Decisions as significant as closing 57 facilities across 31 states must include consultation with local communities and governments.

Please be safe. You definitely want to be home, do not be out on the roads.

We have not had a hurricane make landfall in quite some time. So none of us really have experienced this really in, you know, the last couple of decades.

You have a President of the United States whose stated policy on tariffs, on energy, on Iran, on health care, on food, is to raise the price of everything.

It is common for presidents have to deal with the problems related to the economy.

This is a very serious storm.

We're hoping that it's going to be sufficiently far south that we just get the periphery of the storm, but, no promises, we've seen storms turn.

We are very concerned that missing from the list of considerations are factors such as current benefits of research services provided to surrounding communities, what research services would be lost with facility closures, estimate of…

His proclamation activated potential disaster relief funds and directed "all state agencies and officers to cooperate and extend their services, materials, and facilities as may be required to assist in emergency response efforts."

all state agencies and officers to cooperate and extend their services, materials, and facilities as may be required to assist in emergency response efforts.

This is a meaningful step for Hawaiʻi and reflects what we have heard from communities across the state: When federal lands are no longer needed, they should be returned.

Tropical Storm Lala poses a serious threat to our state, particularly Hawaiʻi Island — and we are taking action now to ensure resources are available where they are needed.

I encourage every military branch to review its holdings in Hawaiʻi and identify other properties that are no longer essential to its mission that can be returned.

This commitment represents real progress, but it is not the finish line.

I urge everyone to secure their homes, gather essential supplies, review their family emergency plans and follow updates from trusted official sources.

Iowa is ground zero for election day success.

As we approach three years since the Maui wildfires, our hearts remain with every family carrying the pain of that day.

No payment can replace a loved one or erase what survivors endured.