2023)

Read Civil Beat’s coverage of the efforts to deal with wildfires:

“Hawaii Haw Long Short-Changed Fire Protection: ‘We Could Have Saved Lives’“

“Maui County Knew Of Lahaina’s Fire Risk For Years“

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About the Author

John Pritchett

John Pritchett is an award-winning cartoonist. He has created artwork in Hawaii for decades, including 20 years at the Honolulu Weekly. See his portfolio on the web at: pritchettcartoons.com. Opinions are the author’s own and do not necessarily reflect Civil Beat’s views.

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So true. Statewide legacy of status quo and protectionism has created, IMO, one of the worst run state and local governments in the nation. Basically, its a retirement program for workers that enjoy the leisurely pace of a glacial ice melt. This in turn has created a bumbling, unresponsive, unprepared and uncreative bureaucracy focused only on getting bigger while providing less. The proof is in the pudding and the fire is a tragic example.

wailani1961 · 1 year ago

You would think there would be a statewide effort to educate on emergency plans - not so much. What do I do if & when siren sounds off? Most folks still don芒聙聶t know - where is the state leadership?

pcbroda · 1 year ago

a lot of politicians have seem to have forgotten the basic function of the government and instead of serving the people decide to serve themselves

Tommy2 · 1 year ago

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