Naʻe fakahoko ʻe he Pule ʻo e Kau Tāmate Afí ʻi he Vahefonua Maui ko Brad Ventura ʻa e Lipooti Hili ʻa e Ngāue ʻa e Potungāue Tāmate Afí mo e Maluʻi ʻo e Kakaí ki he ngaahi vela ʻo e vaotā ʻi Maui ʻi ʻAokosi 2023 lolotonga ha fakataha mo e kau faiongoongó ʻi he pongipongí ni ʻi he ʻApi Tāmate Afí ʻi Kula.

Naʻe fakahoko ʻe he ʻEiki ʻo e Potungāue Tāmate Afí ʻi Maui (MFD) ko Ventura, fakataha mo e Tokoni ʻEiki ko Jeff Giesea, ʻa e lahi ʻo e lipōtí, ʻa ia ʻoku kau ai ʻa e ngaahi vela ʻe fā naʻe hoko ʻi he ʻaho 8 ʻo ʻAokosi 2023, pea aleaʻi ʻa e ngaahi fokotuʻu, ko e niʻihi ʻo e ngaahi fokotuʻú kuo ʻosi kamata ke fakaleleiʻi ʻe he MFD.

“Koeʻuhí ko e feinga fakatahataha mo toʻa ʻa ʻemau kau tamate afí, kau ʻōfisa polisí, mo e kakai taʻefaʻalaua ʻo e koló, naʻe fakahaofi ai ha ngaahi moʻui lahi ʻi he ʻaho valu ʻo ʻAokosí,” ko e lau ia ʻa e ʻEiki ʻo e MFD ko Venitulá. “ʻI he ʻaho fakailifia ko iá, naʻe fakahaofi ai ha kakai ʻe laungeau ʻi ha feinga ‘nima kotoa ʻi he funga vakapuná’. . . . Lolotonga ʻoku ou polepole ʻaupito ʻi he tali ʻa ʻeku potungāué ʻi he ʻaho ko ʻení, ka ʻoku ou tui ʻe lava ke mau hokohoko atu maʻu pē ʻo fakalakalaka ʻi heʻemau ngaahi feingá.”

‘Oku fakahoko ma’u pe ‘e he MFD ‘a e ngaahi ‘analaiso hili ‘a e me’a na’e hoko pe ko e ngaahi lipooti hili ‘a e ngaue hili ha ngaahi vela pau. Koe’uhi ko e lahi mo e lahi ta’ehanotatau ‘o e ngaahi vela ‘o e vao ‘i he ‘aho 8 ‘o ‘Aokosi 2023, na’e fili ai ‘e he MFD ‘a e Kautaha ‘a e Kau Pule Tamate Afí ‘i he Hihifo ke nau fakahoko ‘a e Lipooti Hili ‘a e Ngāué.

‘Oku fakamaama ‘e he lipooti ‘a e tali ‘a e kau tamate afi ‘i Maui lolotonga ‘a e vela ‘o Olinda, Kula, Pūlehu mo Lahaina, ‘a ia na’e fakatupu ‘e he matangi malohi ‘i he fakalaka atu ‘a e Afā Dora ‘i he fakatonga ‘o e ngaahi motu.

“ʻOku mahuʻinga ke manatuʻi ʻi he ʻaho valu ʻo ʻAokosí naʻe ʻikai ngata pē ʻi heʻemau aʻusia ʻa e vela kovi taha ʻi he hisitōlia ʻo e siteití -- naʻa mau aʻusia ʻa e ongo vela kovi taha ʻi he hisitōlia ʻo e siteití, ʻo hoko ʻi he taimi tatau ʻi he motu tatau,” ko e lau ia ʻa e Tokoni ʻEiki ʻo e MFD ko Giesea. “Pea naʻe hoko ʻeni fakataha mo ha ongo vela lalahi kehe — ʻa ia takitaha ʻiate kinaua pē naʻe mei hoko ko ha ongoongo.”

Ko e ngaahi vakaiʻi hili ʻa e ngāué ko ha ngaahi feinga fakakaukauʻi mo fakahokohoko ke puke ʻa e ngaahi lēsoni ʻe lava ke ako — fakatouʻosi ʻe he ngaahi potungāue tali pea mo e ngaahi ngāue fakavavevave ʻi ha founga lahi ange, ko e lau ia ʻa e Tokoni ʻEiki ko Giesea. ʻOku nau ʻiloʻi ʻa e meʻa naʻe lele leleí pea ʻoku totonu ke hokohoko atu, pea pehē ki hono fakahokohoko ʻo e ngaahi fakalelei ʻe lava ke fai ke nau mateuteu lelei ange ai ke tokangaʻi ʻa e meʻa ʻe hokó.

