KAHULUI, Hawaii (AP) — A wildfire is tearing through the heart of Maui with alarming speed and ferocity, destroying homes and businesses in a historic tourist town, injuring at least two dozen people and forcing panicked residents to jump into the ocean to flee the flames. The County of Maui tweeted, “Do NOT go to Lahaina Town,” hours before all roads in and out of West Maui’s biggest community were closed to everyone except emergency personnel. County spokesperson Mahina Martin said Wednesday t

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