Kuo fakakakato ʻe he Kau ʻEnisinia ʻa e Kau Tau ʻa ʻAmeliká, ʻi heʻenau fengāueʻaki mo e ngaahi potungāue fakafederal, fakasiteiti, mo e fakalotofonuá, ʻa hono toʻo ʻo e ngaahi veve mei he ngaahi ʻapi nofoʻanga kotoa pē naʻe fakaʻauha ʻe he vela ʻo e vaotaá ʻi ʻAokosi 2023 ʻi Lahaina. ʻOku fakaʻilongaʻi ʻe he makamaile ko ʻení ʻa hono fakafoki mai ʻo e ngaahi ʻapi nofoʻanga ʻe 1,390 kuo ʻosi fakakakató ki he Vahefonua Mauí. ‘Oku lava leva ‘e he kau ma’u koloa ‘o kole ha ngofua langa ko e konga ‘o e konga hoko ‘o e founga langa.

Lolotonga hono fakama’a ‘a e ngaahi veve mo e efu mei he ngaahi konga kelekele nofo’anga fakamuimuitaha ‘i he konga kimui ‘o ‘Aokosi, na’e pau ke fakahoko ‘a e ngaahi sipinga ‘o e kelekele mo e ngaahi founga ke mapule’i ‘aki ‘a e holo ke fakapapau’i ‘oku malu ‘a e ‘atakai kimu’a pea toki hiki ‘a e ngaahi koloa ‘o fakafoki ki he Vahefonua.

Naʻe fakamamafaʻi ʻe he ʻEikitau ʻo e ʻŌfisi Fakaakeake ʻo e USACE, Lt.

“ʻOku fakaʻilongaʻi ʻe he meʻá ni ha sitepu lahi ki muʻa ki he fakaakeake ʻa Lahaina,” ko Jones ia. “ʻOku mau polepole ʻi heʻemau fakakakato ʻa e toʻo ʻo e ngaahi veve ʻo e ngaahi ʻapí kimuʻa ʻi he taimi naʻe fakataimitēpileʻí, ka ʻoku kei hokohoko atu pē ʻa e feinga fakatahatahá ʻi heʻemau tokanga taha ki hono fakamaʻa ʻo e ngaahi ʻapi fakakomesialé mo tokoniʻi ʻa e komiunitī ko ʻení ke toe langa.”

‘Oku hiki ‘a e tokanga he taimi ni ki he to’o ‘o e ngaahi veve fakakomesiale ‘oku lolotonga fai, ‘a ia ‘oku lolotonga kakato ‘aki ‘a e 64%. ʻI he taimi ní, kuo ʻosi fakamaʻa ʻa e ngaahi ʻapi fakakomesiale ʻe 102 mei he ngaahi veve, pea ko e ʻapi fakakomesiale ʻe 72 mei he 159 kuo ʻosi ʻosi pea fakafoki ki he Vahefonua Mauí. ‘Oku fakafuofua ke fakakakato ‘a hono to’o ‘o e ngaahi veve ‘o e ngaahi koloa fakakomesiale ‘i he konga kimu’a ‘o e 2025.

‘I he liliu ‘e he USACE ‘ene ngaahi ngaue ke tokanga kakato ki he ngaahi koloa fakakomesiale, ‘e lava ke ‘amanaki ‘a e kakai ‘o e fonua ki he fakasi’isi’i ‘o e ngaue fakama’a, si’isi’i ange ‘a e ngaahi loli ‘oku nau ‘ave ‘a e ngaahi veve ki he Feitu’u Li’aki Fakataimi ‘i he hihifo ‘o Maui, pea si’isi’i ange ‘a e fefononga’aki ‘oku fekau’aki mo e ngaahi ngaue fakama’a ‘i loto mo e tafa’aki ‘o Lahaina.

‘E si’isi’i ange ‘a e ngaahi uta veve ‘e ma’u ‘e he TDS, pea ko e toni ‘oku tanaki ‘e lipooti fakauike kae ‘ikai faka’aho. ‘E kei tu’u pe ‘a e ngaahi founga pule’i ‘o e fefononga’aki, kau ai ‘a e faka’ilonga ‘i he Halalahi Honoapiilani, ke fakapapau’i ‘oku malu ‘a e kolosi ‘a e ngaahi loli ‘i he halalahi, neongo ‘oku si’isi’i ange ‘aupito ‘a e tu’o lahi ‘o e kolosi.

Ko e teuteu ‘o e feitu’u ki he feitu’u ‘o e Fale Fakataimi ‘o Kilohana ‘oku lolotonga ‘i he hala totonu ke fakakakato ‘i he faka’osinga ‘o ‘Okatopa. Ko e poloseki Fleming Road Sewer ‘oku fakataumu’a ke fakakakato ia ‘i he konga kimu’a ‘o Tisema, ‘o fakapapau’i ‘oku ‘i ai ‘a e ngaahi langa fakalakalaka mahu’inga ke poupou’i ‘aki ‘a e ngaahi fale fakataimi.

Ki he ngaahi fakafo'ou hokohoko, 'e lava ke kau mai 'a e kakai 'o e fonua ki he ngaahi fakataha fakafo'ou fakauike 'a e Komiuniti Fakaakeake mei he Fakatamaki 'i he Senitā Sivi pe 'a'ahi ki he uepisaiti ' a e MauiRecovers ki ha fakamatala lahi ange.

Ki ha toe fakamatala, kātaki ʻo fetuʻutaki ki he ʻŌfisi ʻo e Ngaahi Meʻa Fakapuleʻanga ʻa e USACE ʻi Hauaiʻí ʻi he (808) 835-4062 pe hawaiifiresmedia@usace.army.mil .