Spotlight Now: State leaders outline Hurricane Lala recovery efforts, land lease battles
In this episode of Spotlight Now, Gov. Josh Green and Office of Hawaiian Affairs Chair Kai Kahele join the program to detail the critical recovery efforts following Hurricane Lala and map out the state's long-term resilience. Gov. Green reports on the $81 million in damages concentrated on the Big Island, the state's historic partnership with the military to fly in utility vehicles, and the highly sensitive recovery of a disrupted cemetery in Nāʻālehu. He also issues a direct call for power grid reforms and proposes a second deep-water harbor on the Big Island to secure Hawaiʻi's shipping…
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