In this episode of The Firebreak, host Steve Wolf sits down with Elizabeth Pickett, Executive Director of Hawaii Wildfire Management Organization, to discuss the rising wildfire threat across Hawaii and the Pacific. Elizabeth shares how her organization has worked tirelessly to promote wildfire prevention, mitigation, and collaboration in a region where wildfires were once rare but are now a growing crisis. They dive into the challenges of managing fire-prone invasive species, securing funding for proactive fire management, and the urgent need for policy changes to shift from reactive suppression to long-term prevention. If you care about wildfire resilience, community safety, and the future of Hawaii’s landscapes, this is an episode you won’t want to miss!