>> THANKS, CHRIS. HUNDREDS OF HOMES AND BUILDINGS ON MAUI ARE GONE WITH 55 PEOPLE NOW CONFIRMED DEAD AND THAT NUMBER IS EXPECTED TO GO UP. GOVERNOR GREEN GOT A FIRSTHAND LOOK AT THE DESTRUCTION. HE JOINS US NOW TO TALK MORE ABOUT THE PLAN MOVING FORWARD. AND GOOD MORNING. GOVERNOR, THANKS SO MUCH FOR JOINING US TODAY. GOOD MORNING. I WANT TO GO AHEAD AND BEGIN WITH AN UPDATE YOU HAVE FOR LA HINA RESIDENTS AND VISITORS. SOME POSITIVE NEWS. >> YES, ARE HEARTSICK OVER THE LOSS OF LIFE. PEOPLE WILL BE ABLE TO GET BACK TO THEIR HOMES. TODAY. THE MAYOR WILL MAKE AN ANNOUNCEMENT LATER THIS MORNING THAT PEOPLE WILL BE ABLE TO GO AND SEE THEIR HOMES. WE WILL BE ABLE TO GET PEOPLE BACK INTO LINE THAT NOW I WANT TO CAUTION EVERYONE. IS DEVASTATED ZONE. THEY WILL SEE DESTRUCTION LIKE THEY HAVE NOT EVER SEEN IN THEIR LIVES. EVERYONE PLEASE BRACE THEMSELVES AS THEY BACK. BE VERY SAFE. BE VERY CAREFUL. BUT WEGO ARE GOING TO GET PEOPL BACK. THE MAYOR WILL ALSO LIKELY ANNOUNCE A CURFEW. WE'RE GOING TO BE VERY CAREFUL, BUT WE DO WANT PEOPLE TO GET BACK TO THEIR HOMES. I WANT TO CLARIFY AGAIN. SO RESIDENTS OF LA HINA LOOKING TO GO BACK IN THERE WILL BE ANNOUNCEMENT. THEY WILL BEGIN TO. >> GO BACK INTO THEIR HOMES TODAY. SO THOSE WHO ARE STILL IN LA HINA WHO DIDN'T WANT TO LEAVE THEIR HOMES, THEY'LL BE ABLE TO GET OUT AS WELL. WHAT ABOUT FAMILY MEMBERS OF THOSE LIVING IN LA HINA AND LOVED ONES AND FRIENDS AND A LOT OF PEOPLE WANT TO GDIRECTLY TO CHECK ON THEM OR DIRECTLY TO BUDISTRIBUTE ESSENTIALS. WILL THEY BE ABLE TO DO THAT? >> YES, THAT'S MY EXPECTATION. BE VERY CAREFUL. TELECOMMUNICATIONS WERE DESTROYED. THAT'S WHY WAS SO DIFFICULT TO SOUND THE ALARM FOR THE FIRE TO COMMUNICATE IN THIS LAST SAY 36 HOURS TO FIND OUT WHETHER OR NOT ONCE LOVED S ONE WAS HURT. HER HAD GONE TH OTHER DIRECTION TO GET OUT OF HARM WAY. SO THAT'S WHAT WE NEED TO DO. WE WILL BE REUNITING PEOPLE. WE WILL TAKE CARE OF OUR FAMILY, WHICH IS A STATEWIDE GLOBAL FAMILY IN EVERY WAY WE CAN. BUT THAT IS THE PLEASE STAY TUNED VERY CAREFULLY FOR THE MESSAGE FROM MAYOR BISSEN THEIR WORKING DAY AND NIGHT. PLEASE BE VERY UNDERSTANDING OF THE POLICE AND FIRE BECAUSE THEY'RE STILL TTRYING TO BE SAFE. SOME HOUSE THAT WERE BURNED. WE HAVE NOT BEEN ABLE YET TO SEND FIRE A RESCUE DOGS AND SO ON INTO THOSE BUILDINGS. SO WE ASKED PEOPLE WILL BE VERY FIRM ABOUT THIS. DO NOT GO INTO ANY STRUCTURE THAT LOOKS EVEN REMOTELY AFFECTED BY FIRE BECAUSE