Josh Green: “I think the Twitter feed has a lot to do with that.”

Four major disasters in six months have caused extraordinary damage across our state and made clear that recovery and resilience must move forward together.

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.

“Twenty-five years later, we remember every life taken and honor the first responders and ordinary citizens who met unimaginable tragedy with extraordinary courage,”

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