Jill Tokuda: “We have to make sure FEMA has the tools and the resources to be able to execute support back home at Hawaii.”

For millions of our fellow Americans, Thanksgiving is about returning home, a time to gather with loved ones in a place both familiar and safe. On my way back to Hawaii for the Thanksgiving recess, with long delays and packed airports and…

Last week, I joined our Maui ``ohana''; ``family,'' law enforcement, and officials from across Hawaii as we bid farewell to Suzanne O, a beloved member of the Maui Police Department, who was killed in the line of duty, the first for our…

On August 8, Hawaii gathered to observe the 1-year anniversary of the fires on Maui and in Lahaina. Today, as Congress reconvenes, I rise to honor and remember the family and friends that we lost. They are beloved mothers and fathers, sons…

I will now make remarks about this very important month and some of my own experiences I have had in my district. Coming out of the pandemic, the health workforce shortage crisis in the U.S. remains one of the greatest challenges to…