The media as well as there are growing questions and concerns about whether the island was prepared for this fire, whether the warning sirens went off on time and with the residents of the area were given enough time to try to make their way to safety, because these fires spread very rapidly. We know they might have been fed at least in part by a hurricane that was taking place in the area, so some very terrifying scenes of residents having to flee to the ocean. It might be ready to get under way here, so lets see if we can get to listen if we can get the hawaiian governor to take the podium momentarily it looks like, about to get under way. 0k. Thank you forjoining us today during this most difficult time, especially for the people of maui. We are here to provide you with the latest updates and information from the county, the state and our federal partners as it relates to the wildfires throughout maui. At this time, i would like to invite governorjosh green to share his remarks. Alo
title ten element for all of the forces that we are going to bring forth to help other residents of maui. let me be clear about this also we are here in a support role. we are here in a support role. we are here to support medicine, his staff and the rest of the county agencies, not to take charge and not to take control so we spent the day today meeting with the mayor and his staff, looking at some of the problems support mayor bissen. and i really want to thank admiral aquilina and general flynn, the command of the united states army pacific. they are postured right now with a vast array of active duty forces that are ready to flow in the county of maui and so now that we are here on the ground we look forward to bringing those forces here and bringing those forces here and bringing some relief and support that the mayor s efforts here. thank you. mahalo, general logan. at this time, captain asia cooksey, said commander us coast guard
really doesn t put it, you know, into a full picture until you re on the ground and you see the level of devastation that the community has experienced. i have the opportunity today to talk with both the governor and mayor beeson about what their needs work and this is really why i came, we needed to see first hand what the challenges are going to be bissen. talk to the governor and the mayor to the governor and the mayor to hear what their concerns are and what resources they will need as we go forward. but then i also wanted to talk to the people who had been impacted and i had an opportunity to go to the war memorial shelter and talk to those families who have been staying there and i heard their stories, been staying there and i heard theirstories, i heard been staying there and i heard their stories, i heard their harrowing stories of escape, evacuating and evacuating again, a car that was caught on fire and they got into somebody else pogacar. yet, what i always find, even dur
will recovery but i assure you, we will recover, working together. mahato will recover, working together. mahalo. ., ., ~ . ., mahalo. mahalo mehr richard bissen and mahalo. mahalo mehr richard bissen and at mahalo. mahalo mehr richard bissen and at this mahalo. mahalo mehr richard bissen and at this time - bissen and at this time we would like to welcome deanne criswell, federal emergency management agency administrator.- management agency administrator. ., ,, administrator. thank you. aloha. administrator. thank you. aloha- on administrator. thank you. aloha. on behalf- administrator. thank you. aloha. on behalf of - administrator. thank you. - aloha. on behalf of president biden, ijust wanted to start by expressing how deeply impacted we know this community is and that our prayers are with everybody that has been impacted by this truly, truly tragic event. and i have the opportunity today to spend the day with govenor green and see first hand really what this devastation