ʻOku fakaafeʻi atu ʻa e kakaí ke nau ako lahi ange fekauʻaki mo hono ʻave ʻo e efuefu mo e ngaahi veve ʻo Lahaina mei he feituʻu tauhiʻanga fakataimi ʻi ʻOlovalu ki he Feituʻu Liʻaki Tuʻumaʻu ʻi Maui Lotolotó lolotonga ha ʻaho ʻataʻatā ʻi he Tokonaki, Fepueli 15, 2025, ʻi he Senitā Maʻuʻanga Tokoni ʻa Lahaina ʻi he Vahefonua Maui.

‘E lava ke ‘alu mai ‘a e kakai ‘o e kolo mei he 10:30 pongipongi ki he 1 efiafi ‘i he senitaa, ‘a ia ‘oku tu’u ‘i he Senitā Lahaina Gateway ofi ki he Ace Hardware.

ʻE ʻi ai ha kau fakafofonga mei he Vahefonuá, Kau ʻEnisinia ʻa e Kau Tau ʻa ʻAmeliká (USACE), Potungāue Moʻui ʻa e Siteiti ʻo Hauaiʻí mo e Potungāue Maluʻi ʻo e ʻĀtakaí ʻa ʻAmeliká (EPA). ‘E ma’u ‘a e ngaahi tu’u’anga fakamatala ki he ngaahi palani ngaue, taimi tepile fefononga’aki mo e tapuni ‘o e feitu’u Tauhi’anga Veve Fakataimi (TDS) ‘i Olowalu.

Ko e tuʻutuʻuni ke hiki ʻa e fakafuofua ki he ʻiate kiupiki ʻe 400,000 ʻo e efu ʻo Lahaina mo e ngaahi veve ʻo e afi ʻoku ʻikai lava ke toe fakaʻaongaʻí naʻe fai ia hili ha ngaahi fakakaukau mahuʻinga mei he komiunitií mo e niʻihi kehe naʻa nau fakahā ʻoku totonu ke hoko ʻa e feituʻu ʻo ʻOlowalu ko ha feituʻu ke tauhi fakataimi ai. ʻE langa ha feituʻu tuʻumaʻu ki he veve mo e efu mei Lahaina ʻi ha kelekele ofi ki he Lingiʻanga Veve ʻo Central Maui.