Conspiracy theory here. Please note the high level of conspiracy-ness of this.
Hawaii is pretty isolated from the rest of the mainland. Getting things to Hawaii is pretty difficult. Getting business in Hawaii is pretty difficult without a lot of handshakes.
A lot of businesses were burned. Local Hawaiian businesses. Hawaiian corporations. The Hawaiian Old Guard. A robust fire system suddenly not working?
If we see a bunch of multinationals move in to help repair, and “stay a bit longer”, then I’m going to call it a takeover.
It’s not like this type of action doesn’t have historical roots either.