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Plantation Capitalism’s Legacy Produced the Maui Wildfires
The Maui Wildfires devastated West Maui in August 2023, killing people and destroying homes. But far from being an inevitable natural disaster, the fires are a predictable byproduct of nineteenth century plantation capitalism. That system's legacies, particularly its water management, weakened the island's ecosystem and concentrated harm on the most vulnerable people.