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I don't think that's actually started yet, looks like it's stalled at the moment judging by this post on Hawaii's DLNR website: https://dlnr.hawaii.gov/blog/2023/08/07/nr23-125/
According to this article, dated July 3rd, the biopesticide mosquitoes were already released in eastern Maui.
"... Maui is in the midst of a pilot program to test the mosquito birth control methodology further. The state DLNR approved an environmental assessment earlier this year, leading to smaller-scale pilot projects. The releases of the Wolbachia-enabled mosquitoes are now in process in East Maui. ..."
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https://beatofhawaii.com/as-us-warns-of-malaria-hawaii-releases-mosquitoes/
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Edit: I'd really like to believe your (government) info, but I simply don't trust any of these beasts anymore.
Oh alright they've done some pilots but haven't started the full scale releases yet. I think the fires are more west of the target area though.
"... In the midst of... projects (plural)... releases (plural)..." are all worrisome distinctions.
I'm sorry, but nothing these beasts do is for the good of humans or animals. They have an agenda and nefarious motives for everything they wreak on God's planet. Genocidal psychopaths do not want to protect wildlife or people.
You're right that the alleged experiment area is in the far east of Maui, but what's the likelihood that the beasts will tell the truth about where they're actually releasing these scourges or tell the truth about the results? Tell the truth if any humans are harmed as a result? Tell the truth if the bird and/or other wildlife populations get decimated as a result? What's the likelihood that they won't bribe, threaten or even kill anyone who tries to disclose any deleterious effects of their experiment? Nil across the board.
With respect to the fires, although there's a rather large land formation (Hileakala) between the fires and the east coast of Maui, I wouldn't be surprised to learn that smoke travels across all the islands.
Anyway, thanks for your glimmer of hope. I've been to Maui and it's very beautiful, the Hawaiian people very nice, laid back, connected to their land, nature and history. I really hate seeing what's going on with those fires, the poor souls who lost their lives, many more, I'm sure, injured, many losing their homes and all their cherished belongings, losing their businesses... and then having the genocidal psychopaths looking to unleash more bioweapons.