Hawaii Attorney General Subpoenas 3 Maui Agencies in Wildfire Probe

Hawaii Attorney General Anne Lopez issued subpoenas to three agencies in Maui on Nov. 27 as part of an independent investigation into the deadly wildfires that ravaged the Hawaiian island in August. The subpoenas have been directed toward the Maui Emergency Management Agency, the County of Maui Department of Public Works, and the County of Maui Department of Water Supply. Ms. Lopez said that her office needs to obtain “critical facts” from several key stakeholders on how the fire incident unfolded in order to complete the first phase of the investigation. “Until that happens, this critical process cannot move forward,” the attorney general said in a statement....