You are right but people should not look to the government for help when things hit the fan.
Prepare yourself with food, water and other essentials. Hawaii is even more isolated than Puerto
Rico and because everything now is shipped, just in time, there is effectively nothing being stored.
Things go out as soon as they come in.  Especially here in Honolulu we  are very vulnerable
especially regarding water and fuel.  No power, no water or fuel.