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Takeaways from this week’s reports on the deadly 2023 Maui fire that destroyed Lahaina
8 months, 1 week ago

Takeaways from this week’s reports on the deadly 2023 Maui fire that destroyed Lahaina

Associated Press  

HONOLULU — More than half a year after the deadliest U.S. wildfire in more than a century burned through a historic Maui town, officials are still trying to determine exactly what went wrong and how to prevent similar catastrophes in the future. The previous day, the Maui Fire Department put out an after-action report produced by the Western Fire Chiefs …

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Maui town ravaged by fire will ‘rise again,’ Hawaii governor says of long recovery ahead
1 year, 4 months ago

Maui town ravaged by fire will ‘rise again,’ Hawaii governor says of long recovery ahead

Associated Press  

LAHAINA, Hawaii — Hawaii Gov. “The fire occurred only 10 days ago, and many people are still in shock and mourning,” Tiare Lawrence, who grew up in Lahaina, said at an emotional news conference organized by community activists. But his Friday address didn’t provide details, other than saying he directed the state attorney general to “impose enhanced criminal penalties on …

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Maui emergency chief resigns after criticism over Hawaii wildfire response
1 year, 4 months ago

Maui emergency chief resigns after criticism over Hawaii wildfire response

Al Jazeera  

Herman Andaya, head of Maui Emergency Management Agency, had defended his decision not to sound powerful warning sirens as a deadly wildfire ripped through Lahaina. “Today Mayor Richard Bissen accepted the resignation of Maui Emergency Management Agency Administrator Herman Andaya,” a Maui County press release said on Thursday. “Citing health reasons, Andaya submitted his resignation effective immediately.” At least 111 …

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Maui's emergency services chief resigns after facing criticism for not activating sirens during fire
1 year, 4 months ago

Maui's emergency services chief resigns after facing criticism for not activating sirens during fire

ABC  

The head of the Maui Emergency Management Agency has resigned a day after saying he had no regret about not using sirens to warn residents of wildfires that devastated the historic seaside community of Lahaina and killed at least 111 people. Key points: Lahaina residents have criticised emergency authorities' decision not to activate sirens to warn people of the danger …

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Maui’s emergency services chief resigns after facing criticism for not activating sirens during fire
1 year, 4 months ago

Maui’s emergency services chief resigns after facing criticism for not activating sirens during fire

Associated Press  

LAHAINA, Hawaii — The head of the Maui Emergency Management Agency resigned abruptly Thursday, a day after saying he had no regret about not using sirens to warn residents of wildfires that devastated the historic seaside community of Lahaina and killed at least 111 people. “We were afraid that people would have gone mauka,” Andaya said, using a Hawaiian word …

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Schools reopening, traffic moving again in signs of recovery from Maui fires that killed 110
1 year, 4 months ago

Schools reopening, traffic moving again in signs of recovery from Maui fires that killed 110

The Hindu  

Public schools on Maui started the process of reopening and traffic resumed on a major road in signs of recovery a week after wildfires demolished a historic town and killed at least 110 people, while the head of the island's emergency agency said he had “no regret” that sirens weren't sounded to warn people about the encroaching flames. “There’s still …

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Schools reopening, traffic moving again in signs of recovery from Maui fires that killed 110
1 year, 4 months ago

Schools reopening, traffic moving again in signs of recovery from Maui fires that killed 110

Associated Press  

LAHAINA, Hawaii — Public schools on Maui started the process of reopening and traffic resumed on a major road in signs of recovery a week after wildfires demolished a historic town and killed at least 110 people, while the head of the island’s emergency agency said he had “no regret” that sirens weren’t sounded to warn people about the onrushing …

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Maui’s top emergency officials were off island as wildfires hit Lahaina
1 year, 4 months ago

Maui’s top emergency officials were off island as wildfires hit Lahaina

Raw Story  

This story was originally published by Honolulu Civil Beat. Maui’s fire chief, Bradford Ventura, said in that press briefing that the fire reached Lahaina so quickly that residents of the first neighborhood it hit “were basically self-evacuating with fairly little notice.” “The fire that day was so quick, it moved so quickly, that from where it started in the brush …

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