Day 3: Closing Remarks with Jennifer Gray Thompson

Day 3: Closing Remarks with Jennifer Gray Thompson   “We are not hopeless against mega-fires. We are not hopeless against the era of climate change. We can do these things together because we are daring to hope and to help each other.” —Jennifer Gray Thompson   2024 WILDFIRE LEADERSHIP SUMMIT   As we bring this…

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Day 3: KEYNOTE: Aloha, Hello and Goodbye with Kuʻuleinani Maunupau

Day 3: KEYNOTE: Aloha, Hello and Goodbye with Kuʻuleinani Maunupau   “Aloha does not mean hello and goodbye. Aloha has a much deeper meaning of love and respect. Hello to the return of our Indigenous kupuna knowledge and goodbye to the profit-making capitalistic colonization types of thinking that put profit over people.” —Ku’uleinani Maunupau  …

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Day 3: KEYNOTE: Funding Disaster Recovery Through a CDFI with Emily Nilsen

Day 3: KEYNOTE: Funding Disaster Recovery Through a CDFI with Emily Nilsen   “As the recovery process continues, you have to continue to adapt.” —Emily Nilsen   2024 WILDFIRE LEADERSHIP SUMMIT   Disaster recovery is a complex challenge, but innovative lenders are stepping up to the plate. Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFIs) like Impact Development…

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Day 3: KEYNOTE: Empowering Heirs: Fannie Mae’s Program for Retaining Ownership and Returning Home After Disaster with Tim Carpenter

Day 3: KEYNOTE: Empowering Heirs: Fannie Mae’s Program for Retaining Ownership and Returning Home After Disaster with Tim Carpenter   “Home ownership is about stability. Homeownership is about building wealth. Homeownership is about families. But if you don’t have a clear title, you don’t know if that stability is going to be there.” —Tim Carpenter…

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Day 3: TALK STORY: State-Level Perspectives: Future-Proofing Recovery Senator Angus McKelvey and Senator Troy Hashimoto

Day 3: TALK STORY: State-Level Perspectives: Future-Proofing Recovery Senator Angus McKelvey and Senator Troy Hashimoto   This recovery is slow, it’s painful, and it’s costly. We need patience, and aloha, and support because we’re all in this together.”  —Angus McKelvey   “We have a lot of challenges moving forward, and it’s figuring out the strategy…

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Day 2: KEYNOTE: Ohana Means More Than Family: Maui’s Response Through the Lens of Cultural Values with Kainoa Horcajo

Day 2:  KEYNOTE: Ohana Means More Than Family: Maui’s Response Through the Lens of Cultural Values with Kainoa Horcajo    “Indigenous values can shift how we deal with disasters.” —Kainoa Horcajo   2024 WILDFIRE LEADERSHIP SUMMIT   Disaster recovery isn’t just about rebuilding infrastructure— it’s about honoring the deep connections between people and place. Principles…

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