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Gov. David Ige is traveling to Washington, D.C., for the annual National Governors Association 2022 Winter Meeting, the Governor's Office announced Wednesday.
Ige will participate in a session with U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg and attend various meetings on topics that include drought, COVID-19 and infrastructure funding, according to a news release. He will also participate in a session on broadband with Secretary Alan Davidson, who leads the National Telecommunications and Information Administration within the U.S. Department of Commerce.
On Sunday, Ige and first lady Dawn Amano-Ige will join other governors and their spouses for an evening with President Joe Biden and first lady Jill Biden at Mount Vernon.
The National Governors Association is a nonpartisan association of the nation's 55 state and territorial governors.
Lt. Gov. Josh Green will serve as acting governor until Ige returns to Hawaii on Wednesday.