ʻOku kau ʻi he ngaahi feinga tali ʻa Lahaina ʻa e ngaahi meʻa ko ʻení:

• Na'e lolotonga tamate'i 'e he kau tamate afi 'a e afi lolotonga ia 'oku nau 'ilo'i 'oku vela honau ngaahi 'api .
• Naʻe fakahaofi ʻe he kau tamate afí ha kakai pea tauhi kinautolu ʻi he loli tamate afí lolotonga hono fetukutuku ʻo e niʻihi kehé .
• Naʻe fakaheka ʻe ha tamate afi ʻe taha ʻa e kakaí ʻi he vahaʻa ʻo e ngaahi hūfangaʻangá ʻi he meʻalele fakatāutaha ʻa e tamate afí .
• Naʻe fili ha ʻŌfisa Kumi ʻOseni ʻoku ʻikai ke ne ʻi he ngāué ke fakaʻuli tuʻo lahi ki he afi ʻi Lahaina ʻaki ʻene moped ke fakahaofi ʻa e kakaí mo ʻave kinautolu ki ha feituʻu malu .
• Naʻe ʻikai ke maʻu ʻe he kau tamate afí ha ngaahi meʻangāue tamate afi ʻoku maʻu ko ia naʻa nau fakahoko ha ngaahi meʻalele fakafoʻituitui mei he feituʻu naʻe velá pea nau lele hake ʻi he moʻungá ke fakaʻauha ʻa e kūpuna mei he ngaahi condos .

ʻOku ʻi he Lipooti Hili ʻa e Ngāué ha ngaahi ʻēlia “pole” ʻe 17, pe ngaahi ʻēlia ke fakaleleiʻi, fakataha mo ha ngaahi fokotuʻu.

Naʻe fakamamafaʻi ʻe ʻEiki Venitulá ha ngaahi fokotuʻu ʻe tolu ʻi he konifelenisi ongoongó: Fakanaunau kakato ʻetau ngaahi mīsini tokoní; faʻu ha sisitemi fetokoniʻaki ʻi he siteití kotoa; pea faʻu ha palani fetuʻutaki ke fetukutuku ʻaki ʻa e kau ʻaʻahi ʻoku nau lea ʻi ha ngaahi lea kehekehe.

Ko e ngaahi fokotu’u kuo ‘osi kamata ke fakahoko ‘e he MFD ‘oku kau ki ai, ka ‘oku ‘ikai fakangatangata ki he: Tomu’a fokotu’u ‘a e kau ngaue ki he ngaahi fakatokanga ‘o e fuka kulokula; fakalahi ʻetau fekau ʻo e Ready Set Go; fakalahi hono ngāue‘aki ‘o e tekinolosiá; fakahoko ‘a e ngaahi sivi ‘o e ngaahi fale ki ha ma’u’anga ivi fe’unga; kole ha ngaahi fakafo’ou ki he’etau Palani Malu’i ‘o e Vela ‘a e Kolo ‘o fakafou ‘i he Kautaha Pule’i ‘o e Vela ‘i Hauai’i; fakahoko ‘a e ngaahi fakataha mo e FirstNet pea kole ha ‘analaiso pau ki he motu; fakalahi ‘a e ako ki he fekaú mo e pulé.  

‘Oku ‘ikai ke lave ki he “tupu’anga mo e tupu’anga” ‘o e ngaahi vela ‘i he taimi ni, he ‘oku kei fakatotolo’i ia ‘e he pule’anga fakafederal mo e Potungaue ‘o e ‘Ohomohe, Tapaka, Me’afana mo e Ngaahi Me’a Pahū (ATF), ko e fakamatala ia ‘a ‘Eiki Ventura. Ko e taimi pe ‘e fakakakato ai ‘e he ATF ‘ene fakatotolo, ‘e ‘oatu kakato ‘a e lipooti fakatotolo ko e appendix ki he Lipooti Fakatotolo ‘a e MFD ki he Tupunga mo e Tupu’anga.

Ke vakai ki he Lipooti Hili ʻa e Ngāue ʻa e MFD, ʻaʻahi ki he www.mauicounty.gov/fire . Ke vakai ki he konifelenisi faka-nusipepa, 'a'ahi ki he peesi Facebook 'a e MFD.