Hawaiian residents criticize the government for slow response to the fire: local communities have lost trust in the government | Maui Island, Hawaii | Fire | Government
Maui Island, Hawaii, USA
On August 21st, a major fire broke out on Maui Island in Hawaii, USA, resulting in 114 deaths so far. According to a report by NBC News Channel 8 on the 18th, a local disaster victim criticized the state and government's slow response in an interview and stated that the local community has lost trust in them.
Gregory Molkensingh moved to Hawaii 5 years ago. For the past year and a half, he has been living in the severely affected town of Lahaina. Morkensing described the fire as a "massacre" that combined destruction and chaos, "I was submerged in black smoke, surrounded by flames and ashes."
Morkensing, who became a volunteer after the disaster, criticized the local response to the fire for being slow. He stated that in the first five days after the disaster, there was almost no coordination between the state of Hawaii and the government. "We didn't see anyone. There was no external help. All efforts came from neighboring islands." He also stated that everything that happened from the start of the fire to now needs to be carefully reviewed and reviewed, as the local community has lost trust in the entire state and government.
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Local officials in Hawaii have stated that they were unprepared for the unprecedented wildfire, which made many people feel uneasy. Herman Andaya, the director of the Maui Emergency Management Agency, was not even on the island during the fire. Afterwards, it was discovered that Andaya had not received formal education and had no direct experience in emergency management.
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