releases: https://tokuda.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-tokuda-question-officials-maui-wildfires-congressional-hearing
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| https://tokuda.house.gov/media/press-releases/rep-tokuda-question-officials-maui-wildfires-congressional-hearing | Rep. Tokuda to Question Officials in Maui Wildfires Congressional Hearing | 2024-09-03 | 2024 | 2024-09 | Democrat | House | HI | Jill N. Tokuda | T000487 | tokuda.house.gov | tokuda | https://tokuda.house.gov/media/press-releases?PageNum_rs=6& | scraper | Washington, D.C. – Today, U.S. Representative Jill Tokuda (HI-02) announced that she will join the House Oversight and Accountability Subcommittee on Government Operations and the Federal Workforce in a field hearing in Lahaina next week to take a closer look at the federal issues and improvements needed to help Maui continue to rebuild following last year’s August wildfires. During the one-day hearing titled “Assessing the Federal Government’s Response to the 2023 Maui Wildfires,” Rep. Tokuda is expected to question local, state, and federal officials about the lessons learned, assess congressional action that can better support the community, and determine any changes that may be needed moving forward. Witnesses will include: Mr. Bob Fenton, Regional Administrator (Region 9), Federal Emergency Management Agency Colonel Eric Swenson, Recovery Field Office Commander, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Mr. Francisco Sánchez, Jr, Associate Administrator, Office of Disaster Recovery and Resilience, Small Business Administration Ms. Cheree Peterson, Deputy Regional Administrator (Region 9), Environmental Protection Agency The Honorable Richard Bissen, Mayor, County of Maui Major General Kenneth Hara, Adjutant General, Hawai‘i Department of Defense Ms. Lauren Nahme, Senior Vice President of the Maui Recovery Office, Hawai‘i Community Foundation Mr. Sne Patel, President LahainaTown Action Committee Mr. Keʻeaumoku Kapu, President and CEO, Nā ʻAikāne o Maui What: Assessing the Federal Government’s Response to the 2023 Maui Wildfires When: September 4, 2024 10 a.m. HST Where: Lahaina Civic Center (Social Hall) 840 Honoapiilani Hwy Lahaina, HI 96761 How: The hearing will be open to the public and media and livestreamed at https://oversight.house.gov/ | 1 | 2026-03-30T01:40:41Z | 2026-04-07T21:43:57Z |