Josh Green: “Recovery is going to take time and we are here to provide all the support we can to help people.”

“We will never forget.

Pat Saiki’s six decades of public service and her pioneering example for young women and Asian Americans in Hawaiʻi and across the U.S., combine to form both a lasting, inspiring legacy and a high bar for all of us who serve the public.

We cannot wait for every damaged road, utility pole, harbor and public facility to be assigned a dollar value before asking the federal government to act.

Hawaiʻi is facing this storm while continuing response and recovery operations from several prior disasters.