Brush fires in Maui are fueled by extraordinary winds, which cause flames to erupt. Surprisingly, neither local nor state officials triggered any emergency sirens.
On Friday, the Emergency Services Administration of Hawaii confirmed, “Neither Maui nor HI-EMA activated warning sirens on Maui during the wildfire incident.”
Learn more about the alternate warning systems that locals used, including mobile device alerts, local radio and TV stations, and Maui County’s subscriber-only notification system.
“The sirens are used to alert the public to seek additional information; they do not necessarily indicate an evacuation,” emergency personnel stated.
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Did one of Hawaii’s most severe natural catastrophes result from insufficient emergency alerts?
“They didn’t give us no warning. No nothing,” Western Maui resident Lisa Panis stated over the phone. “No siren, no alarms, no nothing.”
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Children are the victims in a tragic episode that occurs in Hawaii, which is close to home. An unidentified “whistleblower” expresses alarm about the current state of affairs.
“Just reported from a whistleblower: What you’re not hearing from our local government – I just got out of a meeting where I was informed by someone in the Mayors office about developments that are being kept from the public. I am not a conspiracy theorist and I don’t want to make trouble but here’s what I’ve heard.”
“The amount of fatalities is expected to be more than 500 but less than 1000,” the source continued. “Many of the fatalities will be children who were at home because they canceled school. Parents worked and were not there to evacuate the children. Kids had no idea they needed to leave and by the time they noticed their homes or apartments were on fire, it was too late. The government is worried about how we will react when we learn that the fire department left the fire earlier in the day and claimed it was 100% contained knowing that the winds were expected to be 70mph by the afternoon.”
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“This is against all fire control protocols,” the source added. “The fire department should not have left the original fire unattended. They are scared that the public calls for accountability will be more than they can control and protests and riots will occur. They plan to lock down Lahaina for several months. It will take months to clean up the hazardous and environmental contamination. They won’t have enough housing for All the displaced. There were 2,000 unaccounted for this morning. They have a list where they are trying to keep track. They found 700 today. But there are still 1300 missing.”
“They are very worried that the community is going to freak out when they find out how not a single fire truck responded to the fires,” the source claimed. “The emergency sirens were not activated (hurricane sirens) and loss of life could have been kept down by better emergency management which utterly failed. I’m not trying to make waves or stir up problems but I was so angry and sad when I found out how many children are dead that I knew I had to post this and let everyone know what I have learned. It’s time for our officials to stand up, tell the truth, and face the music. They failed Lāhainā guys.”
“Our government is full of incompetent nepotism. The fire chief is the son of the former fire chief. We need to hold officials accountable for the mistakes they made. Please don’t hate the messenger. I’m just relaying what I learned today,” the source concluded. “God bless Maui and Lahaina! Pray for all the victims.”
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After the fire, charges regarding its unusual burn markings caused a controversy to erupt.
According to a woman who identified herself as a Hawaii fire victim, “this was not a natural disaster,” and she questioned how the fire began.
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Larry Ellison, the CEO of Oracle, made news four months ago when he bought about 98% of the 141-mile-long Hawaiian island of Lanai. For an unknown sum, reported to be about $500 million, the transaction, which comprised two resorts, golf courses, different assets, and extensive undeveloped land, was purchased from billionaire David Murdock. Lanai, which is about 40 miles west of Lahaina in western Maui, is particularly significant historically since it was once a pineapple-growing region.
The 3,000 residents of the island have questioned Ellison’s plans for Lanai. However, Ellison revealed his plan to turn the island into an eco-friendly utopia in a recent interview on CNBC’s “Closing Bell with Maria Bartiromo,” highlighting electric cars, organic farming, and solar energy.
“What we are going to do is turn Lanai into a model for sustainable enterprise,” proclaimed Ellison, one of the richest men in the world, to Maria Bartiromo. “I own the water utility, I own the electric utility. The electric utility is all going to be solar photovoltaic and solar thermal where it can convert sea water into fresh water.”
A more ambitious plan put out by Ellison involves using solar energy to power the island, solar thermal desalination, and organic farming.
“We have drip irrigation where we are going to have organic farms all over the island. Hopefully we are going to export produce — really the best, organic produce to Japan and elsewhere. We are going to support the local people and help them start these businesses. We will have electric cars. So it’s going to be a little, if you will, laboratory for sustainability in businesses of small scale.”
Ellison was therefore promoting the idea of transforming Lanai into a “eco lab” with electric vehicles, solar energy, and organic farming. Locals, meanwhile, claim Ellison did not interact with the island’s population, neglecting to explain his aims, respond to potential concerns, or solicit comments. Additionally, Ellison has been charged with attempting to convert the 90,000-acre island into a “playground for the super rich.”
The management corporation in charge of the island’s development, Pulama Lanai, has come under fire from locals for creating a “housing shortage.”
According to The Real Deal, “Ellison owns the island’s main grocery store, the only gas station, the community newspaper and the only non-Four Seasons hotel. His development plans tend to be secret. Many locals have heard that he plans to make the island ‘sustainable,’ though not how.”
“Residents say that no other entity can balance Ellison’s control, meaning his decisions carry the weight of the law, with minimal discussions of new projects and almost no due process,” the report added.
Serious concerns are raised about the government’s approach to wildfires.
The Hawaii Emergency Management Agency reports that Maui’s Emergency Alert System did not trigger any sirens. The method is designed to encourage people to receive thorough emergency information through web, TV, or radio sources, according to agency spokeswoman Adam Weintraub.
“The siren is a message, but it’s not a very specific message, and so each time we sound them, there is a balancing in the decision,” Weintraub said. “Will it cause more good or more harm?”
“The best I can say is that given the speed and demands of the incident, I don’t have any concerns in the way that Maui County handled it the way I know now, but we can talk about that again after we’re done ensuring people are safe,” he added.
Hawaii’s governor, Josh Green, holds Lester Holt to fault for the inadequate emergency response during the catastrophe.
When questioned if a human choice or a technical issue led to the siren system not being used, Green responded, “It’s too early for me to tell.”
“Much of the equipment was destroyed with fire and it’s a very remote place. This was a western edge of the island of Maui,” Green said. “Of course, we would never diminish any kind of responsibility. They were all fighting in fires across the islands.”
Hawaiian authorities detected possible extensive arson on the island of Maui in May.
“Fire and police suspect someone is intentionally setting them,” Michael Victorino, mayor of Maui, stated.
Attorney General Anne Lopez declared on Friday that her office will conduct a “comprehensive review” of “critical decision-making and standing policies” made before to, during, and following the fires.
“The Department of the Attorney General shares the grief felt by all in Hawaiʻi, and our hearts go out to everyone affected by this tragedy,” According to Lopez’s remark.
“My Department is committed to understanding the decisions that were made before and during the wildfires and to sharing with the public the results of this review,” she added. “As we continue to support all aspects of the ongoing relief effort, now is the time to begin this process of understanding.”
