Hawaii attorney-general opens probe into wildfire ‘decision-making’
Lahaina is destroyed by brushfires, as seen from the air on Thursday. The Hawaii attorney-general is conducting a review of decision-making and standing policies leading up to, during, and after the wildfires. – EPA pic, August 12, 2023.
HAWAII’S top lawyer said yesterday she was opening a probe into how authorities responded to devastating wildfires that have left at least 67 people dead. “The Department of the Attorney General will be conducting a comprehensive review of critical decision-making and standing policies leading up to, during, and after the wildfires on Maui and Hawaii islands this week,” a statement issued by the office of Attorney-General Anne Lopez said.
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