Recent Quotes View Full List My Watchlist Create Watchlist Indicators DJI Nasdaq Composite SPX Gold Crude Oil Hydroworld Market Index Markets Stocks ETFs Tools Overview News Currencies International Treasuries Maui emergency management admin resigns day after questioned about sirens not sounding during Lahaina fires By: FOXNews.com August 17, 2023 at 21:33 PM EDT Herman Andaya, Maui's Emergency Management Agency administrator resigned from his post Thursday for health reasons, just a day after being questioned about sirens during the wildfires in Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii. Maui’s Emergency Management Agency administrator announced his resignation Thursday, a day after getting questioned about why the sirens did not sound during the devastating Lahaina wildfires, according to reports.Hawaii News Now reported that Herman Andaya claimed he was resigning for health reasons.When the death toll rose to 111 on Wednesday, Andaya defended not sounding the sirens during the blaze, saying authorities were "afraid that people would have gone mauka," a Hawaiian navigational term that could mean toward the mountains or inland.MAUI WILDFIRE DEATH TOLL REACHES 110, IS EXPECTED TO RISE AS RECOVERY EFFORT CONTINUES"If that was the case, then they would have gone into the fire," he added.Honolulu Civil Beat reported Wednesday that Andaya was not an expert in emergency management when he was brought on in 2017 to lead the Maui Emergency Management agency.The article claimed his educational background is in political science and the law, not disaster preparedness or response. He also never worked a full-time job in emergency management.HAWAII WILDFIRE BECOMES DEADLIEST US BLAZE IN MORE THAN A CENTURY AS DEATH TOLL REACHES 93, EXPECTED TO GROWOn Tuesday, he told Civil Beat as chief of staff to former mayor Alan Arakawa, he assisted in emergency operations.When he was hired in 2017, Andaya edged out 40 other candidates for the position, Maui Now reported. Related Stocks: Fancamp Exploration Ltd Data & News supplied by www.cloudquote.io Stock quotes supplied by Barchart Quotes delayed at least 20 minutes. By accessing this page, you agree to the following Privacy Policy and Terms and Conditions.
Maui emergency management admin resigns day after questioned about sirens not sounding during Lahaina fires By: FOXNews.com August 17, 2023 at 21:33 PM EDT Herman Andaya, Maui's Emergency Management Agency administrator resigned from his post Thursday for health reasons, just a day after being questioned about sirens during the wildfires in Lahaina, Maui, Hawaii. Maui’s Emergency Management Agency administrator announced his resignation Thursday, a day after getting questioned about why the sirens did not sound during the devastating Lahaina wildfires, according to reports.Hawaii News Now reported that Herman Andaya claimed he was resigning for health reasons.When the death toll rose to 111 on Wednesday, Andaya defended not sounding the sirens during the blaze, saying authorities were "afraid that people would have gone mauka," a Hawaiian navigational term that could mean toward the mountains or inland.MAUI WILDFIRE DEATH TOLL REACHES 110, IS EXPECTED TO RISE AS RECOVERY EFFORT CONTINUES"If that was the case, then they would have gone into the fire," he added.Honolulu Civil Beat reported Wednesday that Andaya was not an expert in emergency management when he was brought on in 2017 to lead the Maui Emergency Management agency.The article claimed his educational background is in political science and the law, not disaster preparedness or response. He also never worked a full-time job in emergency management.HAWAII WILDFIRE BECOMES DEADLIEST US BLAZE IN MORE THAN A CENTURY AS DEATH TOLL REACHES 93, EXPECTED TO GROWOn Tuesday, he told Civil Beat as chief of staff to former mayor Alan Arakawa, he assisted in emergency operations.When he was hired in 2017, Andaya edged out 40 other candidates for the position, Maui Now reported. Related Stocks: Fancamp Exploration Ltd