Island Voices Prepare aggressively for next hurricane
almost 6 years in Star Advertiser
It is impressive that the federal government responded promptly to send disaster management teams to Hawaii after President Donald Trump proactively signed a disaster declaration. The search and rescue teams, incident management teams, and emergency response teams are necessary to attend to the damage that occurs after a major hurricane. It is also impressive that the state took measures to ensure contingencies for hospital emergencies were ready, that law enforcement and the National Guard would be active, and that first responders would be on hand.