Crisis response is one way to sum up Hawaii Gov. David Ige's eight years in office.
. This order effectively shuttered the state's tourism industry, which is a key economic driver, but officials believe that it also slowed the spread of COVID-19.
Hawaii House Speaker Scott Saiki, a Democrat, said that Ige’s cautious approach contributed to both successes and failures. It was important for Ige to avoid making hasty decisions and to not overreact during the pandemic, but too often the governor suffered from"analysis paralysis,” he said. There's also the Thirty Meter Telescope project. The prolonged standoff over its construction on the summit of Mauna Kea, a place many Native Hawaiians consider sacred, deepened community divide.
“I’ve just seen a person that was willing to stand in the middle of a storm, wake up every single day and give it his all,” Kawakami said.
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