Maui officials push back on some details in Hawaii attorney general report on deadly wildfire

Published April 22, 2024 2:49 PM

By JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER
Associated Press

HONOLULU (AP) — Maui County officials are pushing back and offering clarifications after the Hawaii attorney general’s office released a report that flagged communications issues in the response to the deadly August wildfire. The statement released by Maui County provided clarifications on various details including when Mayor Richard Bissen issued a county emergency proclamation. The county says it produced hundreds of pages of documents to investigators. State Attorney General Anne Lopez says she welcomes the county supplementing the facts. The Aug. 8 fire killed 101 people and destroyed much of the historic town of Lahaina.

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