Naʻe fakahā ʻe he Vaʻa Fakaleleiʻi ʻo e Vai ʻuli ʻo e Potungāue Puleʻi ʻo e ʻĀtakaí (DEM) ʻo e Vahefonua Maui ʻi he ʻaho ní kuo nau fakatonutonu ʻa e Tuʻunga ʻo e Sevesi ʻo e Vai ʻuá mei he “kulokula,” ʻa ia ʻokú ne fakahaaʻi ha koloa ʻoku ʻikai ke ʻi ai ha sevesi ʻo e ʻuha ʻoku lolotonga ngāué, ki he “lanumata,” ʻa ia ʻoku ʻuhinga ʻoku ʻi ai ʻa e sevesi ʻo e ʻuá ʻoku lolotonga ngāué, ki he ʻēlia ko ʻení:

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Naʻe ngāue ʻa e sevesi ʻo e suá ki he ngaahi konga kelekelé ʻi he ʻaho 29 ʻo Sanuali, 2025. Naʻe fakahā ʻe he Talēkita ʻo e DEM ko Shayne Agawa ʻa e ngaahi fakafoʻoú lolotonga ʻa e Fakataha ʻa e Kakai ʻo Lahaina ʻi he ʻApiako Lotolotó ʻo Lahaina ʻi he ʻaho Tuʻapulelulu, Fepueli 5, 2025.

Naʻe maumauʻi ha ngaahi langa fakalakalaka ʻe niʻihi ʻo e vai ʻulí lolotonga ʻa e ngaahi velá, ʻa ia naʻe motuhi ai ʻa e sevesi ʻo e vai ʻulí ki ha ngaahi koloa lahi ʻi he ngaahi feituʻu naʻe uesia ʻe he afí. Ke fakapapau'i pe 'oku uesia 'a e sevesi 'o e vai 'uli ki ho 'api pe pisinisi, kataki 'o 'a'ahi ki he https://mauirecovers.org/wastewater pea lomi'i ho tu'asila 'i he pa kumi 'i he mape fetu'utaki 'o e Tu'unga 'o e Sevesi 'o e Vai 'o e Vahefonua Maui.

‘Oku ‘amanaki ‘a e DEM ke hokohoko atu hono fakatonutonu ‘o e ngaahi feitu’u ‘i Lahaina na’e uesia ‘e he vela ‘o e vao ‘i ‘Aokosi 2023 ‘i he ngaahi uike mo e ngaahi mahina ka hoko mai. Ki ha ngaahi fehuʻi fekauʻaki mo e tuʻunga ʻo e suá, ʻe lava ke telefoni ʻa e kakai ʻo e koló ki he Vaʻa Fakaleleiʻi ʻo e Vai ʻUlí ʻi he (808) 270-7417.

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