the advancements in battery storage are also very important for Hawaii, because I think we have the most ambitious sustainable energy goals--100 percent reliance on renewables by 2045.

Well, all these years after 9/11, I don't know if the interoperability issue has been resolved with regard to first responders.

Does the rest of the panel also agree that microgrids are an opportunity for us and we should be looking at how we can enable more microgrids?

Our national security space capabilities are the best in the world.

This proposal could ultimately dip into military construction, operation and maintenance, and personnel accounts that are consistently under budgetary pressure.

I have been a supporter of locating this unit in Hawaii when engaging with military and community leaders.

extreme weather events and the effects of climate change can have direct impacts on the readiness of our forces.

you cannot really have a law in this space without the FTC's ability to be the expert agency and to enforce.

Yes, I will just add that I agree completely, of course, that fining authority is needed for the FTC, and it must be substantial penalties.

That is why the body needs this law to say, 'This is what is in and this is what is out for companies.'

some of the tech companies are really serious and want to do this, and want to do this regardless of whether or not the California law gets amended

There are no angels. God bless them all.

let us all not pretend not to know that that is happening. That is exactly what is happening.

You need trust and check, and the check part needs to have some stick to it as well.

the reason we are having a more robust, more serious conversation about a Federal privacy law is that there is this California privacy law

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