Brian Schatz: “Two storms less than two weeks apart whipped up hurricane…”

“Mr. President. Hawaii experienced its worst flooding in more than 20 years. Last month. Two storms less than two weeks apart whipped up hurricane force winds of up to 135 miles per hour. and dumped more than 62 inches of rain in parts of the state. All told, nearly 2 trillion gallons of water fell from the sky.” (00:08–00:16)

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