{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://case.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=2172", "Case Announces $1.5 million Grant Award To Assure Honolulu Emergency Food Supply In Event Of Severe Storms", "2023-05-25", "2023", "2023-05", "Democrat", "House", "HI", "Ed Case", "C001055", "case.house.gov", "case", "https://case.house.gov/news/documentquery.aspx?DocumentTypeID=27&Page=13", "scraper", "(Washington, DC) \u2013 U.S. Congressman Ed Case (Hawai\u2018i \u2013 District 1) today announced that Honolulu nonprofit Lanakila Pacific, best known for its popular \u201cMeals on Wheels\u201d program, will receive a $1.5 million grant from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to fortify its facility to protect critical reserve food supplies during severe storms.\n\n\u201cSuper Typhoon Mawar and its devastating impact on our Guam and Northern Marianas \u2018ohana drive home yet again that we must assume and fully prepare for similar direct hurricane and other severe storm impacts on Hawai\u2018i,\u201d said Case, a member of the U.S. House Committee on Appropriations and of its Subcommittee on Homeland Security with federal funding and oversight authority over FEMA.\n\n\u201cLanakila Pacific is a critical part of our overall preparedness, especially for our seniors and others who will need special support with food and other essentials during a severe weather disaster.\u201d\n\nThe grant is the second round of funding to Lanakila Pacific by FEMA, which previously awarded $229,000 to Lanakila Pacific to harden its Liliha headquarters. Case said the funds will go to repair the roof, replace and install new impact resistant doors in place of exterior perimeter gates, and strengthen air conditioning systems, among other structural improvements.\n\n\u201cWorking with FEMA and the Hawai\u2018i Emergency Management Agency (HIEMA) to fortify the structural integrity of our roof and building entrances will safeguard Lanakila Pacific\u2019s resources so we are ready to assist with feeding the community in the aftermath of a disaster, including the seniors and people with disabilities who rely on our Meals on Wheels program,\u201d said Rona Yagi Fukumoto, President and Chief Executive Officer of Lanakila Pacific.\n\nThe FEMA grant comes as the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) today issued an \u201cabove normal\u201d hurricane season outlook this year for Hawai\u2018i and the Central Pacific, with a forecast of 4 to 7 tropical cyclones (a normal season sees 4 to 5 cyclones). This means in the Central Pacific overall, not necessarily making landfall.\n\nIt also comes as the President designates emergency assistance coordinated by FEMA for Guam and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands to address Mawar, and Hawai\u2018i recognizes \u201cHurricane Preparedness Week\u201d to highlight the importance of hurricane preparedness by residents throughout Hawai\u2019i.\n\n\u201cFEMA and other federal agencies along with HIEMA have a variety of information resources to help residents prepare fully,\u201d said Case. \u201cA central source is here, and residents can contact me for further information at ed.case@mail.house.gov or (808)-650-6688.\u201d\n\nAttachments: Picture of 2023 NOAA Hurricane Forecast\n\nPictures of Lanakila Pacific courtesy Lanakila Pacific\n\n###", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-07T23:55:44Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://case.house.gov/news/documentsingle.aspx?DocumentID=2172"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.8633262477815151, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}