Neongo 'oku te'eki ke 'oatu ha tu'utu'uni ke fetukutuku ki he Vela 'o e Hala Haleakala Crater, ka 'oku kei fakalotolahi'i pe 'e he Potungaue Pule'i 'o e Ngaahi Fakatu'utamaki 'o Maui 'a e kakai -- 'i 'olunga 'i he hala lalahi 'o Kekaulike mo Haleakala 'i he vaha'a 'o e hala Upper Kimo mo Waipoli -- ke nau teuteu ki he fetukutuku 'e ala hoko pea mo siofi 'a e ngaahi letio, TV mo e ngaahi deformation faka'ofisiale 'o e telefoni to'oto'o.

Ko e vela ‘i he Hala Crater ‘oku 10% ‘ene ‘i he ‘eka ‘e 410 ‘o a’u ki he 6:15 pongipongi ni, Siulai 11, 2024, ‘o fakatatau ki he fakamatala ‘a e Potungaue Tamate Afí ‘i Maui. ʻOku kei tokanga pē ki he kau ngāue tokolahi ʻi he kelekelé mo e ʻeá ke taʻofi ʻa e fakalakalaka ki he ngaahi nofoʻangá mo e ngaahi laine puleʻi ʻo e ngaahi falé.

ʻOku lolotonga tali ʻe he ngaahi ʻiuniti kelekele ʻo e MFD lahi, Potungāue Kelekele mo e Ngaahi Maʻuʻanga Tokoni Fakanatula ʻa e siteití ʻa e Vaʻa ʻo e Vaoʻakaú mo e Monumanu Vaó, kau ngāue tamate afi ʻo e Paʻake Fakafonuá, ngaahi dozer ʻe nima mo e ngaahi helikopeta ʻe tolu ʻoku nau lolotonga tali ʻa e velá.

Na'e tapuni 'a e Hala Crater 'i he Mile Marker 2 'i he pongipongi ni 'e he Potungaue Polisi 'a Maui. Naʻe tāpuni ʻa e Paʻake Fakafonua ʻo Haleakala mo e Hala Crater ʻi he vahaʻa ʻo e ngaahi fakaʻilonga maile 8 mo e 10 ʻi he efiafi ʻo e ʻaho 10 ʻo Siulaí.

Ko e kotoa ʻo e ngaahi meʻalele fakafuofua ki he 150 ki he 200 ʻi ʻolunga ʻi he feituʻu naʻe uesiá naʻe tukuange ia ʻi ha feinga malu mo fakatahataha ʻaneafi. Kuo te'eki ke 'iai ha lavea pea 'oku te'eki ke maumau ha ngaahi langa 'i he vela 'o e polosi.

Naʻe tuku mai ʻe he MEMA ha pōpoaki fakaʻilo ʻi he 3:04 pongipongi ʻo kole ki he kakai ʻi he ngaahi ʻapi ʻi ʻolunga ʻi he hala lalahi ʻo Kekaulike mo Haleakala ʻi he vahaʻa ʻo e hala Upper Kimo mo Waipoli ke nau teuteu ki he ngaahi fetukutuku ʻe ala hokó, ka naʻe tānaki atu ʻe fakakaukauʻi ha fekau muimuiʻi ki he fetukutuku, kapau ʻe fie maʻu .

Naʻe fakaʻaongaʻi ʻa e konga ʻo e Senitā Ngāue Fakavavevave ʻa e MEMA ʻi he 8:02 efiafi ʻo e ʻaho 10 ʻo Siulaí ʻi he tali ki he velá.