WE JUST DON'T WANT TO SEE ANY OTHER CASUALTIES. YOU TALKED ABOUT A CURFEW, THAT CURFEW FOR JUST THE LAHAINA AREA IS UP FOR THE ENTIRE ISLAND OF MAUI. WHAT TIME WOULD THAT BE? AND WHEN WILL THAT START? I JUST BE SPECULATING. I ASSUME IT'S GOING TO BE JUST A LINE AREA, BUT I'M GOING TO DEFER >> TO THAT DIRECT MANAGEMENT FOR THE MAYOR. WE'RE IN FULL SUPPORT OF THE MAYOR. AS YOU CAN IMAGINE, THAT COUNTY FOLKS HAVE TO DO ALL OF THE HARD WORK RIGHT ON THE GROUND. IT'S MY RESPONSIBILITY TO SUPPORT THEM TO BRING RESOURCES, FEMA RESOURCES. YOU REALLY CAN'T EVEN IMAGINE THE AMOUNT OF SUPPORT WE'RE GETTING FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY. PRESIDENT BIDEN HAS CALLED ME TWICE. VICE PRESIDENT'S BEEN IN TOUCH WITH OUR TEAMS CENTER SHOTS AND HER AND OUR CONGRESSIONAL FOLKS HAVE ALL BEEN ON TOP OF THIS. EVEN THIS MORNING ALONE, I WAS ABLE TO TALK TO THE HUD SECRETARY. BUTTIGIEG IS OUR INFRASTRUCTURE TRANSPORTATION CZAR AND THE PRESIDENT ALL AROUND 04:00AM THEY ARE ALL HANDS ON DECK. THEY WILL BE SENDING RESOURCES. AND AS YOU KNOW, THE PRESIDENT TURNED AROUND OUR REQUEST FOR THE DISASTER DECLARATION WITHIN 6 HOURS. I THINK THAT. IN FACT, I'M SURE THAT THAT IS THE FACETS EVER BEEN DONE. SO WE'RE GRATEFUL WE'RE GRATEFUL TO EVERYONE. AND THEN THERE'S THE PEOPLE ALL ACROSS THE PLANET WHO LOVE HAWAIAND IF BEGUN TO SEND MILLIONS OF MILLIONS OF DOLLARS THAT WE WILL GET DIRECTLY TO THE FAMILIES THAT ARE SUFFERING AND STRUGGLING. THEY SHOULD GO THROUGH THE HAWAII COMMUNITY FOUNDATION OR OTHER CHARITABLE ENTITIES AND GIVE BECAUSE THAT WILL MAKE IT EASIER. EVEN THOUGH WE INTEND TO BRING AN EXTREME AMOUNT OF AT EVERY LEVEL TO TO THE RESCUE AND RECOVERY EFFORT. LET'S TALK MORE ABOUT THE HOUSING BECAUSE I KNOW THAT YOU HAD MENTIONED YESTERDAY THE NEWS CONFERENCE THAT YOU'RE ASKING FOR. >> FOR PEOPLE TO STEP UP, IF THEY HAVE ANY ROOM IN THEIR HOUSE HOTELS TO KIND OF STEP UP AS WELL. WHEN EXACTLY DO YOU HOPE THAT WON'T START WHERE PEOPLE CAN ACTUALLY MOVE INTO OTHER PEOPLS HOMES OR HOTELS? AND ALSO, IF YOU DO HAVE A PLACE WHERE YOU CAN SHELTER WHERE YOU GO. HOW DO YOU LET PEOPLE KNOW? SO WE WILL HAVE A HOTLINE AND I BELIEVE A WEB SITE AVAILABLE FOR PEOPLE TO BE HOOKED INTO THESE PROGRAMS. HOPEFULLY LATER TODAY, MAYBE AS LATE TOMORROW. OUR TEAM IS WORKING ALREADY OVERNIGHT WITH, FOR INSTANCE, THE NATIONAL AIR BNB FOLKS, THEY ARE GOING TO PROVIDE US AN INCREDIBLE AMOUNT OF RESOURCE IN THE