{"id":2000567,"date":"2023-08-14T20:27:02","date_gmt":"2023-08-15T00:27:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fema-boss-stresses-need-for-culturally-responsive-outreach-in-fire-stricken-maui\/"},"modified":"2023-08-14T20:29:22","modified_gmt":"2023-08-15T00:29:22","slug":"fema-boss-stresses-need-for-culturally-responsive-outreach-in-fire-stricken-maui","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fema-boss-stresses-need-for-culturally-responsive-outreach-in-fire-stricken-maui\/","title":{"rendered":"FEMA Chief Emphasizes Cultural Outreach in Fire-Hit Maui."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffema-boss-stresses-need-for-culturally-responsive-outreach-in-fire-stricken-maui%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2000567&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>FEMA Administrator\u2062 Calls\u200c for Culturally Responsive Assistance in Maui Fire Disaster<\/h2>\n<p>The Federal Emergency\u2063 Management Agency (FEMA) Administrator, Deanne Criswell, expressed a strong desire for the government&#8217;s\u2062 efforts to assist survivors of\u200b the \u200bdevastating fire \u200cdisaster in \u2062Maui to be &#8220;culturally responsive.&#8221; Criswell \u2063made this \u2063statement during a White House briefing, \u2064where she provided an\u200b update \u2063on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/d-c-mayor-congress-must-open-a-probe-into-security-failures-at-u-s-capitol\/\" title=\"D.C. Mayor: Congress must open a probe into security failures at U.S. Capitol\">federal response<\/a> and recovery efforts in Hawaii.<\/p>\n<p>Highlighting the administration&#8217;s &#8220;whole-of-government approach&#8221; to helping\u2063 survivors, Criswell emphasized\u200b the importance of ensuring \u2064that all\u200d appropriate information reaches those affected. &#8220;We also\u200d want to make sure we are getting all of the appropriate information out to survivors,&#8221; \u2063she stated.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">FEMA ADMINISTRATOR CRISWELL: &#8220;We are working with our state and local partners to ensure that our outreach and our\u200d messaging is\u2064 also culturally responsive.&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/RyuU5K4S9g\">pic.twitter.com\/RyuU5K4S9g<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Breaking911 \u2064(@Breaking911) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Breaking911\/status\/1691156324405383169?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 14, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>Collaborating with\u200c state and local \u200dpartners, FEMA aims to make\u200b their outreach\u200b and \u2063messaging culturally responsive. Criswell emphasized\u200d the importance\u2062 of ensuring \u2063that \u2062people\u200d are \u2063aware\u2063 of \u2064the available resources \u2064and support. &#8220;So we are \u200dworking with our state and local partners to ensure that our outreach and our \u2063messaging is also culturally \u200bresponsive and\u200c that we can get messages\u200b out to people\u2064 so they know what is available to them,&#8221; she added.<\/p>\n<p>The fire in Maui&#8217;s historic town of Lahaina\u2064 has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/michigan-gov-gretchen-whitmer-unveils-plans-to-shut-down-a-65-year-old-pipeline\/\" title=\"Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer Unveils Plans To Shut Down A 65-Year-Old Pipeline\">caused significant damage<\/a>, with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/fema-boss-stresses-need-for-culturally-responsive-outreach-in-fire-stricken-maui\/\" title=\"FEMA Chief Emphasizes Cultural Outreach in Fire-Hit Maui.\">death \u2062toll rising<\/a> towards the 100 mark.\u2063 The destruction\u200c of over 2,000 buildings has led officials to \u2062estimate that the rebuilding process will cost billions of dollars.<\/p>\n<p>Among the many sites engulfed in the blaze\u2062 were cultural \u200blandmarks, including the Waiola\u200c Church, \u200dwhere Hawaiian monarchs had been buried, the Lahaina Hongwanji Mission, a historic Shin Buddhist temple, and \u200bthe Lahaina Heritage Museum,\u200b as \u2063reported by ABC News.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the \u2062devastation, there is hope. Senator \u200cMazie Hirino (D-HI) shared that \u2062the iconic banyan tree\u2064 on Front Street, although deeply damaged, is still standing. Speaking with\u2064 the arborist working on the tree, she expressed optimism\u2064 that\u2062 it will bloom again, serving as a \u2064symbol of hope amid the destruction.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The\u2064 iconic banyan\u2063 tree on Front\u2062 Street is deeply damaged, but still standing.<\/p>\n<p>After speaking with the arborist\u2063 working on the tree, I\u2019m optimistic that \u2063it will bloom again \u2013\u200c serving\u200c as a symbol of \u200bhope\u200c amid so much devastation. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/skzgQ6uSPz\">pic.twitter.com\/skzgQ6uSPz<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Senator \u200dMazie Hirono (@maziehirono) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/maziehirono\/status\/1690593692388851712?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 13, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>President Joe Biden\u2062 has approved a disaster \u2064declaration to unlock federal resources for the \u200drecovery efforts in Maui. FEMA\u200d is actively\u2064 working with state \u2063and local partners to\u200d provide aid to survivors. In a post on Monday, \u200cPresident Biden expressed \u200dhis solidarity with \u200bthe people of Hawaii, assuring them that every available resource will be\u2063 utilized to support their recovery.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell emphasized the need for culturally responsive government aid to Maui fire survivors. 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