Josh Green: “I urge everyone to secure their homes, gather essential supplies, review their family emergency plans and follow updates…”

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.

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

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.

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.