Gabbard Focuses On Kauai

Rep. Tulsi Gabbard was on Kauai from Thursday through Saturday to assist with recovery efforts after a record-setting storm wiped out many homes and local businesses, left communities isolated due to landslides, and required hundreds to be evacuated.

After arriving in Lihue from Washington, D.C., the congresswoman attended briefs, met with first responders and collected supplies before heading to Hanalei.

She visited with community leaders like Joel Guy, Megan Wong, Mehana Vaughn, and Laird Hamilton who have been spearheading recovery efforts. They walked through some of the neighborhoods hardest hit, and heard from residents and small business owners whose properties have been severely damaged.

She visited volunteers who are distributing food and grocery items to local residents, drivers delivering food to families who cannot get to the distribution point, the nurses and doctor who have just stood up an urgent care clinic to provide medical aid, and drove through the areas hardest hit.

She held a meeting with community leaders to hear their concerns and address their questions.

Rep. Gabbard began Saturday morning at the Kauai County EOC Briefing to share the feedback and concerns from residents with government officials, then visited with Megan Fox from Malama Kaua‘i at Anini Beach where they’re loading boats with food and supplies for the isolated communities.

Gabbard is back in Washinton, D.C., today.