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Gwen Yamamoto Lau

Gwen Yamamoto Lau is the executive director of the Hawai‘i Green Infrastructure Authority and was also recently appointed by Gov. Josh Green to serve on a joint Executive-Legislative Property Insurance Task Force. In addition to a background in banking and extensive experience in financing resilience initiatives, Lau was appointed by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Michael Regan to serve on its Environmental Financial Advisory Board.
Hawaiʻi Disaster Resilience Legislation Must Advance David Croxford/Civil Beat/2024

Hawaiʻi Disaster Resilience Legislation Must Advance

The Legislature is considering bills to address systemic vulnerabilities and protect our environment and communities.