One of the worst droughts the state has ever seen, plus hot temperatures and high winds, have all combined for what's being called tinderbox conditions.
Much like the Great Depression, the devastating economic collapse precipitated by the 2008 stock market crash set fire to the tinderbox of an already financially-paranoid public.
Having a negotiation with somebody who is trying to balance all of these different things, it can be a really tough emotional tinderbox that you're walking into.
Over the years, to accommodate the growing tourism industry, much of Maui's water was diverted to new hotels and golf courses and away from communities like Lahaina, drying the town out and turning it into a tinderbox.
Yeah, it seems like crypto very much is a tinderbox and loves to take on levered positions, which basically means you borrow money to make bets worth more than the value of the capital that you're putting on.