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On Oahu, crews are finishing a major firebreak project designed to shield over 200 homes and nearly 600 condo units from wildfire threats—clearing brush by hand and even using helicopters to haul out vegetation. This isn’t their first rodeo: they’ve already built 11,000 linear feet of firebreaks across the island, creating defensible spaces in neighborhoods bordering wildland. Next up? A new 1,500-foot stretch near Kahuku’s wildlife refuge, targeting invasive plants like California grass and kiawe that fuel fires. It’s all about proactive defense where communities meet wilderness.

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