Today, I rise to honor the life and legacy of Darlene Kehaulani Butts, known by many as Auntie Kehau. Born and raised in Wahiawa, Oahu, and a proud graduate of Leilehua High School, Auntie Kehau dedicated her life to serving her community…

Today, for my Maui minute, I rise to recognize and extend a heartfelt mahalo to the brave first responders and disaster workers who rushed in to evacuate and support our people and communities since the devastating wildfires on Maui. From…

in reserving the right to object--and I will be pretty quick here--I have rarely seen such a cynical piece of legislation on the Senate floor. I have rarely seen it. The point that Chris Van Hollen and Chris Murphy made, I think, is the…

Thank you. This is for Dr. Balbus--am I pronouncing correctly? So in your testimony, you stated that the climate-related extreme weather events and disasters can disrupt healthcare systems at multiple points, creating a surge in healthcare…

So can somebody respond to me, do you have something in writing that says here are all the different things that we're going to need to do to mitigate what happens in a disaster so that you can continue to provide services to the Veterans?

In August, Hawaii experienced our worst natural disaster since becoming a State in 1959 and the deadliest wildfire in our country since 1918.

And that includes instances where your infrastructure and facilities are destroyed during a natural disaster. There's a plan B?

Today marks the 3-month anniversary of the Maui wildfires that destroyed Lahaina and took its somber place in history as the deadliest wildfire in the United States in over a century. As the sole Representative of the people for Maui in…

The federal government has a treaty obligation to help us respond to this epidemic, and federal partnership is necessary to make any effective progress in this fight.

Effectively combatting the fentanyl crisis is a multi-government effort and will require resources from the federal and state governments along with Native Nation governments.

I want to thank Senator Schatz for his work to reauthorize the Native Housing Assistance and Self-Determination Act.

We must address the fentanyl crisis with urgency and compassion.

Just one comment on the question of border security, and this is mostly for my Republican friends but also maybe for the Secretaries.

Holding additional hearings and roundtable discussions ensures that our Native voices are heard and creates transparency and accountability for making meaningful progress on this matter.

Effectively combatting the fentanyl crisis is a multi-government effort and will require resources from the federal and state governments along with Native Nation governments.

Just one comment on the question of border security, and this is mostly for my Republican friends but also maybe for the Secretaries.

We must address the fentanyl crisis with urgency and compassion.

Holding additional hearings and roundtable discussions ensures that our Native voices are heard and creates transparency and accountability for making meaningful progress on this matter.