Na’e fakakakato ‘i he ‘aho ni ‘a hono toe fakaava ‘o e ngaahi sone kotoa pe ‘i he ‘Elia Fakatamaki ‘o e Vela ‘a Lahaina, hili ‘a e ‘aho hono ua ‘o e foki ‘a e kakai ki honau ngaahi koloa ‘i he ngaahi feitu’u ‘i he Hala Mu’a.

Naʻe fakaʻosi ʻa e toe hū ki he ngaahi sone ʻe 83 naʻe fokotuʻu ki he ʻeka ʻe 2,170 ʻi he ʻēlia uesia ʻo Lahaina ʻoku maile ʻe nimá ʻo laka hake ʻi ha uike ʻe taha kimuʻa ʻi he taimi naʻe fakataimitēpileʻí. Na’e kamata ‘a e founga ngaue ‘aki ‘a e fuofua fakaava ‘o e sone nofo’anga ke toe hū mai ‘i he ‘aho 25 mo e 26 ‘o Sepitema ‘i he Hala Kaniau.

ʻI he uike ʻe 11 hono hokó, naʻe toe fakaava ʻa e ngaahi soné hili hono vakaiʻi ʻo e maluʻí mo hono fakangofua ʻe he Vahefonua Maui, ngaahi potungāue fakasiteiti mo fakafederal mo e ngaahi kautaha ʻuhila.

“Kuo fakamoleki ʻe he kau ngāue tokoni ʻa e Kautaha Ngāue Tokoni ʻi he Ngaahi Fakatamakí ha ngaahi houa taʻefaʻalaua ʻi hono tokoniʻi hotau kakai ʻi he founga faingataʻa mo fakaeloto ʻo hono siviʻi ʻo e efuefu mo e ngaahi veve ʻo e afí,” ko e lau ia ʻa e Pule Kolo ko Richard Bissen. “Kuo ʻomi ʻe heʻenau poupoú ha liliu ki he tokolahi ʻo homau kāingalotu naʻe uesia ʻe he fakatamaki taʻehanotatau ko ʻení, pea ʻi he meʻa ko iá, ʻoku mau houngaʻia moʻoni ai.”

Lolotonga e ngaahi ʻaho ʻo e toe hū maí, naʻe ʻavalisi ʻa e kau ngāue tokoni ʻe toko 65 naʻa nau tokoni fakaʻaho mei he Samaritan's Purse, toko 44 mei he Konifelenisi ʻo e Kau Papitaiso ʻi Hauaiʻí pea toko 11 mei he Kokua Lahaina Rising, ʻa ia naʻa nau tokoni fakafaitoʻo mo fakaʻatamai. Ko e kau ngāue tokoni fakakātoa ʻe toko 663 mei he Samaritan's Purse mo e toko 360 mei he Hawaiʻi Baptist Convention kuo nau kau ʻi he feinga ke tokoniʻi ʻa e kakai ʻo e koló ke nau siviʻi honau ngaahi koloá talu mei ʻAokosi.

‘E kei fakangatangata pe ‘a e hū ki he feitu’u ‘oku hoko ai ‘a e fakatamaki, ‘o faka’ata ‘a e kakai ke nau foki ki honau ngaahi koloa mei he 8 pongipongi ki he 4 efiafi faka’aho ‘i he taimi ‘oku nau fakahaa’i ai ha paasi me’alele pe ID ‘i he ngaahi feitu’u sivi.

Ko e Potungaue Malu'i 'o e 'Atakai (EPA), 'a ia na'a ne fakakakato 'ene ngaue ki hono to'o 'o e ngaahi naunau fakatu'utamaki mei he ngaahi feitu'u na'e uesia 'e he vela 'i Lahaina, Kula mo Olinda 'i he faka'osinga 'o Novema, 'oku ne faka'osi 'a hono faka'aonga'i 'o e soil stabilizer Soiltac 'i he ngaahi koloa 'i Lahaina.

