President Joe Biden on Tuesday said he will travel to Maui soon to visit the devastation left behind by wildfires that ravaged the Hawaiian island last week . In his first comments on the disaster since late last week Biden said he wanted to ensure a possible presidential visit would not impede recovery efforts . The remarks were Bidens first public comments about the unfolding disaster in Hawaii since last Thursday when he similarly began a prescheduled speech addressing the devastation . Biden sought to empathize with families who have lost loved ones as the death toll rises . The president mourned the loss of life and generations of native Hawaiian history turned into ruin while reiterating a robust federal response even as some on Maui have voiced frustration at the slow pace of aid . The White House explained in detail the steps the administration is taking to support recovery efforts in Maui Tuesday morning. There are more than federal personnel on the ground. The US Coast Guard and US Navy are supporting search and rescue. The Small Business Administration is making disaster loans available to impacted businesses homeowners homeowners renters and nonprofits and nonprofits . The US Department of Agriculture has approved child nutrition and SNAP benefits. The Department of Health and Human Services has approved a public health emergency and is assisting with disaster mortuary operational response. The U.S Army Corps of Engineers is helping with disaster moruuary operations. The department of Engineers are helping with disasters. The . Department of Defense is helping . The . US Army Corps Of Engineers is . assisting with disasters . The Department of Engineers. is helping to provide disaster . The Department. is assisting . with emergency services. The Army Corps of Engineer is helping the . emergency response. and the . Department . of Health . Emergency . and is . assistance to assist with disaster operations. and
Biden says he plans to visit Maui soon as he mourns devastation from wildfires .
