Posts Tagged ‘Community’
Day 3: PANEL: Federal Advocacy: Championing Megafire Communities and Raising Awareness in DC
Day 3: PANEL: Federal Advocacy: Championing Megafire Communities and Raising Awareness in DC “How you frame your argument is how you get them to listen.” —Jeff Okrepkie “We’re willing to help anybody out that is going through this now or in the future.” —Steve Crowder “There’s no playbook when it comes to…
Read MoreDay 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…
Read MoreDay 2: TALK STORY: Caring for Kids: Effective Strategies for Supporting Children After Megafires
Day 2: TALK STORY: Caring for Kids: Effective Strategies for Supporting Children After Megafires “The biggest component of it is making sure that everyone’s talking as much as possible, that there is collaboration and you’re working together in order to make sure that kids have the support that they need.” —Henry Meier “If…
Read MoreDay 1: KEYNOTE: Embracing Personal Responsibility and Future Thinking with Watch Duty with John Mills
Day 1: KEYNOTE: Embracing Personal Responsibility and Future Thinking with Watch Duty with John Mills “A shared vision of reality where we can all see what’s happening allows us all to respond to the same thing accordingly.” —John Mills 2024 WILDFIRE LEADERSHIP SUMMIT Preparing for the future of disasters requires innovative solutions…
Read MoreDay 1: TALK STORY: The Maui Fires and Leadership with ʻĀina at the Center
Day 1: TALK STORY: The Maui Fires and Leadership with ʻĀina at the Center “We were rendering aid— food, medical, and those immediate needs until such that the government arrived. So we were in operation for 30 days.” —Kalikolehua Storer “Hard decisions had to be made that day. My daughter would grab the…
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