Josh Green: “It’s difficult to articulate just how important the ocean is to our people.”

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.

“We will never forget.

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.