Josh Green: “Mahalo to President Trump and our federal partners for approving this critical assistance.”

“We stand with the families who continue to carry this loss and recommit ourselves to the unity, compassion and service that brought our nation together in its darkest hour.

Protecting the people of Hawaiʻi is our highest priority and this approval gives our state and counties the additional federal support needed to act before conditions deteriorate.

State, county, utility and emergency personnel are working around the clock, but the scale and urgency of these impacts exceed what Hawaiʻi can address alone.

The mayors are all working together and supporting one another and we’re going to continue doing everything we can to help people recover.