URGING THE COUNTY OF MAUI AND THE MAUI EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY, IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND THE HAWAII EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY, TO DEVELOP AND IMPLEMENT AN EVACUATION ROUTE SIGNAGE PROGRAM FOR THE COUNTY OF MAUI.

This resolution urges Maui County, the Maui Emergency Management Agency, and state agencies (including Transportation and Hawaii Emergency Management) to create and implement a standardized evacuation route signage program. It specifically references the 2023 Lahaina wildfires as a catalyst, calling for clear, multilingual signs with digital updates - modeled after systems in Florida and Los Angeles - to improve emergency evacuations during disasters like wildfires or tsunamis. The resolution does not create new laws but requests collaboration to align signage with existing emergency plans and conduct public education campaigns.