Ke fai 'e he kau taki lotu 'a e ngaahi lotu ki he fakafiemalie, melino mo e 'amanaki lelei 'i he 'aho 8 'o Fepueli ^2019.

‘I he fakamanatu ‘o e māhina ‘e ono hili ‘a e Vela ‘a Lahaina ‘i he ‘aho 8 ‘ ^o ‘Aokosi , 2023, ‘e fakahoko ai ‘e he Vahefonuá ha fakatahataha fakakomiuniti ‘i he ‘aho Tusite, Fepueli 8, ‘i he taimi 6:00 efiafi ‘i he Fale Faiva ‘o e Senitā Sivile ‘o Lahaina. ʻE ʻoatu ʻe he fakatahaʻangá ha taimi ke fakaʻapaʻapaʻi ai ʻe he kāingalotu ʻo e koló ʻa e ngaahi ʻofaʻanga kuo molé pea nau fakatahataha mai ʻi he lotu ki ha fakafiemālie, fakamoʻui mo ha ʻamanaki lelei. ʻE fai ʻe he kau taki tui mei he ngaahi siasi Lahaina kehekehe ha ngaahi lotu ko ha konga ʻo e fakatahaʻangá.

‘E ‘oatu ‘a e ngaahi me‘atokoni fakafiefia. ‘E fakaava ‘a e ngaahi matapaá ‘i he 5:30 efiafí ‘Oku kole atu ki he kau ma‘u fakatahá ke nau ‘omai ha fala pe sea ‘i he matātahí ki he nofo‘anga ‘i he fale faiva; ‘e ‘oatu ‘a e ngaahi nofo‘anga ki he kūpuna. Koe'uhi ko e faka'apa'apa ki he taimi ko 'eni, kuo fakaha ai 'e he Vahefonua 'oku 'ikai ko ha me'a 'eni 'oku fakahoko 'i he mitia.