Kuo fakangofua ʻe he FEMA ha $35 miliona ke tokoni ki he Maʻu Mafai ki he Fale Fakapuleʻanga ʻo e Siteiti ʻo Hauaiʻí ke fakapaʻanga ʻa hono toe langa ʻo ha ngaahi fale ʻe tolu mo ha senitā fakakomiuniti ʻi he ʻApi ʻo e Kau Taʻumotuʻá ʻi Piʻilani pea pehē ki he fale nofoʻanga ʻo e David Malo Circle, ʻa ia naʻe fakaʻauha ʻi he vela ʻo e vaotā ʻi Maui.

ʻI he fale nofoʻanga ʻo e kau mātuʻa ʻo e Piʻilani Homes ʻi he 1028 Wainee St. ʻi Lahaina, naʻe fakaʻauha ʻe he vela ʻo e ʻaho 8 ʻo ʻAokosí ha ngaahi ʻiuniti nofo totongi ʻe 16 ʻi loto ʻi ha ngaahi fale ʻe tolu ʻi he konga kelekelé. ʻI he Siakale ʻo Tēvita Maló, naʻe fakaʻauha foki ʻa e ngaahi fale kotoa ʻe hiva ʻoku kau ai ha ngaahi ʻiuniti fale ʻe 18 ʻi he H-1-16 Mill St.

Ko e fakafuofua ʻo e paʻanga ʻa e FEMA ki he poloseki Piʻilani ko e $14,120,421, kau ai ʻa e $262,923 ke fetongi ʻaki ʻa e ngaahi meʻa ʻi lotó; ko e vahenga ʻo e siteití ko e $1,568,935 . Ko e vahenga fakafuofua 'a e FEMA ki he poloseki 'o e Siakale 'o Tevita Malo ko e $20,891,921 pea ko e vahenga 'a e siteiti ko e $2,321,324 .

“ʻI he huhu fakapaʻanga lahi ko ʻení, ʻoku mau mateuteu ke toe fakaakeake ʻa e ngaahi fale nofoʻanga mahuʻinga ko ʻení, ʻo fakahoko ʻa e ngaahi fie maʻu ʻa ʻemau kau mātuʻa mahuʻingá, kakai fakafoʻituitui faingataʻaʻiá, mo e ngaahi fāmilí, ʻo fakamālohia ai ʻa e malu mo e lakalakaimonūʻia ʻo homau koló,” ko e lau ia ʻa Hakim A. Ouansafi, ko e talēkita pule ʻo e Autho Hawaii Public Hou. “ʻOku ʻikai ke ueʻia ʻemau tukupā ki ha feinga fakaakeake vave mo ola leleí.”

‘I he polokalama Tokoni Fakapule’anga ‘a e FEMA, ‘oku kau ‘i he fakafuofua ‘o e ngaahi fakamole ‘o e ongo poloseki langa fale ‘i Lahaina ‘a hono fakafoki ‘o e ngaahi ‘api ‘o Piʻilani mo David Malo ki honau tisaini kimu’a ‘i he fakatamaki, malava mo e ngaue ‘i loto ‘i he ngaahi la’iva’e ‘oku lolotonga ‘i ai. ‘Oku kau foki ‘i he ngaahi fakamolé ‘a hono fetongi ‘o e ngaahi me‘a ‘i loto ‘i he ongo ‘api fungavaka ‘e tahá fakatou‘osi. ʻOku teʻeki ke fakapapauʻi ʻe he Maʻu Mafai ki he Fale ʻa e Kakai ʻo Hauaiʻí ʻa e founga ʻe toe langa ai ʻa e ngaahi fale ko ʻení.