FORM OF HOUSES THAT THEY HAVE ON THERE REGISTRY. BUT WE HAVE TO COORDINATE THAT SO THAT OUR LOCAL PEOPLE THAT GET INTO THOSE UNITS. THEN ON TOP OF THAT, I'M GOING TO PURSUE 2000 HOTEL ROOMS. I HAVE THE LEADERSHIP OF THE HOTEL AND TO TEASE. >> PEOPLE LIKE JERRY GIBSON MOVIE HON, I'M IN ALL OF THE AD LEADERSHIP FROM THE HOTELS WILL BE ON DECK AGAIN HELPING US. SO WE THANK THEM. WE MAHALO THEM FOR WORKING TOGETHER. I SPOKE TO THE PRESIDENT ABOUT THAT SPECIFICALLY AND HE SAID YOU GOT TO JOSH. SO I'M SURE THAT'S GOING COME TO PASS. IT'S GOING TO BE ALONG A NEED FOR THIS BECAUSE YOU HAVE TO UNDERSTAND, FIRST OFF, THERE'S GOING TO BE SEVERAL 100 FAMILIES THAT ARE DISPLACED. THEN WHEN YOU SEE THE DEVASTATION UP CLOSE, YOU SEE THAT IT'S GOING TO TAKE MANY MONTHS TO DO TO REMOVE THE DEBRIS. THAT MEANS WORKFORCE PEOPLE ARE GOING TO HAVE TO BE IN IN THE AREA. THEY'RE GOING TO HAVE TO BE STAYING ON MAUI. THEN THE REBUILDING WILL BEGIN. SO I WOULD SUSPECT, ALTHOUGH I DON'T HAVE THIS PLAN FULLY FORMED YET ONLY BEEN A FEW HOURS. I WOULD SUSPECT THAT WE WILL TRY TO GET THOUSANDS OF UNITS FOR MANY MONTH IF NOT YEARS TO BE AVAILABLE, WHICH WE WILL PAY FOR TO HOUSE PEOPLE. WILL SUBSIDIZE TO HOUSE PEOPLE AS WE DO THESE PROJECTS. THAT'S WHY YOU HAVE LONG-STANDING RESOURCES FROM FEMA. MUCH OF THIS WILL PAID FOR BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT BECAUSE THEY GENEROUSLY SUPPORTED LEAST 75% OF THE COST. SO WE FEMA'S LEADERSHIP FOR BEING HERE ON THE SPOT ALREADY TOMORROW. THEY LONG I'LL BE WITH THE DIRECTOR OF FEMA WALKING THE GROUND LIKE WE DID YESTERDAY SO THAT SHE SEES FIRSTHAND HOW MUCH HELP WE NEED YOU'LL GO BACK TO MAUI TOMORROW. I'LL GO BACK TOMORROW. PROBABLY VOLUNTEER IN IN THE SHELTER A LITTLE BIT JUST TALK TO PEOPLE. YOU KNOW, I I SPOKE TO PEOPLE YESTERDAY SAW ONE YOUNG GENTLEMAN WHO HAD BURNS ON ABOUT 30% OF HIS BODY DOING OKAY. SOMEE'S FACE SECOND-DEGREE BURNS ON HIS FACE. THIRD-DEGREE BURNS ON HIS LEGS. WE HAVE SUPPORT FROM STRAUB IN OUR HOSPITALS TO GET HIM CARE. THERE ARE 3 GENTLEMEN THAT WERE HOMELESS THAT WERE STAYING AT THE EDGE OF LA HINA. THEY SOMEWHAT CHARRED SKIN AND ONE OF THEM WAS HAVING SOME BREATHING DIFFICULTIES, WHICH, YOU KNOW, LISTEN TO HIS LUNGS AND WE WILL SEND HELP FOR HIM AS NEEDED. BUT THERE ARE PEOPLE OUT THERE THAT ARE SUFFERING SOME SMOKE INHALATION INJURIES. THERE ARE A LOT OF PEOPLE THAT ARE TRAUMATIZED. I WANT TO BE CANDID WITH YOU. THE NEXT PHASE