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Herman Andaya faced criticism for not activating sirens during fire, said he had no regrets

LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) — Native Hawaiians and others from a Maui community devastated by a ferocious fire said Friday they worry Hawaiis governor is moving too

The head of the Maui Emergency Management Agency has resigned after facing criticism for not activating disaster sirens during last week’s deadly wildfires that killed at least 111 people.

When asked Wednesday by reporters if he regretted not activating warning sirens when the wildfires broke out Aug. 8, Herman Andaya responded, "I do not."

The head of the Maui Emergency Management Agency has resigned after facing criticism for not activating disaster sirens during last week’s deadly wildfires that killed at least 111 people

The head of Mauis Emergency Management Agency is out. On Thursday afternoon, Maui County announced MEMA Administrator Herman Andaya resigned effective immediately for health reasons.

The head of the Maui Emergency Management Agency resigned abruptly Thursday, a 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.

Maui's top emergency management official resigned Thursday, one day after he defended his decision not to sound warning sirens as wildfires swept across the...

For the second day in a row, the Lahaina disaster has claimed the job of a government official who had a hand in the emergency response to the ferocious wildfires that laid waste to the historic town last week.

The head of the Maui Emergency Management Agency said he had no regrets about not deploying the system as a warning to people on the island.