Ko e Vahefonua Maui, 'i he fengaue'aki mo e Potungaue Pule'i Fakavavevave 'a e Pule'anga Fakatahataha (FEMA) mo e Kau 'Enisinia 'a e Kau Tau 'a 'Amelika (USACE), 'oku ne fakaha 'a e kamata 'o e to'o 'o e veve 'i Lahaina kamata 'i he Tusite, Sanuali 16, 2024. Ko e feinga fakataha 'i he vaha'a 'o e Vahefonua 'o Maui mo e rebrival de USACEmo 'a e FEMA ngaahi feitu’u kuo fakapapau’i ki he feitu’u ‘o e Tauhi’anga Veve Fakataimi (TDS) ‘o Olowalu. Ko e ngaue ko 'eni 'e fakahoko ia 'e he USACE mo e kautaha aleapau ECC Constructors, LLC 'i he ngaahi feitu'u kuo fakakakato ai 'e he kau ma'u 'enau founga 'o e Totonu ke Hu.

“Ko ha sitepu hoko mahuʻinga ʻeni maʻa Lahaina, pea ʻoku ou houngaʻia ʻi he tokoni ʻa e ngaahi hoa ngāue tokolahi ʻa e puleʻangá, komiunitií mo e fakatāutahá,” ko e lau ia ʻa e Pule Kolo ko Richard Bissen. “ʻE hoko ia ko ha founga lōloa mo faingataʻa ka ʻi hono takaiʻi fakalelei, fakamomoko mo toho ʻa e uta takitaha ʻo e efuefu mo e veve, te tau ofi ange ʻi ha sitepu ʻe taha ki hono toe langa ʻo Lahaina.”

ʻE fakaʻaongaʻi ʻe he uta loli takitaha ha founga takai ʻo e “burrito” ʻo e fakafonu malu ke taʻofi ʻa e ngaahi veve mo e efu mei he ʻea lolotonga ʻa e fefonongaʻakí. Lolotonga e ngaahi ngaue to'o 'o e veve, 'oku wetted 'a e naunau-ki lalo, pea kimu'a pea toki fetuku ki he TDS, 'oku takai 'i he pelesitiki matolu 'o e ngaue'anga 'oku sila'i 'aki ha fakapipiki.

Tafe 'a e Fefononga'aki mo e Hala:

Ko e ngaahi loli veve kuo uta ‘e muimui ia ki he palani tafe ‘a e fefononga’aki kuo fakapapau’i ki hono to’o lelei mo malu ‘o e ngaahi naunau. ‘E muimui ‘a e hala ‘i he Halalahi Honoapi’ilani, ‘o afe ki he to’ohema ‘i he Hala Kapunakea, pea hoko atu ‘i he Hala Mu’a, kimu’a pea toki kau atu ki he Halalahi Honoapi’ilani ‘o a’u ki he Hala Lahaina Bypass. Ke fakafaingofua'i 'a e lele lelei 'a e ngaahi loli, 'e fokotu'u ha maama 'oku ngaue'aki 'e he nima 'i he fetaulaki'anga 'o e Lahaina Bypass mo e Honoapi'ilani Hwy.

Ngaahi Founga Puleʻi ʻo e Fefonongaʻakí:

Makehe mei he palani fefononga'aki, 'e 'i ai ha founga pau ki hono pule'i 'o e fefononga'aki ki he kakai fakafo'ituitui 'oku nau hu ki he Senitā Fakafiemalie 'o Olowalu pea mo e ngaahi loli 'oku nau hifo mei he mo'unga mei he TDS. ‘E fokotu‘u fakapotopoto ‘a e kau faka‘ilonga fuka kuo ako‘í ke nau fakahangatonu ‘a e fefononga‘akí, ‘o fakapapau‘i ai ha hala hū mo e hū ki tu‘a ‘oku fakalelei‘i ki he kau nofo aí mo e ngaahi me‘alele to‘o veve fakatou‘osi.

“ʻOku mahino kiate kimautolu ʻi he kamata ʻa e ngāue toʻo veve mahuʻinga ko ʻení, ʻe lava ke ʻomi ʻe he fakautuutu ʻa e fefonongaʻaki ʻa e ngaahi lolí ʻi he ngaahi fetaulakiʻangá ha faingataʻa ki he kau fakaʻuli mo e kakai ʻo e koló,” ko e lau ia ʻa e Talēkita Shayne Agawa, ʻo e Potungāue Puleʻi ʻo e ʻĀtakaí. “ʻOku mau houngaʻia ʻi he kātaki mo e fengāueʻaki ʻa e tokotaha kotoa pē ʻi he muimui ʻa e kau konituleki ki he ngaahi founga puleʻi ʻo e fefonongaʻakí ke kei lele ʻa e fefonongaʻakí lolotonga ia ʻoku fakalahi ʻa e malu ʻo e halá.”

Ki ha fakamatala lahi ange fekauʻaki mo hono toʻo ʻo e veve, ʻaʻahi ki he www.mauirecovers.org/debrisremoval .