I didn't want to bocce us in any way. I knew the declaration should come based upon the facts that Hawaii as a state and our counties could not manage over $1.5 billion in losses and damage on our own. And that's the basic test. We would need the federal system to come in and support that. But I didn't want to, you know, count our chickens before they, they hatched kind of thing. (11:01–11:09)
CLAIM
Asserts that Hawaii and its counties cannot handle over $1.5 billion in losses and damage without federal assistance.
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