Some Maui FEMA responders staying at luxury resorts

MAUI, Hawaii (NewsNation) — NewsNation has been able to confirm through three sources that some Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) officials responding to the Maui wildfires are staying at luxury resorts on the island — albeit at government rates. FEMA has already faced some criticism for its response time to the wildfires, and local FEMA officials have been questioned as to why the island’s siren did not ring out as the fires engulfed Lahaina. FEMA said the luxury housing is temporary and the rates were government-negotiated. “FEMA selects where all...