The father of a woman who died in the Hawaii wildfires last month has launched a novel lawsuit against three major landowners, seeking to hold them responsible even though they did not start the fire and the blaze ignited on land they do not own.
Wells sued the governments of Hawaii and Maui County, along with Hawaii's largest private land holder, Kamehameha Schools, formerly known as the Bishop Estate, in state court in Wailuku.
Wells is seeking unspecified damages, including punitive damages, related to funeral costs as well as pain and suffering. His attorneys on Tuesday filed a similar case on behalf of the children of Rans' partner, who also died in the blaze. The dense, seven foot grasses invaded abandoned sugar plantations near the town and produced up to 15 tons per acre of fire fuel, according to a study by a fire prevention organization.
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