Naʻe ʻoatu ʻe he Pule Kolo ʻo e Vahefonua Maui ko Richard Bissen ha fakamatala hili ʻene maʻu ʻa e ʻAteni Seniale ʻo e siteití mo e ʻInisititiuti Fakatotolo ki he Malu ʻo e Afí (FSRI) ʻa e Lipooti ʻo e Vahe ʻUluaki ʻo e Vela ʻo e Vaó ʻi Mauí mo e taimi ʻo e ʻaho ní, ʻaho 17 ʻo ʻEpeleli, 2024.

“ʻOku mahino kiate kimautolu ʻa e fakatotolo ʻa e ʻAteni Seniale ʻo e siteití mo e ngāue mālohi naʻe fai ʻe he ʻInisititiuti Fakatotolo ki he Malu ʻo e Afí ke fakamatalaʻi ʻa e fakatamaki vela kovi taha ʻo e fonuá ʻi he hisitōlia fakaonopooní,” ko e lau ia ʻa e Pule Kolo ko Richard Bissen. “ʻE lava ke tokoni ʻa e lipooti ʻo e Vahe ʻUluaki ʻo e ʻaho ní ke fakatahaʻi ʻa e meʻa kuo ui ʻe he ngaahi puleʻanga kehe kuo ʻohofi ʻe he afí ko e vela lahi faingataʻa taha kuo nau sio ki aí.”

“Neongo ʻe lava ke tokoni ʻa e ngaahi fakatotoló mo e ngaahi akó, ka ʻoku kei hoko pē ʻa e mamahi, lavea mo e faingataʻaʻia kuo kātekina ʻe hotau kakai ʻo e fonuá ko ʻemau tefitoʻi meʻa ia,” ko ʻene leá ia. “ʻOku ou kei tukupā pē ke fakafoki mai ʻa e kakai ʻo Lahainá ki ʻapi koeʻuhí ke nau lava ʻo fai ha ngaahi sitepu kehe ki he fakamoʻuí.”

Naʻe pehē ʻe he Potungāue Fakahinohino ʻa e Kautaha ʻa e Vahefonuá ʻi he ʻaho ní ʻoku nau loto tatau mo e sivi ʻa e ʻAteni Seniale ʻo e siteití ʻo pehē naʻe ʻikai ke toe siʻi hifo ʻi he toʻa ʻa e kau ʻuluaki tali ʻo e Vahefonuá ʻi he kotoa ʻo e meʻa naʻe hokó, ʻo ne tānaki atu ʻoku kei hokohoko atu pē ʻa e feinga fakatokanga ʻa e kau ngāué ʻo aʻu mai ki he ʻaho ní.

“ʻI he hili fakamamahi ʻo e meʻa fakamamahi ko ʻení, kuo tauhi ʻe he kau ngāue ʻo e Vahefonuá ʻa e ngaahi ngāue ʻo e ngaahi langa fakalakalaka mo e ngaahi sisitemi ʻo e Vahefonuá neongo ʻoku nau toe loto mamahi, toe fakatonutonu ʻenau moʻuí, mo fakaakeake fakaesino, fakaeloto, fakaʻatamai mo fakalaumālie,” ko e lau ia ʻa e potungāué.

Ko e fakaakeake faingata'a 'o e Vahefonua 'oku kau ai 'a e ngaahi fakatotolo kehekehe mo e ngaahi fatongia fakalao.

Ko e lipooti ‘o e ‘aho ni ‘oku mavahe ia mei he fakatotolo ‘oku teu ke fai ki he tupu’anga mo e tupu’anga ‘oku taki ‘e he Potungaue ‘Amelika ki he Kavamalohi, Tapaka, Me’afana mo e Ngaahi Me’a Pahū pea ‘oku kehe ia mei he ngaahi lipooti fakalotofonua hili ‘a e ngaue. Foki, 'Oku 'i ai 'a e ngaahi fatongia 'o e Vahefonua ki he ngaahi hopo fakafo'ituitui 'e 135 'o e kau faka'iloa mo e ngaahi hopo fakakalasi 'oku fakahu 'i he ngaahi fakamaau'anga kehekehe 'e tolu.

ʻI heʻene kau ʻi he fakatotolo ʻa e ʻAteni Seniale ʻo e siteití, naʻe fakahoko ai ʻe he vahefonuá ʻa e ngaahi meʻa ko ʻení:

• Fakafuofua ki he ngaahi faile vitiō mo e mītia ʻe 8,000
• Meimei peesi ʻe 50,000 ʻo e ngaahi tohi tali .
• 118 kikapaiti 'o e fakamatala
• 150 ngaahi faka'eke'eke fakatekinikale mo e ngaahi 'a'ahi ki he ngaahi feitu'u mo e kau ngaue 'o e vahefonua (kau ai 'a e kau ngaue 'e toko 100 tupu na'a nau fiema'u ha fakafofonga 'o e 'iunioni)
• Fakahoko 'a e ngaahi kole kehekehe 'oku laka hake he 175 .

Naʻe pehē ʻe he Pule Koló ko Bissen ʻe tokoni ʻa e lipooti ko ʻení mo e ngaahi lipooti kehé ki he ngaahi puleʻanga fakalotofonuá, fakasiteití mo e puleʻangá ʻi he fonuá kotoa ke nau mateuteu lelei ange ki he ngaahi fakatamaki ʻoku liliu ai e moʻuí.  

“Ko e konga mahuʻinga tahá ko e founga ʻoku tau taʻofi ai, founga ʻoku tau fakasiʻisiʻi aí, founga te tau lava ai ʻo teuteu ki he ngaahi fakatamaki ʻi he kahaʻú,” ko e lau ia ʻa e Pule Kolo ko Bissen.