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UPDATE: 1:44 p.m.

With the upcoming fire weather watch for the leeward side of all Hawaiian Islands, Maui Emergency Management Agency Interim Administrator Darryl Oliveira said officials will be using “all resources and tools” to get messages about all hazards — including wildfires — sent out to the public statewide.

“Yes, sirens will be used in the future,” Oliveira said in response to a reporter’s question whether the sirens will be sounded in the event of an emergency. “And once we have the process, that will be communicated to the public so they will know when we sound the siren and what should they do.”

Oliveira said he is circulating the “codified process” for activating sirens with Gov. Josh Green and county mayors. “The process is being vetted as we speak,” he said.

Oliveira said Maui County lost physical siren warning system hardware in the fires but is working with a vendor to provide temporary sirens. Civil Defense sirens blared Saturday for a 7-acre brush fire, which drove Lahaina survivors to evacuate their temporary lodgings in Kaanapali resorts and hotels.

Maui Emergency Management Agency has been under criticism for not using sirens to warn Maui residents about the Aug. 8 firestorm that destroyed the historic town of Lahaina. Then-Administrator Herman Andaya on Aug. 15 defended the decision not to activate emergency sirens, and resigned from his position the next day citing “health reasons.”

Responding to a reporter’s question, Maui County Mayor Richard Bissen said he wasn’t sure who was in charge of the agency on Aug. 8 when fires raged out of control and burned down Lahaina. Bissen said he didn’t know “the chain of command” when Andaya was off the island at the time.

Meanwhile, Bissen did not answer questions about Hawaiian Electric, which pushed back against Maui County’s lawsuit blaming the utility company for the Lahaina devastation.

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1:32 p.m.

With 100% of Lahaina searched for remains, authorities are moving on to the next phase in removing hazardous materials and debris from the devastated area before residents can finally return to their properties.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has begun removing hazardous material from Lahaina.

EPA teams will also monitor the air for fine particles of dust. View the air monitors on the EPA’s website. After hazardous material is removed from the property, the EPA may mist a fine non-toxic, biodegradable adhesive called “soiltac” on ash to prevent it from blowing off the property.

Next, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will lead efforts to remove fire-damaged debris from areas across Maui.

“In discussions with FEMA, we reached an understanding that extra consideration will be given to embedding Hawai‘i’s cultural experts into the mission,” said Gov. Josh Green, who did not attend the press conference, in a statement. “There will also be a focus on utilizing local businesses and paying prevailing wages for the debris removal effort.”

EPA teams began removing hazardous materials such as paints, cleaners, solvents, oils, batteries, and pesticides from Lahaina. EPA anticipates the work will take several months to complete, but may be finished sooner depending on work conditions. Hazardous material was removed from properties in Upcountry Maui over the weekend.

The removal is fully funded by the federal government and does not come at an additional cost to property owners, officials said.

The phase after hazardous waste and debris removal has been dubbed, “Return to Lahaina.”

“We really want to make sure that when we let people back in, it is safe,” said Maui Emergency Management Agency Interim Administrator Darryl Oliveira.

Oliveira asked for patience from Lahaina residents wanting to return home, insisting that teams are not clearing the land. No debris removal will begin without the written consent of the property owner, officials said. Oliveira did not provide a timeline at this time.

“We really want to stress that we want to get people back home and businesses back in place,” Oliveira said. “Again, we’re going to do that with safety always being paramount. With that particular mission, I want to assure the community as you see the EPA going in to remove the hazardous waste — they are not removing personal belongings. They are doing it with sensitivity and with cultural representatives observing and guiding what they are doing.”

Maui Police Chief John Pelletier again urged for patience.

“We do need your prayers more and more,” he said. “And we will persevere and we will get through this.”

Hundreds more people are still unaccounted for — 388 at last count on the FBI’s verified list.

The FBI’s validated list of names of those unaccounted for is available at mauinuistrong.info/unaccountedfor. Anyone who recognizes a name on the list and knows the person to be safe or has additional information that might help locate them should contact the FBI at 808-566-4300 or HN-COMMAND-POST@ic.fbi.gov.

To date, over 200 people have responded to the email address and 110 missing people police reports have been filed, Pelletier said. Of the 110 unaccounted for, over 50 open cases are active, he said.

“Some of those people have passed away and some of them have been found safe,” Pelletier said.

While the search and recovery phase on the ground has been completed, Pelletier said the FBI plans to expand their underwater search by about 200 yards.

“No human remains have been found by the search crews since they have been there,” Pelletier said.

EARLIER COVERAGE

Maui County, state and federal officials are holding a press conference this afternoon at 1 p.m. to discuss the latest updates and disaster response to the Maui fires.

The confirmed death toll from Maui fires remains at 115. Search and recovery teams of 400 people and 40 cadaver sniffing dogs have surveyed 100% of the nearly 2,200 acres burned in the devastating Aug. 8 Lahaina wildfire, officials said.

Just before noon today, Maui County officials said the Olinda fire was 85% contained with an estimated 1,081 acres burned; the Kula fire remained at 90% contained with an estimated 202 acres burned; and the Lahaina fire was still at 90% contained with an estimated 2,170 acres burned.

Meanwhile, the National Weather Serv­ice on Monday issued a fire weather watch for the leeward side of all Hawaiian Islands, which will be in effect from Wednesday afternoon through Thursday afternoon.

Speakers for today’s press conference include Maui Mayor Richard Bissen; Maui Emergency Management Agency Interim Administrator Darryl Oliveira; Federal Emergency Management Agency Incident Cmdr. Robert J. Fenton, Jr.; U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Incident Cmdr. Steve Calanog; U.S. Army Corps of Engineers—Honolulu District Cmdr. Lt. Col. Ryan Pevey; Dr. Jeremy Thomas Stuelpnagel, coroner’s physician; and Maui Police Chief John Pelletier.