Gov. Green travels to Washington D.C

Gov. Josh Green, M.D., has been invited by US Sen. Richard Blumenthal to testify before the US Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations at a hearing on science and federal health agencies. Green travels to Washington D.C. on Monday, May 19. 

Sen. Blumenthal of Connecticut is the ranking member of the committee and extended the invitation, to discuss Gov. Green’s experience as a physician and public official in addressing outbreaks of infectious diseases, including response during the coronavirus pandemic.

The US Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations is the chief investigative subcommittee of the US Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Green will return to Hawaiʻi on Friday, May 23, 2025. 

Lt. Gov. Sylvia Luke will serve as acting governor from the afternoon of May 19 until the afternoon of May 23.