Brian Schatz: “What do we say to them: just hang in there?”

We’re all paying the price for our inaction.

Recovering from back-to-back hurricanes requires significant resources, and help is on the way. I thank the president for approving these disaster declarations which will unlock federal resources and help our state and county governments…

This new federal funding will give local farmers more tools to fights threats like drought and invasive pests and help boost production of Hawai‘i’s world-class coffee and chocolate.

This is great news for our small local coffee and cacao farms and showcases Hawai‘i’s global leadership in agricultural research.