global | 2023.08.17 14:14
[서울=뉴스핌] Reporter Lee Young-tae = The government announced on the 17th that it had an emergency relief goods delivery ceremony to the Hawaii state government on the 16th (local time) to respond to wildfires and fire damage that occurred on the island of Maui, Hawaii on the 8th.
According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Consul General Lee Seo-young of Honolulu delivered emergency relief items from the government, such as bottled water, food, blankets, and power generators, to Deputy Governor Sylvia Luke to help recover from wildfires and fire damage on the island of Maui at the Hawaii State Office in downtown Honolulu at 11:00 am on the same day. did.
Lee Seo-young, Consul General in Honolulu, is delivering emergency relief items to the Hawaiian government on the 16th (local time) to respond to forest fires and fire damage that occurred on the island of Maui. 2023.08.17 [사진=외교부]
The government had previously decided to provide emergency humanitarian assistance in the amount of 2 million dollars. The $500,000 emergency relief goods delivered this time are part of that, and it is expected to contribute about $1.5 million in cash to local relief organizations.
The fire caused the largest loss of life since Hawaii became the 50th state in 1959, and is known to have caused the greatest loss of life among forest fires in the United States over the past 100 years. President Joe Biden declared Hawaii a federal disaster area on the 10th.
At the delivery ceremony, Lee Seo-young, Consul General of Honolulu, said, “On behalf of the Korean government and people, I would like to express my deepest condolences and condolences to the citizens of Maui who suffered a great deal of loss of life and property due to this forest fire.” , The South Korean government very quickly decided to provide $2 million to the State of Hawaii for restoration of the damage from the Maui wildfires.”
He said, “Hawaii is the first region where Koreans immigrated to the United States, and this year marks the 120th anniversary of Korean immigrants to the United States, and the 70th anniversary of the Korea-US alliance.” “I sincerely wish you to recover from the damage and return to daily life vigorously. While maintaining a strong ROK-US alliance, the Republic of Korea will always stand with the United States in difficult times.”
Hawaii’s Lieutenant Governor Sylvia Luk said, “I commend the State of Hawaii for the very prompt decision by the Republic of Korea, the closest ally of the United States, to provide large-scale assistance at a time when the state of Hawaii is working together to support Maui following the wildfires in Maui County that occurred a week ago. On behalf of President Seok-Yeol Yoon and the people of the Republic of Korea, I would like to express my deepest gratitude,” he said.
Maika Kane, CEO of the Hawaii Community Foundation, said, “This support from the Korean government is the largest single donation, and will be a very important resource for the implementation of the short- and long-term plan for Maui damage recovery. To the Korean government and the Korean people, I sincerely thank you,” he said.
The Hawaii Community Foundation is the largest non-profit organization in the state of Hawaii.
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs said, “This support from the Korean government was made in the year of the 70th anniversary of the ROK-US alliance and the 120th anniversary of Korean immigrants to Hawaii. It is expected to contribute to the deepening of bilateral cooperative relations for the future.”
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2023-08-17 04:44:00
