Josh Green: “If this thing went anonymously as a vote, it would be 70 votes against.”

“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.

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

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.