‘Oku fiefia ‘a e Vahefonua Maui ke fakahā atu ‘e toe fakaava faka’ofisiale ‘a e Hala Lahainaluna ki he hū ta’e fakangatangata ‘a e kakai ‘i he taimi 6 pongipongi. ʻi he Falaite, Nōvema 8, 2024.

ʻOku fakaʻilongaʻi ʻeni ha makamaile mahuʻinga ʻi he founga fakaakeaké, ʻi he lavameʻa ʻa e Potungāue Puleʻi Fakavavevave ʻa e Puleʻangá (FEMA) mo e Kau ʻEnisinia ʻa e Kau Tau ʻa ʻAmeliká (USACE) ʻi hono fakakakato ʻo e ngaahi ngāue kotoa pē ki hono toʻo ʻo e veve ʻi he feituʻu ʻoku takatakai ʻi he Hala Lahainaluna mo e Kohu ʻo e Pioneer Mill. Hili ha ngaahi sivi faka'enisinia fefeka 'o e ngaahi langa, kuo fakaha 'oku malu 'a e fale kohu, 'o fakapapau'i 'a e hokohoko atu 'a e malu 'a e kakai.

ʻI he ʻaho 3 ʻo ʻOkatopa 2024, koeʻuhí ko ha fuʻu fakatokanga lahi, naʻe fokotuʻu ai ha feituʻu tō fute ʻe 150 ʻi he ngaahi tafaʻaki kotoa pē ʻoku takatakai ʻi he Pioneer Mill Smokestack lolotonga ʻoku kei hokohoko atu ʻa e ngaahi siviʻi ʻo e ngaahi faʻunga. Naʻe iku ʻa e founga maluʻi ko ʻení ki hono ʻātakaiʻi ʻo e ngaahi konga ʻo e Hala Lahainaluna mo e Hala Mill, ʻo fakangatangata ai ʻa e hū ʻo fou ʻi he ngaahi feituʻu ko iá. Naʻe toe hiki foki ha feituʻu maluʻi ki he hala Lahainaluna mo Kuhua ke siofi ʻa e feituʻu ʻoku tō ai ʻa e ʻuhá pea fakafaingofuaʻi ʻa e hū ki aí kapau ʻe fie maʻu ke fetukutuku. ‘I he ‘osi ‘a e vakai’i ‘o e ngaahi langa pea ‘oku lau ‘oku malu ‘a e fale kohu, ‘e to’o ‘a e ngaahi feitu’u malu’i ko ‘eni mo e ngaahi ‘ā ‘oku fekau’aki mo ia ‘i he taimi 6 pongipongi ‘o e Falaite, Nōvema 8.

‘Ikai ngata ai, kuo fakakakato ‘e he Vahefonua ‘a e ngaue ki hono toe fakalelei’i mo fetongi ‘o e ngaahi faka’ilonga ‘i he Hala Lahainaluna. ‘I he ‘osi ‘a e konga faka’osi ‘o e ngaahi fakalelei’anga ‘o e ngaahi langa fakalakalaka, ‘e toe vahevahe ‘a e ngaahi tāpuni hala kotoa pē mo e ngaahi ‘ā, kau ai ‘a e ngaahi mauka ko ia ‘o e Halalahi Honoapiilani mo e Hala Kuhua, ke faka’atā ai ‘a e tafe lelei ‘a e fefononga’akí.

“ʻOku mau fiefia ke fakahā ki he komiunitií kuo aʻusia ʻa e ngaahi makamaile mahuʻinga ko ʻeni ʻo e fakaakeaké,” ko e lau ia ʻa e Pule Kolo ko Richard Bissen. “ʻI he ʻosi ʻa e ngaahi ngāue ʻo e veve ʻi he feituʻú pea ʻe lava ke aʻu kakato ki he Hala Lahainaluna, ʻoku mau ofi ange ʻi ha sitepu ʻe taha ki he foki ki he tuʻunga angamahení. Mahalo ki he’emau kau ngaue ‘a e Public Works ‘i he’enau faivelenga ‘i hono fakahoko ‘o e ngaahi ako faka’enisinia ke fakapapau’i ‘oku malu ‘a e kolo.”

‘Oku fakalotolahi’i atu ‘e he Vahefonua ‘a e kau faka’uli mo e kau lue lalo kotoa pe ke nau tokanga, he ‘e ala fiema’u ha taimi ke nau fe’unga mo e tu’unga ‘o e hala, pea ‘e ala liliu ‘a e founga fefononga’aki ‘i he ngaahi ‘aho ka hoko mai.

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