and he said the right things. he said what a lot of folks i ve been hearing from have been saying, that he wants maui, the people of maui, to help determine how this place is rebuilt. there was a question asked who will have the most influence in that conversation going forward. locals here, working class native and multigenerational hawaiians are worried about people moving in to buy up as much land as they can and rebuild it for their interests. the president says promises that that won t happen. it remains to be seen. there is a lot of forces at play here. he did serve as empathizer and chief after five days of being mostly silent on the issue publicly, but the governor said that he was working behind the scenes to assure first responders that the feds had their back on this. he shared the stories we re familiar with of losing his daughter and wife and wondering if his sons had survived a car