In deadly Maui wildfires, communication failed. Chaos overtook Lahaina along with the flames
Sydney Carney walks through her home, which was destroyed by a wildfire, Friday, Aug. 11, 2023, in Lahaina, Hawaii. (AP Photo/Rick Bowmer)
By REBECCA BOONE, JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER and AUDREY MCAVOY
Associated Press
WAILUKU, Hawaii (AP) — In the hours before a wildfire engulfed the town of Lahaina, Maui County officials failed to activate sirens that would have warned the entire population of the approaching flames and instead relied on a series of sometimes confusing social media posts that reached a much smaller audience....