I’m Truly curious.
Any photos in Lahaina?
Who could own and operate the DEW?
These aren’t easy weapons to get or operate. Doing so with stealth, even harder. So the list of potential bad guys with a DEW has got to be small. Let’s figure it out.
“Using an oversized magnifying glass—a fresnel lens carved into polished polycarbonate—this Solar Metal Smelter can melt metals like zinc and aluminum.”
https://thekidshouldseethis.com/post/solar-metal-smelter-jelle-seegers-video
“Who could own and operate the DEW?”
The government. The one whose subsidiary is planning to eminent domain the land for their cronies’ use.
Their Lords and Masters have cleared the serfs off the land to make room for their expanding estates.