by y90210
Hawaii government officials didn’t sound the alarms. Despite what they claim, wildfires were one of the valid reasons for sounding them.
The all-hazard siren system can be used for a variety of both natural and human-caused events; including tsunamis, hurricanes, dam breaches, flooding, wildfires, volcanic eruptions
Government also denied water for firefighting purposes till it was too late to contain the blaze.
Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) deputy director M. Kaleo Manuel balked at Maui firefighters and various entities’ requests to open up reservoirs and streams as wildfires raged out of control. Firefighters pleaded to the DLNR that they had used all the on-hand water and were desperate for any help whatsoever.
Manuel, who is in charge of water resources for the Hawaiian islands, delayed their request.
www.staradvertiser.com/2023/08/22/hawaii-news/lawsuit-seeks-to-upend-reassignment-of-water-deputy/
And then we had police and utility vehicles blocking roads both in and out of town. Which is why we have so many videos of bumper to bumper traffic of people trying to flee.
www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/maui-residents-say-utility-trucks-blocked-roads-tried-flee-rcna100200
They’re DESPERATELY pushing for a FULL media blackout here on Maui.
WHY?! t.co/cMSHgDiGmb
— Nick Sortor (@nicksortor) August 22, 2023