OF THE RECOVERY IS GOING TO BE PSYCHOLOGICAL AS PEOPLE FIND OUT WHAT THEY HAVE LOST OR THE LOVED ONES AND FRIENDS THAT HAVE BEEN DEVASTATED. THERE WILL BE A WAVE OF PSYCHOLOGICATRAUMA. SAR TEAM WILL BE WITH THE COUNTY WITH EVERYONE PROVIDING ADDITIONAL SOCIAL SERVICES AND MENTAL HEALTH CARE SERVICES AND THEN THE REBUILDING WILL BEGIN. BUT THE PSYCHOLOL GICAL RESPONSE IS LIKELY TO BE THE NEXT BIG HURDLE, SEVERAL BE PREPARED. THIS IS A LONG PROCESS, BUT IT DOES GIVE US ONE OPPORTUNITY AND THAT IS TO COME TOGETHER REPUBLICANS AND DEMOCRATS FROM ACROSS THE COUNTRY HAVE CALLED ME GOVERNORS ON EQUAL SIDES HAVE SAID THEY WOULD LIKE TO HELP RESIDENTS AND INTERNATIONAL LEADERS. SO LET'S SET ASIDE ANY DIFFERENCE AND ALL PUT OUR HANDS TO FGETHER FOR THE PEOPLE OF MAUI. THIS IS A UNIFYING IF NOTHING ELSE AFTER WE GET THROUGH THE TRAUMATIC STAGE. WE TALK ABOUT REBUILDING A BIG PORTION OF REBUILDING IS THE BUSINESS SAYS YES, ECONOMIC IMPACT THAT MAUI HAS. YES, FELTON IS GOING TO BE FEELING FOR YEARS TO CALM FOR ENTREPRENEURS. BUSINESS OWNERS OUT THTCERE WATCHING AND LISTENING. >> CAN YOU BE MORE SPECIFIC ABOUT THE KIND OF HELP THAT THEY WILL HAVE AND WHEN THEY WILL START TO SEE THAT, YES, IT IT CAN BE ALMOST IMMINENTLY. THEY SHOULD GO TO THE FEMA WEBSITE. WE'LL GET YOU ALLF THOSE LINKS SO THAT YOU CAN HAVE THEM GOOD PHONE NUMBERS AND SO ON. >> THE SMALL BUSINESS ASSOCIATIONS PROVIDE ALMOST 0 INTEREST OR VERY LOW INTEREST LOANS. IN SOME CASES, INDIVIDUALS WILL GET GRANTS WHO ARE PEOPLE WHO ALSO OWN A BUSINESS. BUT THEY WERE DEVASTATED BECAUSE THEY LIVE THERE. SO THE GRANTS CAN RANGE FROM, YOU KNOW, THE LOW THOUSANDS UP TO $40,000. I BELIEVE FOR INDIVIDUALS. BUT BUSINESSES CAN GET LIKE WE SAW IN OTHER DISASTERS,VE VERY LARG LOANS AT VERY LOW INTEREST RATES. I, OF COURSEWILL THEN FIGHT TO GET SOME OF THOSE LOANS FORGIVEN. BUT THAT IS THE LONGER PROCESS. SENATOR BRIAN, I'VE ALREADY SPOKEN ABOUT EMERGENCY APPROPRIATION AT THE FEDERAL LEVEL WHICH WOULD COME SOMETIME IN THE FALL. THAT'S THE KIND OF THING THAT HAPPENS WHEN THESE CRISES OCCUR. I DON'T THINK MANY PEOPLE YET UNDERSTAND THE FULL IS IN THAT REGION. ALSO, THAT REMEMBER, WE HAVE OTHER PROBLEMS. THERE ARE 11,000 INDIVIDUALS THAT DON'T HAVE POWER BECAUSE SO MANY POLLS CAME DOWN. I'LL BE GETTING ADDITIONAL BRIEFING FROM HECO TODAY OR A MAUI ELECTRIC COMPANY DIVISION BRANCH. BUT THAT ALSO COULD KIND OF IN SOME WAYS TECHNICALLY DISPLACE ANOTHER