Hawaii. the tropical hawaiian paradise the middle of the pacific ocean that will never be the same. horrific scenes of nothing but devastation are everywhere. entire city blocks up in smoke. families burned alive in their cars and homes. so far 150 people are confirmed dead. 850 plus are still missing. two weeks after the fire. it s possible that up to 1,000 people could have been killed during this blaze. we all hope and pray that s not true. including a disproportionate number of children. they were sent home from school just as the fire burned out of control. to give a sense of scale, less than 150 people were killed during florida s last cat for hurricane. around 1300 people were told as a result of hurricane katrina. in the aftermath of katrina george w. bush was excoriated. days weeks and months afterwards. the media, the mob, well, for