Herman Andaya has faced increasing scrutiny following last week's fires in Lahaina that killed more than 110 people. He's defended his decision not to activate emergency sirens as the town burned.
Maui Emergency Management Agency Administrator Herman Andaya speaks during a news conference in Wailuku, Hawaii, Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2023.Maui Emergency Management Agency Administrator Herman Andaya speaks during a news conference in Wailuku, Hawaii, Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2023.
At a press conference on Wednesday, Andaya was asked whether he regretted choosing not to sound the sirens."I do not," he said. He said that the sirens were primarily used for tsunamis and that if they had sounded them, they were afraid people would have gone"" – or towards the mountain."And if that was the case," he said,"then they would have gone into the fire."
Residents in West Maui have expressed skepticism, and even outrage, at the idea that sirens would have prompted people to run towards the fire. Many say they thought it would have helped:"If I would have heard the siren that morning, I would have at least prepared, you know, packed something in my car, called my parents," said Alex Calma, a Lahaina resident who lost his home.A previous version of this story described"makua" as"onto the mountainside.
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