<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div dir="ltr">Tweeters,</div><div dir="ltr">I wonder what bird species were there before the plantations.</div><div dir="ltr">Dan Reiff</div><div dir="ltr"><br><strong>How 19th-century pineapple plantations turned Maui into a tinderbox</strong><br>Land privatization and water depletion set the stage for the Lahaina fire 150 years ago. Now, land companies may benefit even more<p>Read in The Guardian: <a href="https://apple.news/APhWuDK5ORn6rrndvWWeZNw">https://apple.news/APhWuDK5ORn6rrndvWWeZNw</a></p><p><br>Shared from <a href="https://www.apple.com/news">Apple News</a></p></div><br><br><div dir="ltr">Sent from my iPhone</div></body></html>