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The Maui News
KAHULUI--The County of Maui announced on Friday that Maui Mayor Richard Bissen will travel to our nation's capital to lobby for continued disaster relief support. The trip comes as the one year anniversary of the tragic wildfires quickly approaches now ten months after the tragedy.
According to the county, the trip is "to provide federal partners with updates on recovery and encourage continued support for disaster relief efforts," the county said in a press release announcing the trip.
"Mayor Bissen will meet with Hawaii's U.S. Senator Brian Schatz in the Senate office building; U.S. House Appropriations Committee Chairman Tom Cole's staff in the Congressional office building; Federal Emergency Management Agency Administrator Deanne Criswell at FEMA headquarters; U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development's Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary for Community Planning and Development Marion McFadden at HUD headquarters; Homeland Security Advisor Dr. Sherwood-Randall and senior advisor to POTUS Tom Perez at the White House; and Hawai'i's U.S. Sen. Mazie Hirono at the Senate office building. Mayor Bissen will discuss Maui's disaster and recovery at Hawaii on the Hill panel 'Rise Strong: Resiliency, Recovery and Disaster Preparedness.' Also, he will meet with U.S. Small Business Administration leaders," the county said in the announcement release.
County of Maui Managing Director Josiah Nishita will serve as Acting Mayor from June 14 through the morning of June 23, when Mayor Bissen is scheduled to return to Maui.