Naʻe ngāue ʻa e kau ngāue mo e kau konituleki tokolahi ʻo e Vahefonua Maui ʻi he ʻaho ni, ʻaho 30 ʻo Nōvema, 2023, ʻo takai ʻi he motú ke fakasiʻisiʻi ʻa e ngaahi uesia mei he maʻulalo ʻo e kona, ʻa ia naʻe ʻomi ai ha ʻuha lahi mo ha tāfea fakatuʻupakē ki Maui Hahake pea mo ha ʻuha siʻisiʻi ki he feituʻu vela ʻi Maui Hihifó.

Naʻe lekooti ʻa e ʻuha ʻinisi ʻe meimei ʻinisi ʻe 10 – ko e fakakātoa ʻuha lahi taha ia ʻi he siteití – ʻi he meʻafua ʻuha ʻa e Savea Fakasiokālafi ʻa ʻAmeliká ofi ki Keʻanae ʻi ha vahaʻataimi houa ʻe 24 ʻo ʻosi ʻi he 1 efiafi ʻo e ʻaho ní. Naʻe lekooti ʻe he ongo meʻafua ʻo e Potungāue ʻEa Fakafonuá ʻa e Lahainaluna mo e Lahaina Portable ʻa e ʻinisi ʻe 0.32 mo e ʻinisi ʻe 0.27, ʻi he taimi tatau.

Naʻe fakaava ha fale nofoʻanga fakavavevave ʻi he vaeua pongipongí ʻi he ʻApiako Māʻolunga mo e ʻApiako Māʻulalo ʻo Hāna. Naʻe ʻi ai ha tokotaha ʻi he 3:30 efiafí .

Naʻe fakamālohiʻi ʻe he tāfeá mo ha holo ʻa e kelekelé ke tāpuni ha ngaahi hala ʻi Maui Hahake, kau ai ʻa e ngaahi hala ʻi Hāna, Kaupōulu mo Ulupalakua, ʻi he pongipongí. ʻI he hoʻataá, kuo toe fakaava ʻe he Potungāue Polisi ʻa Mauí ʻa e ngaahi konga lahi ʻi he Hala Lahi ʻo Hāná. Naʻe kei tāpuni pē ʻa e tāfea ʻi Nuʻu, Kaupō Gap, ko ha konga ʻo e hala ʻoku angamaheni ʻaki ʻene ʻuha lahi, ʻi he hoʻataá, ʻo motuhia ai ʻa Kaupō mei Kīpahulu.

ʻI he feituʻu vela ʻo Lahaina ʻi West Maui, naʻe lipooti ʻe he Potungāue Ngāue Fakapuleʻangá naʻe lavameʻa ʻa e ngaahi meʻangāue naʻe fakaʻaongaʻi ke tauheleʻi ʻaki ʻa e efuefu mo e veve pea siviʻi ʻa e ngaahi meʻa ʻe lava ke ʻuliʻí kimuʻa pea toki hū ki he sisitemi fakatafeʻanga vai ʻo e matangí. Naʻe fakamaʻa ʻe ha kau ngāue mo e kau konituleki tokolahi ʻa e ngaahi veve ʻi he feituʻu naʻe tānaki aí pea fakatonutonu ʻo fakatatau mo e fie maʻú ʻi he ʻamanaki ki he ʻuha ʻe hoko mai.

Ko e efu mo e veve ʻi he ngaahi feituʻu vela naʻe tuku ʻe he ngaahi vela ʻi ʻAokosí ko e ngaahi feituʻu ia naʻe hohaʻa ki ai ʻa e ngaahi hoa ngāue fakavahefonuá, siteití mo e fakafederal kimuʻa ʻi he fuofua ʻuha mahuʻinga talu mei he fakaʻauhá. Na’e fakahoko ha ngaahi founga pule’i lelei taha mo e ngaahi me’angaue ki hono fakasi’isi’i ‘o e tafea kimu’a ‘i he ma’ulalo ‘o e kona.

Na'e fakahoko 'e he Potungaue 'Ea Fakafonua 'i Honolulu ha Fakatokanga Tafea ki ha Fakatokanga Tafea Fakavavevave 'i he pongipongi 'o e 'aho ni. ‘I he taimi 1:15 efiafi nai, na’e tukuhifo ai ‘e he NWS ‘a e fakatokanga ki he uati, ‘a ia ‘e kei ‘aonga pe ki he ngaahi ‘Otu Motu Hauai’i kotoa ‘o a’u ki he ho’ata Falaite, ‘aho 1 ‘o Tisema, pea ‘e ‘omi ai ‘a e malava ke hoko ha tafea fakavavevave mo ha manamana.

‘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 hange ko e NWS mo e Potungaue Pule’i Fakavavevave ‘a Maui. Saini ki he ngaahi fakatokanga 'o e Tāpuni 'o e Hala MPD '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 .