Brian Schatz: “We simply have to make it easier to build housing.”

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

Lala brought devastating flooding, damaged roads and bridges, knocked out power, and left communities isolated.

An emergency declaration is critical to ensuring Hawai?i has the federal resources it needs to continue recovering from Hurricane Lala.

These are things in statutory law. This is not the Ford Foundation where they say, 'Well, we've changed our grant criteria.' This is a matter of federal law, and they have to follow it.