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
we are seeing, what we can do, what we are seeing, what we can do, what our we are seeing, what we can do, what our people are experiencing, and so we appreciate you, we appreciate your appreciate you, we appreciate your patience because the hard work your patience because the hard work that your patience because the hard work that is going on behind the scenes is extraordinary. once the scenes is extraordinary. once again, as we ve done before, once again, as we ve done before, we want to recognise the work before, we want to recognise the work that our fire, our police the work that our fire, our police and our fema teams and so many police and our fema teams and so many other public servants are doing. so many other public servants are doing, because the things they are doing, because the things they are are doing, because the things they are seeing on the things our families have experienced are unlike any other experience. so that is why we are trying experien
into a little bit about what it entails. this programme or this status was developed shortly after hurricane katrina and what it enables us to do is to take forces and capabilities that are resident within the national guard of each state and territory and couple that with forces and capabilities that are resident within the active military forces. we normally operate under united states code title 32 and the active forces operate under the authority of the united states code title ten so by virtue of my appointment here by the secretary of defense, nominated by the governor of the state of hawaii, i now have command control over authorities of both title 32 and titled him forces and i would like to take this opportunity to introduce both my title 32 deputy commander colonel david hatcher, a member of the hawaii national guard, commander of our largest combat force, the combat team. and colonel david fielder, whojust combat team. and colonel david fielder, who just got back from guam.
from thing is to have his leadership from dc. thing is to have his leadership from dc, they can begin to look at how from dc, they can begin to look at how we from dc, they can begin to look at how we can rebuild and also how at how we can rebuild and also how we at how we can rebuild and also how we can get resources to our people how we can get resources to our people who have lost almost everything. now, the mass shows one snapshot of what has happened here. but these are the human happened here. but these are the human realities. last night through the human realities. last night through the extraordinary work of the through the extraordinary work of the mayor and his team, 1418 people of the mayor and his team, 1418 people received shelter. but that people received shelter. but that is people received shelter. but that is also the backdrop of the toss that is also the backdrop of the loss of life. we are grateful that people have survived. you go to the shelte