Fellows mentioned in this story: Sherry Menor-McNamara
From Maui Now:
Following the wildfires on August 8 that devastated areas of Maui County, a delegation from Hawaiʻi is set to meet officials in Washington D.C. this week. The primary objective is to evaluate current recovery allocations and to discuss the potential for additional resources to facilitate economic recovery and both immediate and sustainable relief for Maui County.
Members of the delegation include:
- Councilmember Yuki Lei Sugimura: Vice-Chair, Maui County Council; Chair, Budget, Finance, and Economic Development Committee.
- Councilmember Esther Kiaʻāina (with Jocelyn Doane, Chief of Staff): Vice-Chair, Honolulu City Council; Chair, Planning and the Economy Committee.
- Laksmi Abraham: Legislative Liaison/Executive Assistant to Maui Mayor Richard Bissen.
- Kūhiō Lewis: President & CEO, Council for Native Hawaiian Advancement.
- Sherry Menor-McNamara (with Adrian Kamali‘i, Communications Consultant): President & CEO, Chamber of Commerce Hawaiʻi.
- Melissa Unemori Hampe (Skog Rasmussen LLC for Debbie Cabebe, CEO): Maui Economic Opportunity, Inc.
- Michelle Kauhane: Senior Vice President & Chief Impact Officer, Hawaiʻi Community Foundation.
- Dr. Noe Noe Wong Wilson: Vice-Chair, Board of Directors, ʻĀina Aloha Economic Futures.
- Leslie Wilkins: CEO, Maui Economic Development Board.
- Dr. Luke Bailey: CFO, Maui United Way.
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