President Donald Trump approved disaster aid for Hawaii, according to the state’s Democratic governor, marking the administration’s first such approval in seven weeks.
Democratic Gov. Josh Green’s announcement Wednesday came one day after Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin vowed to clear up the backlog of state and tribal requests for Trump to approve disaster aid.
“We are trying to push this stuff forward as fast as possible,” Mullin said Tuesday while visiting an area in western North Carolina that remains devastated from Hurricane Helene in 2024.
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Mullin, who replaced Kristi Noem on March 24, added that he would brief Trump that day on the nearly two-dozen disaster requests awaiting presidential action.
