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.
I imagine since devastating fires aren’t terribly common in Hawaii, wouldn’t most people associate this siren with a hurricane, and take that to mean they should seek shelter, which would be a bad idea in a wildfire?