nytimes July 5, 2021 10:00pm How Bad Are U.S. Wildfires? Even Hawaii Is Battling a Surge. #wildfires #firesandfirefighters #invasivespecies #weather #hawaii #hawaiithebigisland #unitedstates #news How Bad Are U.S. Wildfires? Even Hawaii Is Battling a Surge. It’s among the wettest places on the planet, but shifts in rainfall, invasive grasses and a housing shortage are driving a wildfire spike on the islands.