Hawaii has a robust emergency siren warning system. It sat silent during the deadly wildfires | CNN
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Some Maui residents are questioning the effectiveness of the emergency warning system employed as the wildfires spread rapidly across Lahaina and other parts on Tuesday. Hawaii’s attorney general is leading a review of the emergency response.

Hawaii has a robust emergency siren warning system. It sat silent during the deadly wildfires::Some Maui residents are questioning the effectiveness of the emergency warning system employed as the wildfires spread rapidly across Lahaina and other parts on Tuesday. Hawaii’s attorney general is leading a review of the emergency response.

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Even Denmark has over 1000 sirens for warnings.

Maybe its considering the size of the landmass, Maui is about 1.5 times bigger than Lolland.

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