Field Hearing: “Assessing the Federal Government’s Response to the 2023 Maui Wildfires”

Subcommittee on Government Operations and the Federal Workforce (Committee on Oversight and Accountability)

Wednesday, September 4, 2024 (10:00 AM local time)

Lahaina Civic Center, Social Hall
1840 HI-30
Lahaina, HI 96761

Witnesses

Panel one

Mr. Bob Fenton
Regional Administrator (Region 9), Federal Emergency Management Agency

Added 09/03/2024 at 10:36 PM
  • Statement [PDF] Added 09/03/2024 at 10:36 PM
  • Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 09/03/2024 at 10:36 PM
  • Bio [PDF] Added 09/03/2024 at 10:36 PM

Ms. Cheree Peterson
Deputy Regional Administrator (Region 9), Environmental Protection Agency

Added 09/03/2024 at 10:36 PM
  • Statement [PDF] Added 09/03/2024 at 10:36 PM
  • Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 09/03/2024 at 10:36 PM
  • Bio [PDF] Added 09/03/2024 at 10:36 PM

Mr. Francisco Sánchez, Jr.
Associate Administrator, Office of Disaster Recover, Small Business Administration

Added 09/03/2024 at 10:36 PM
  • Statement [PDF] Added 09/03/2024 at 10:36 PM
  • Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 09/03/2024 at 10:36 PM
  • Bio [PDF] Added 09/03/2024 at 10:36 PM

Colonel Eric Swenson
Commander, St. Paul District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers

Added 09/03/2024 at 10:36 PM
  • Statement [PDF] Added 09/03/2024 at 10:36 PM
  • Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 09/03/2024 at 10:48 PM
  • Bio [PDF] Added 09/03/2024 at 10:36 PM

Panel two

Mr. Richard Bissen
Mayor, Maui County, Hawaii

Added 09/03/2024 at 10:36 PM
  • Statement [PDF] Added 09/03/2024 at 10:36 PM
  • Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 09/03/2024 at 10:36 PM
  • Bio [PDF] Added 09/03/2024 at 10:36 PM

Major General Kenneth Hara
Adjutant General, State of Hawaii

Added 09/03/2024 at 10:36 PM
  • Statement [PDF] Added 09/03/2024 at 10:36 PM
  • Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 09/04/2024 at 09:12 AM
  • Bio [PDF] Added 09/03/2024 at 10:36 PM

Mr. Ke'eaumoku Kapu
President and CEO, Nā’Aikāne o Maui

Added 09/03/2024 at 10:36 PM
  • Statement [PDF] Added 09/03/2024 at 10:36 PM
  • Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 09/03/2024 at 10:36 PM
  • Bio [PDF] Added 09/03/2024 at 10:36 PM

Ms. Lauren Nahme
Senior Vice President, Maui Recovery Office, Hawaii Community Foundation

Added 09/03/2024 at 10:36 PM
  • Statement [PDF] Added 09/03/2024 at 10:36 PM
  • Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 09/03/2024 at 10:48 PM
  • Bio [PDF] Added 09/03/2024 at 10:36 PM

Mr. Sne Patel
Board President, LahainaTown Action Committee

Added 09/03/2024 at 10:36 PM
  • Statement [PDF] Added 09/04/2024 at 09:12 AM
  • Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 09/03/2024 at 10:36 PM
  • Bio [PDF] Added 09/03/2024 at 10:36 PM

Support Documents

  • Notice [PDF]
  • Memo [PDF] Added 08/28/2024 at 11:22 AM
  • Statement for the Record - Anon dated 9.4.24 [PDF] Added 09/13/2024 at 02:57 PM
  • Statement for the Record - Councilmember Tamara Paltin dated 9.4.24 [PDF] Added 09/13/2024 at 02:57 PM
  • Statement for the Record - Dave dated 9.4.24 [PDF] Added 09/13/2024 at 02:57 PM
  • Statement for the Record - Debra Engel Michalek dated 9.4.24 [PDF] Added 09/13/2024 at 02:57 PM
  • Statement for the Record - Guinrvero dated 9.4.24 [PDF] Added 09/13/2024 at 02:57 PM
  • Statement for the Record - Jackie Keefe dated 9.4.24 [PDF] Added 09/13/2024 at 02:57 PM
  • Statement for the Record - Katheryn Wilson dated 9.4.24 [PDF] Added 09/13/2024 at 02:57 PM
  • Statement for the Record - Lorien 'Lolo' Acquintas dated 9.4.24 [PDF] Added 09/13/2024 at 02:57 PM
  • Statement for the Record - Lorrie Betsill Nielson dated 9.4.24 [PDF] Added 09/13/2024 at 02:57 PM
  • Statement for the Record - Mark Paranada dated 9.4.24 [PDF] Added 09/13/2024 at 02:57 PM
  • Statement for the Record - Representative Elle Cochran dated 9.4.24 [PDF] Added 09/13/2024 at 02:57 PM
  • Statement for the Record - Star Fernandez Beechick dated 9.4.24 [PDF] Added 09/13/2024 at 02:57 PM
  • Statement for the Record - Susie Richter dated 9.4.24 [PDF] Added 09/13/2024 at 02:57 PM
  • Statement for the Record - Tammy A. Perkins dated 9.4.24 [PDF] Added 09/13/2024 at 02:57 PM
  • Statement for the Record - Tom Roy dated 9.4.24 [PDF] Added 09/13/2024 at 02:57 PM
  • Statment for the Record - Sharon Scott dated 9.4.24 [PDF] Added 09/13/2024 at 02:57 PM
  • UC - Tokuda - Report - Maui Exposure Study - MWES [PDF] Added 09/13/2024 at 03:52 PM
  • UC - Tokuda - Report - Maui-Together-Assessment - HSRHA [PDF] Added 09/13/2024 at 03:52 PM
  • Tokuda - Statement for the Record - Rep. Ellie Cochran [PDF] Added 09/13/2024 at 03:52 PM
  • UC - Tokuda - Letter dated 8.7.24 from Hawaii Delegation [PDF] Added 09/26/2024 at 02:48 PM

Hearing Record

  • Attendance Sheet [PDF] Added 09/04/2024 at 08:40 PM

First Published: August 21, 2024 at 01:49 PM
Last Updated: September 26, 2024 at 02:48 PM


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