Hawaii Congressional Delegation Urges President to Approve Individual Assistance for Hawaii Island Residents
Today,
"Based on the severity of the damage that has occurred since
For a PDF copy of the letter, click here (https://urldefense.proofpoint.com/v2/url?u=https-3A__www.schatz.senate.gov_download_kilauea-2Dletter-2D061418&d=DwMF-g&c=L93KkjKsAC98uTvC4KvQDTmmq1mJ2vMPtzuTpFgX8gY&r=YQVDiH2A1kh7iDskEqxSkB4xLD6zSvHWFcvaPBRXrTQ&m=-ivrN7XRtT7NxeiJpEENheCBK3-ZxFv2R2RPA7EGYYQ&s=KglkOh0gvGP824gz3yVxddp6jgR1nktkGWmz6ib8SLk&e=).
Full text of the letter follows:
Dear Mr. President:
Thank you for your prompt action to issue a Presidential Disaster Declaration for areas impacted by the ongoing Kilauea Volcano eruptions, which included public assistance and hazard mitigation. Since that time, the situation has materially worsened for the residents of lower Puna, and we request your urgent action on
As you know, on
As lava reaches the sea, it creates "laze"--short for "lava haze"--a corrosive seawater plume laden with hydrochloric acid and fine volcanic particles that can irritate the skin, eyes, and lungs. The situation has become more serious over the last month as more land is overrun, more people are displaced, and roads and power infrastructure are lost.
As detailed in
This is a unique and wrenching natural disaster. When a volcano erupts, it permanently and fundamentally changes the land. The land now covered in lava is no longer usable. The defining features of the landscape that attract visitors and play an economic role in the community are no longer there. Homes and businesses are destroyed. Properties and farms not destroyed have become inaccessible and unusable. The damage to health and economic opportunity spreads further than the footprint of the lava flows: Winds carry toxic gas and ash into neighboring areas, and the eruption also produces "vog"--volcanic smog--harming the health of humans, as well as farms, local plants and animals. Lastly, there has been a 50 percent drop in future hotel bookings, suggesting that tourism to the island may be seriously disrupted.
Based on the severity of the damage that has occurred since
Thank you for your consideration.
Sincerely,
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