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Everybody Knew the Invasive Grass of Maui Posed a Deadly Fire Threat, but Few Acted - The Wall Street Journal

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Everybody Knew the Invasive Grass of Maui Posed a Deadly Fire Threat, but Few Acted - WSJ

LAHAINA, Hawaii—For years, local fire officials worried about the blanket of invasive grasslands overtaking the abandoned sugar plantations above Hawaii’s ancestral capital.

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