“While diplomatic talks with North Korea continue with the objective of denuclearizing North Korea, the nuclear threat to the people of Hawai?i remains," said U.S. Representative Tulsi Gabbard in a statement. "As such, we need to continue to strengthen our ability to defend Hawai’i against an incoming ballistic missile. The Homeland Defense Radar in Hawai‘i is necessary to improve the military’s ability to detect, follow, and target an incoming ballistic missile in order to intercept a threat before it reaches Hawai'i.”