The County is holding a Community Meeting tonight from 6:00-8:00 p.m. at Eddie Tam Community Center to discuss the ongoing debris removal and recovery process Upcountry. Apologies from Yuki Lei Sugimura for such short notice but they just recently were able to finalize all of the logistics. This meeting is being held by the Mayor's Office and the Maui Emergency Management agency, in partnership with Yuki Lei’s office. Her office has been fortunate to help facilitate meetings with owners who lost property in the wildfires and responding agencies. She has been pushing for a broader community as well, and hope that you can join us tonight.
Kula Community Watershed Alliance has notified us that the Phase 2 Debris Cleanup began this week at the burned house sites in Kulamanu subdivision. They have asked Kula residents to please stay safe and avoid this area if you can. From what they can tell from the Department of Health fact sheet, use of PPE is recommended in the area.
Kula Community Watershed Alliance invites any concerned residents living near burned building sites to complete a survey (https://bit.ly/KulaDebris) which will help them keep neighbors informed of cleanup schedules. Right now, those who gave Right of Entry to the Army Corps of Engineers are the only people being informed, but they are hoping to change that to include neighbors in the surrounding areas.
If you are a neighbor who is concerned that the ash from cleanup sites may reach your living space, please complete this form to help this Hui coordinate communications and understand community need:https://bit.ly/KulaDebris