Josh Green: “Protecting Hawaiʻi’s natural resources requires strong community partnerships and practical investments.”

“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.

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.

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.

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