{"id":2015747,"date":"2023-08-29T16:16:01","date_gmt":"2023-08-29T20:16:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/maui-county-hires-interim-emergency-chief-following-deadly-lahaina-wildfire\/"},"modified":"2023-08-29T16:17:51","modified_gmt":"2023-08-29T20:17:51","slug":"maui-county-hires-interim-emergency-chief-following-deadly-lahaina-wildfire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/maui-county-hires-interim-emergency-chief-following-deadly-lahaina-wildfire\/","title":{"rendered":"Maui County appoints interim emergency chief after tragic Lahaina wildfire."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fmaui-county-hires-interim-emergency-chief-following-deadly-lahaina-wildfire%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2015747&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Maui Officials Appoint \u2063Darryl Oliveira\u2064 as Interim\u2062 Administrator of MEMA<\/h2>\n<p>In the wake of the devastating Lahaina wildfire\u2062 in\u2064 early August, Maui officials have \u2062brought in Darryl Oliveira to lead the Maui Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) on an interim basis.<\/p>\n<p>Oliveira, who previously served as the head of the\u200b Hawaii County Civil Defense\u2062 Agency (HCCDA), steps in for Herman Andaya, who recently resigned due to health reasons.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;We are honored to have Darryl Oliveira step forward to serve Maui County&#8217;s community in this unprecedented disaster,&#8221; said Mayor Richard Bissen.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3>Related Stories<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/many-say-theyre-safe-after-maui-releases-388-names-of-missing-people-from-wildfires-5481089\">Many Say\u2064 They&#8217;re Safe After Maui \u2063Releases 388 Names of Missing People From Wildfires<\/a> (8\/26\/2023)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/article\/guard-troops-sent-to-site-of-hawaii-lava-flow-1052572\">Guard Troops\u2064 Sent to Site of Hawaii \u2063Lava Flow<\/a> (10\/30\/2014)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;His <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/maui-county-hires-interim-emergency-chief-following-deadly-lahaina-wildfire\/\" title=\"Maui County appoints interim emergency chief after tragic Lahaina wildfire.\">locally-led response amid storms<\/a>, fires, flooding, and lava\u2063 events, \u2062along with his pulse on the Neighbor\u2064 Island community, demonstrate invaluable experience\u2062 and skill during\u200c challenging times,&#8221; added Mayor Bissen.<\/p>\n<p>As of August 28, Oliveira has taken charge of MEMA&#8217;s emergency preparedness and response efforts, including the ongoing response to the West Maui\u2062 wildfire \u2064disaster.<\/p>\n<p>He will\u2063 be based \u2063at the Maui County Emergency Operations Center for the duration of his assignment.<\/p>\n<p>Oliveira\u200c brings over 30 years of\u200d experience in the Hawaii Fire Department, including nine \u2062years as department chief and \u2064three years\u2064 as HCCDA administrator.<\/p>\n<p>Reflecting on his recent visit to Lahaina, Oliveira \u2063expressed his shock at the magnitude \u2064and impact of the disaster, stating, &#8220;Looking back at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/thanks-to-bidens-border-crisis-the-million-dollar-migrant-smuggling-industry-is-now-worth-billions\/\" title=\"Thanks To Biden\u2019s Border Crisis, The Million-Dollar Migrant Smuggling Industry Is Now Worth Billions\">past operations<\/a>, the community has really stepped up out\u2062 there to take care of themselves.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s not just the affected \u2064communities; the surrounding communities \u2064are coming together\u2064 as well. I think that&#8217;s \u200bthe strength we have in the islands \u2064with\u2063 people coming\u2064 together,&#8221; he \u200cadded.<\/p>\n<p>During his tenure as HCCDA administrator,\u2062 Oliveira oversaw the county&#8217;s \u2064efforts in\u200b disaster mitigation, preparedness, response, and recovery, including tropical storms \u2064and \u2062the 2014 Pahoa lava flow.<\/p>\n<p>In addition to\u2064 his role at MEMA, Oliveira also \u2062works as a consultant\u2062 with Community Safety Innovations\u200d and serves as an instructor and \u2064lecturer at Hawaii\u200d Community College.<\/p>\n<p>His\u2064 predecessor, Mr. Andaya, resigned on August 17 amidst public \u2064criticism of his handling of the Lahaina wildfire response and \u2062his decision not to activate \u2063the all-hazard sirens\u200d used in emergencies.<\/p>\n<p>While\u2063 some residents believe the sirens could have saved lives, Andaya argued that they would have caused more\u2064 confusion and \u200bpanic\u2064 during the\u2064 evacuation process.<\/p>\n<p>According to Honolulu Civil Beat, Andaya did not have\u200c formal education in disaster \u200bmanagement when he assumed the administrator position in \u200d2017. However, he had experience assisting during <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/biden-mocked-trump-for-hiding-in-his-bunker-after-antifa-and-black-lives-matter-insurrectionists-tried-to-storm-the-white-house-last-year-injuring-dozens-of-cops\/\" title=\"Biden Mocked Trump for \u2018Hiding in His Bunker\u2019 After Antifa and Black Lives Matter Insurrectionists Tried to Storm the White House Last Year, Injuring Dozens of Cops\">emergency operations<\/a> and had \u200bcompleted online FEMA courses and workshops.<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/u-s-whistleblower-edward-snowdens-wife-shares-photos-of-their-new-son\/\" title=\"U.S. whistleblower Edward Snowden\u2019s wife shares photos of their new son\">news agency<\/a> also reported that Andaya was the top\u200b choice among 40 other applicants for the job.<\/p>\n<p>The Lahaina fire, which began on August 8, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/michigan-gov-gretchen-whitmer-unveils-plans-to-shut-down-a-65-year-old-pipeline\/\" title=\"Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer Unveils Plans To Shut Down A 65-Year-Old Pipeline\">caused significant damage<\/a> and loss in the area.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Maui officials appointed Darryl Oliveira as interim administrator of MEMA after the Lahaina wildfire. Oliveira, former head of HCCDA, replaces Andaya who resigned due to health issues. 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