Cellphones were rendered useless and communication towers burnt to a crisp when flames engulfed the idyllic Maui community of Lahaina early this week. But calls for help were still answered. While emergency officials rushed to aid residents, its generational residents turned to an old but still solid form of communication: the “coconut wireless.” Full story: newsnationnow.com/us-news/west/hawaii-wildfires/native-hawaiians-coconut-wireless-aftermath-fires #Maui #MauiFires #Hawaii NewsNation is your source for fact-based, unbiased news for all America. Find us online: newsnationnow.com Get our app: bit.ly/3AbFrG3 Watch us on TV or via streaming: bit.ly/3oxRmf5