Hawaii Wildfires

Maui sues cell carriers over unreceived wildfire warning alerts

Alerts the county sent warning people to evacuate were never received, unbeknownst to the county, the lawsuit said.

FILE - A general view shows the aftermath of a wildfire in Lahaina, Hawaii, Monday, Aug. 21, 2023. The wildfires devastated parts of the Hawaiian island of Maui earlier this month. Maui County is suing major cellular carriers for failing to properly inform police of widespread service outages during the height of last summer's deadly wildfire. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)

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