Ming Xie is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Emergency and Disaster Health Systems at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County.

The measures represent the biggest steps by lawmakers to crack down on illegal fireworks in more than two decades.

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For a small state like Hawaiʻi, the 2023 Lahaina fires showed how FEMA can assist in responding to a disaster.

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Virginia Tincher manages media for Carbon Cashback Hawaii. She is an advocate for restoring and protecting the planet for future generations by promoting energy and climate policies that are ...

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The caucus is a torch-bearer for Hawaiʻi youth issues. This year’s proposals are some of the most important yet.

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