Josh Green: “Sirens were typically used for tsunamis or hurricanes, to my knowledge at least, I never experienced them in use for…”

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.

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

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