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Hawaii emergency agency head defends fire response

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August 17, 2023

A week after Hawaii's devastating wildfires, survivors are questioning the official response. Herman Andaya, who heads Maui's emergency agency has defended the decision not to use tsunami warning sirens to raise the alarm about the fast-moving fires.