Neongo ʻoku teʻeki ke tuku mai ʻe he Potungāue ʻEa Fakafonuá ʻi Honolulu ha ngaahi fakatokanga pe fakatokanga ki he Vahefonua Maui kimuʻa ʻi he maʻulalo ʻo e kona ʻoku ʻamanaki ke ne uesia ʻa Kauaʻi, Niʻihau mo ʻOʻahu ʻi he ʻaho Tūsité, ka ʻoku lolotonga fai ʻe he Vahefonua Maui ha ngaahi sitepu ke teuteu kapau ʻe ʻomi ʻe he matangí ha ngaahi tūkunga fakatupu maumau ki he vahefonuá.

‘Oku fakalotolahi’i atu ‘a e kakai ke nau ‘ilo’i mo teuteu kimu’a ki he ngaahi fakatokanga pe fakatokanga ‘e ala hoko ‘i he tafea. Ko e malava ke hoko ha tāfea fakatuʻupakē mo e manamana ʻe ala fakalahi atu ki he vahefonua Maui mo e ʻOtu Motu Lahí ʻi he ʻaho Tuʻapulelulu mo e Tusite, ʻo fakatatau ki he NWS.

Kuo sivi'i mo fakama'a 'e he kau ngaue 'a e vahefonua 'a e ngaahi 'aofi 'i he South Maui pea 'i he Upcountry 'a ia 'oku 'ilo 'oku hoko ai 'a e tafea. ‘E fakahoko ‘a e ngaahi me’angaue ki hono fakasi’isi’i ‘o e tafea ‘i he taimi ‘e tuku mai ai ‘e he NWS ‘a e fakamatala ki he ngaahi feitu’u ‘i he Vahefonua Maui ‘e ala uesia ‘e he matangi. ʻOku teuteu ʻe he kau ngāue ʻi he motu takitaha ʻo e vahefonuá honau vahefonuá, ko e fakamatala ia ʻa e kau ʻōfisa ʻo e Ngaahi Ngāue Fakapuleʻanga ʻo e vahefonuá he ʻaho ní.

Pea naʻe hoa ngāue foki ʻa e siteití mo e vahefonuá mo e kau konituleki fakalotofonuá ke maluʻi ʻa e ngaahi ʻaá mo e ngaahi hūʻanga ʻo e ngaahi halanga vaí ʻi Lahaina. Naʻe fokotuʻu ha sisitemi filita ʻuli ʻoku ui ko e Envirosoxx ʻi he konga kimui ʻo ʻAokosí. Ko e sisitemi filtration fakamuimuitaha 'oku fakataumu'a ia ke puke, fakasi'isi'i mo filter 'a e ngaahi me'a 'oku 'uli mei he tafe 'a e vai 'uha, 'a ia te ne malu'i 'a e ngaahi vai 'o e matātahi 'i he ngaahi matātahi 'o Lahaina, 'o fakatatau ki he Potungaue Ngaue Fakapule'anga 'o e vahefonua.

‘Oku kei ‘i he tu’unga mateuteu ‘a e Senitā Ngāue Fakavavevave ‘a e Vahefonua Maui pea ‘e hiki ia ki he faka’aonga’i fakakonga ki he matangi ko ‘ení kapau ‘e tuku mai ‘e he NWS ha vakai ki he tāfeá.

Lolotonga ‘oku ‘ikai ke ‘amanaki ke ‘i ai ha ngaahi uesia ‘o e matangi ki he me’a ko ‘eni ‘o e ‘ea, ‘oku fakafuofua ki he tafea fakavavevave mo e manamana, ‘o fakatatau ki he NWS.

‘Oku fakalotolahi’i atu ‘a e kakai ke nau kei ‘ilo’i ‘a e ngaahi fakamatala ‘o fakafou ‘i he ngaahi ma’u’anga fakamatala ‘oku ala falala ki ai ‘o hange ko e Potungaue ‘Ea Fakafonua, Potungaue Pule’i Fakavavevave ‘a Hawai’i mo e Potungaue Pule’i Fakavavevave ‘a Maui. Saini ki he ngaahi fakatokanga 'a e Potungaue Polisi 'a Maui ki he Tapuni 'o e Hala 'i he bit.ly/MauiRoadClosure .

‘Oku faka’ai’ai foki ‘a e kakai ke nau fai ‘a e ngaahi me’a ‘oku fiema’u ke nau mateuteu ai, kau ai ‘a hono ma’u ‘o e ‘emergency kit’ ‘oku ‘i ai ‘a e ngaahi me’a mahu’inga.

Ki ha fakamatala lahi ange ki he mateuteu ki he ngaahi meʻa fakatuʻupakē pea ke fakamoʻoni hingoa ki he ngaahi fakatokanga mei he MEMA, ʻaʻahi ki he www.mauicounty.gov/MEMA .