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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Day 2: TALK STORY: Revolutionizing Wildland Management—Integrating Technology and Wisdom for Better Mitigation

Day 2: TALK STORY: Revolutionizing Wildland Management—Integrating Technology and Wisdom for Better Mitigation   “We’re going to have to come together in order to be climate resilient.” —Elizabeth Christy   “The earth knows how to respond.” —Caitlin Cornwall   “There’s this window of opportunity after a catastrophe.” —Joe Nordlinger   “We learned some lessons the…

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Day 1: TALK STORY with The Little Dozer with Ken Donnell and Nance Presser

Day 1: TALK STORY with The Little Dozer with Ken Donnell and Nance Presser   “The critical resources we used for this were imagination and creativity— things that are always with us, even immediately after a disaster. And by doing this, we have helped ourselves heal ourselves, we’ve helped our community heal.” —Ken Donnell  …

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Day 1: KEYNOTE: Opening Remarks with Richard Bissen, Mayor of Maui

Day 1: KEYNOTE: Opening Remarks with Richard Bissen, Mayor of Maui   “Nothing else mattered more than helping our people… Together, we have the chance to not only rebuild, but to do so in a way that honors our past, supports our present, and secures a resilient future.”  —Honorable Richard Bissen   2024 WILDFIRE LEADERSHIP…

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