Koeʻuhí ko e Tokoni Fakapuleʻangá ko ha polokalama vahevahe fakamole, ʻoku totongi fakafoki ʻe he FEMA ki he kau kole ʻi Hauaiʻi ʻa e 90% ʻo e ngaahi fakamole ʻoku taau. Ko e vahenga fakafederal 'oku totongi hangatonu ia ki he siteiti ke vahevahe ki he ngaahi potungaue, ngaahi pule'anga fakalotofonua mo e ngaahi kautaha taautaha pau 'oku 'ikai ke nau fakatupu pa'anga na'a nau fakahoko 'a e ngaahi fakamole ko ia. Ko e toenga 'o e 10% 'oku ne fakafofonga'i 'a e pa'anga 'ikai fakafederal.

Ko e polokalama Tokoni ki he Kakai ko e polokalama tokoni lahi taha ia ʻa e FEMA, ʻo ʻoatu ha paʻanga ke tokoni ki he ngaahi komiunitī ʻoku nau tali mo fakaakeake mei he ngaahi fakatamaki lalahi pe ngaahi meʻa fakatuʻupakē kuo fakahā ʻe he palesitení. Hili ha ʻaho ʻe ua mei he vela ʻo e vaotaá, naʻe fakangofua ʻe he palesitení ha fakahā ʻo ha fakatamaki lahi ʻi he ʻaho 10 ʻo ʻAokosí.

Naʻe ʻai ʻe he fakahā ʻa e paʻanga ʻa e Tokoni Fakapuleʻangá ke tokoni ki hono totongi ʻo e ngaahi ngāue fakavavevave ke fakahaofi ʻa e moʻuí mo maluʻi ʻa e koloá, ki hono toʻo ʻo e ngaahi veve pea mo e ngaahi poloseki ke fakafoki tuʻuloa ʻa e ngaahi langa fakalakalaka ʻo e komiunitií naʻe maumau pe fakaʻauha ʻi he vela ʻo e vaotaá.

Ko e paʻanga tokoni fakafederal kuo fakangofua ki he Ngaahi ʻApi ʻo e Kau Taʻumotuʻa ʻo Piʻilani mo e senitā fakakomiuniti pea pehē ki he ngaahi fale nofoʻanga ʻo e David Malo Circle ʻoku makatuʻunga ia ʻi he ngaahi fakafuofua naʻe maʻu mei he Sivi Vave ʻa e FEMA ki he Ngaahi Fakamatala ʻo e Ngaahi Ngaueʻanga Fakapuleʻangá. Ko e founga ko iá ‘okú ne ngāue‘aki ‘a e ngaahi ‘ata fakafonua mo e ‘eá pea pehē ki he fakamatala ‘a e kau siví ke fa‘u ha fakafuofua ‘o e fakamole ki he ngaahi langa fakalakalaka fakapule‘anga na‘e faka‘auha pe maumau‘i ‘i he fakatamakí.

‘Oku ‘amanaki ke fakahū atu ‘e he Ma‘u Mafai ki he Ngaahi Fale Fakapule‘anga ‘o e Siteiti Hauai‘í ha fakatonutonu ki he ngaahi ‘uluaki fakafuofua fakamole ko ‘ení ‘a ia ‘e pukepuke ai ‘a e fakamole mo‘oni ki hono fakafoki maí ‘i he taimi pē ‘e fa‘u ai ‘a e ngaahi palani tisaini. ‘E to’o ‘a e ngaahi totongi malu’i mei he ngaahi fakamole ‘a e ngaahi poloseki, ‘o makatu’unga ‘i he ngaahi fakangatangata ‘o e malu’i ‘o e tu’utu’uni malu’i ‘a e siteiti pea mo e ngaahi totongi malu’i mo’oni.

Ki he fakamatala fakamuimuitaha ki he ngaahi feinga ke fakaakeake ʻa e vela ʻi Mauí, ʻaʻahi ki he Muimui ki he FEMA 'i he mitia fakasosiale: @FEMARegion9 mo e facebook.com/fema . Te ke lava foki ʻo maʻu ha fakamatala tokoni ki he fakatamakí pea download ha ngaahi tohi kole ʻi he sba.gov/hawaii-wildfires .