HONOLULU (AP) 鈥 Days after the Hawaii attorney general鈥檚 office released an outside report that flagged communications issues in the response to the deadly August wildfire, Maui County officials pushed back and offered 鈥渃larifications鈥 on some of the report鈥檚 details.
Hawaii Attorney General Anne Lopez released a first phase report Wednesday by the that said a broad left authorities in the dark and residents without emergency alerts during the deadliest U.S. wildfire in a century.
The did not answer questions about cause or liability. It also said it is only an initial reckoning and two more reports will follow. Investigators are still trying to get some documents from Maui County.
Late Friday, Maui County issued a on various details in the report, including when Mayor Richard Bissen issued a county emergency proclamation among other things.
Lopez responded in a statement Monday that the attorney general's office welcomes Maui 鈥渟upplementing the facts.鈥
The Aug. 8 fire killed 101 people and destroyed much of the .
