The head of the Maui Emergency Management Agency resigned abruptly, one day after saying he had no regret about not using sirens to warn residents of wildfires that devastated the historic seaside community of Lahaina and killed at least 111 people.
Avery Dagupion, whose family's home was destroyed, is among many residents who say they weren't given earlier warning to get out.
Displaced residents are steadily filling hotels that are prepared to house them and provide services until at least next spring. Green has said at least 1,000 hotel rooms will be set aside. In addition, AirBnB said its nonprofit wing will provide properties for 1,000 people. The local power utility faced criticism for leaving power on as strong winds from a passing hurricane buffeted a parched area , and one video showed a cable dangling in a charred patch of grass, surrounded by flames, in the early moments of the wildfire.
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