Hawaii's top emergency responder has resigned

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 Hawaii's top emergency responder has resigned

The chief of the US Emergency Management Agency on the island of Hawaii has resigned.

The government said it was shocked to receive the information that Herman Andaya will step down from his post to focus on improving his health.

Mr. Andaya has been criticized for the forest fire that killed more than 100 people.

For more than a week, people in Mawi have been asking why they were not warned, where they have been telling the story of the situation they went through while waiting to see if they would be able to get information about their relatives.