We vacation in Maui every year and spend most nights at Lahaina Grill. For years I've remarked to my wife that if a lantern gets kicked over , it will be like Chicago in 1906 given the construction and infrastructure. Now I feel guilty for even thinking it.
The permitting process in Maui is very slow so I hope the red tape can get cut through and the rebuilding begin soon enough to save some of the businesses. We have talked to people there and there are still so many unaccounted for. So many people working their butts off to live in paradise.
Dave