Maui County officials have disputed some details in a recent report that highlighted communication problems during the deadly August wildfire.
The report, released by the Fire Safety Research Institute, stated that a lack of communication left authorities in the dark and residents without emergency alerts. However, Maui County has provided clarifications on the timing of the county emergency proclamation and other details.
The Aug. 8 fire killed 101 people and destroyed much of the historic town of Lahaina.
Hawaii Attorney General Anne Lopez released the first phase of the report on Wednesday, which said that a broad communications breakdown left authorities in the dark and residents without emergency alerts during the deadliest U.S. wildfire in a century. However, the report did not answer questions about cause or liability, and is only an initial reckoning with two more reports to follow.
Investigators are still trying to get some documents from Maui County.
Late Friday, Maui County issued a statement with clarifications on various details in the report, including when Mayor Richard Bissen issued a county emergency proclamation.
Lopez responded in a statement on Monday that the attorney general’s office welcomes Maui “supplementing the facts.”