SEVERAL 1000 PEOPLE, MANY OF WHOM ARE WORKERS RIGHT THERE. SO ALL OF THESE THINGS HAVE TO BE DONE IN PARTNERSHIP AND WE'RE GRATEFUL TO SEE NUMBER ONE, THE HEROIC WORK OF THE FIRE AND POLICE FOLKS, THE THE EXTRAORDINARY EFFORTS OF MAYOR BUSINESS TEAM AND HAVE OUR CONGRESSIONAL DELEGATION HERE IN STATE. PLUS, THE FEDS. I MEAN, IT TELLS YOU H MUCH PEOPLE VALUE HAWAII, ONE MORE PARTNER, THE MILITARY INTO PAY COMMON. THOSE FOLKS HAVE OFFERED ANY RESOURCES THAT WE NEED. WE WILL THEM OF THAT. AND SO GENERAL HART, WHO IS OUR POINT PERSON, WILL HAVE AN ADDITIONAL COMMAND HIS DEPUTY, ALL TOF THOSE PEOPLE WILL BE WORKING WITH THE MILITARY TO BRING WHATEVER WE NEED FUEL WATER RESOURCES. THE ARMY CORPS OF ENGINEERS WILL HELP US REBUILD. SO EXPECT ENORMOUS AMOUNT OF EFFORT TO GO INTO THIS. BUT ALSO THINK OF IT IN THE CONTEXT OF THE LARGER QUESTIONS. HOW DO WE MAKE THINGS SAFE? LONG-TERM, HOW DO WE HAVE HOUSING ENOUGH HOUSING IN SOME OF OUR RURAL AREAS AND EVEN EVENTUALLY, OF COURSE, ON OAHU, WHEN WE SEE THIS KIND OF THING HAPPEN, THIS IS ALL PART OF OUR OUR GLOBAL RESPONSE TO OUR PROBLEMS. BEFORE WE LET YOU GO, I JUST WANT TO RECAP IN CASE VIEWERS JOINED US A LITTLE BIT LATER IN OUR INTERVIEW. BUT I DO WANT TO ALSO. >> A RECAP TO OUR VIEWERS WHAT GOVERNOR HAD MENTIONED EARLIER THAT IT WILL BE ANNOUNCED LATER LINER RESIDENTS AND VISITORS WILL BE ALLOWED BACK INTO THE AREA AND RESIDENTS WILL BE ALLOWED TO LEAVE. THERE WILL BE A CURFEW LIKELY ANNOUNCED TODAY. POSSLY JUST FOR THE LA HINA AREA. BUT AGAIN, THE COUNTY WILL COME OUT WITH THAT. SO BIT OF GOOD NEWS THERE. BEFORE WE LET YOU GO, DO HAVE ONE FINAL MESSAGE TO THE PEOPLE OF JUST THAT WE LOVE YOU ASK FOR HELP AS YOU CONNECT WITH PEOPLE ACROSS THE STATE ASKED US TO ASSIST YOU FROM EACH OF THE OTHER ISLANDS. >> AVAIL YOURSELF OF THOSE RELATIONSHIPS BECAUSE PEOPLE WANT TO OFFER HELP. THEY JUST DON'T KNOW HOW TO HELP. RIGHT NOW, LOT OF PEOPLE WILL TAKE YOU IN DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE ISLANDS. WE'RE SURE RESOURCES ARE COMING. THEY'RE COMING NOW. IN FACT, BUT WE DO NEED TO BE THOUGHTFUL IN CLEAR OUT OF THE AREA TO THE BEST OF OUR ABILITY BECAUSE A LOT OF RECONSTRUCTION HAS TO HAPPEN AS WE DO. SEARCH AND RESCUE AND THE INITIAL RESPONSE TO THIS DISASTER. BUT OUR HEART ARE WITH YOU AND PEOPLE WILL BE ON THE 24 7. SO WE WANT YOU TO FEEL TOTALLY SUPPORTED. >> ALL RIGHT. AND THEY ARE TOTALLY SUPPORTED BY THE ENTIRE STATE AND