Ko e Soiltac spray 'oku 'ikai ke ne fakatupu maumau ki he 'atakai 'oku lolotonga ngaue'aki ia ke tokoni ki hono malu'i 'o e tu'unga lelei 'o e 'ea mo fakasi'isi'i 'a e uesia 'o e 'atakai 'aki 'ene tokoni ke tauhi 'a e efu kona 'i he feitu'u. 'Oku fie ma'u 'a e houa 'e 48 ke nofo ke fakapapau'i 'a e ola lahi taha.

Ke faka’ata ‘a e polokalama Soiltac ke tu’uma’u, ‘e fakangata ‘e he ngaahi kulupu ‘o e ngaahi Kautaha Ngāue Tokoni ‘i he Ngaahi Fakatamaki (VOAD) ‘a ia na’a nau tokoni ki he ngaahi feinga ke sivi ‘a e ngaahi veve ‘enau ngaahi ngāue ‘i he māhina ni. Ko e kau maʻu koloa ʻoku nau kei fie maʻu ke kole ha tokoni ki he sivi ʻe lava ke nau fetuʻutaki ki he ngaahi kautaha ko ʻení kimuʻa ʻi he ʻaho 21 ʻo Tīsemá – Fakatahaʻanga ʻa e Kau Papitaiso ʻi Hauaiʻí ʻi he (808) 264-9529 pe ko e Paʻanga ʻa e Samēliá ʻi he (808) 280-6714.

Ko hono fakaava ‘o e ngaahi sone kotoa ‘i he feitu’u ‘oku hoko ai ‘a e fakatamaki ‘oku ne faka’ilonga’i ‘a e liliu mei he tali ‘o e Vahe 1 ki he fakaakeake ‘o e Vahe 2. Ko e konga fakaakeake ‘oku kau ki ai ‘a hono fakama’a mo e ta’ofi ‘o e efu mo e veve, pea pehe ki hono sivi ‘o e kelekele ke fakapapau’i ‘oku ma’a ‘a e ngaahi koloa, malu ki hono toe langa pea ‘oku ‘ikai ha ngaahi kona ‘e lava ke ‘alu.

Kimuʻa pea kamata ʻa e ngāue ʻa e Kau ʻEnisinia ʻa e Kau Tau ʻa ʻAmeliká ke fakamaʻa ʻa e ngaahi veve mei he ngaahi koloá, kuo pau ke fakafonu ʻe he kau maʻu koloá ʻa e ngaahi foomu totonu ke hū ʻo fakamafaiʻi ʻa e potungāue fakafederal ke nau hū ki he ngaahi koloá. Ko e kau maʻu koloa ʻoku nau kau ʻi he fakamaʻa ʻoku poupouʻi ʻe he puleʻangá ʻoku ʻikai fie maʻu ke nau totongi ha paʻanga ʻo fakalaka atu ʻi ha paʻanga maluʻi kuo fakataumuʻa ki hono toʻo ʻo e veve ʻi heʻenau tuʻutuʻuni maluʻi ʻo e kau maʻu ʻapí.

‘E fiema’u foki ‘a e ngaahi tohi kole totonu ki he hū (ROE) ki he Kau Tau ke to’o ‘a e ngaahi fakatu’utamaki mei he ngaahi ‘api ‘e 173 – 73 nofo’anga mo e 100 fakakomesiale – na’e toloi ‘e he EPA koe’uhi ko e ngaahi tu’unga fakasino na’e ta’ofi ai ‘a e hū malu ki he ngaahi ‘api. Kuo pau ke hoko hono to'o 'o e ngaahi fakatu'utamaki kimu'a pea toki lava ke fakahoko 'a e sivi 'i he ngaahi koloa.

Ki ha fakamatala lahi ange fekauʻaki mo hono toʻo ʻo e veve, ʻaʻahi ki he www.MauiRecovers.org/debrisremoval pe telefoni ki he (877) 214-9117 Monite ki he Sāpate ʻi he vahaʻa ʻo e 6 pongipongi mo e 6:30 efiafi