State Senator Kurt Fevella issues apology over offensive remarks about Gov. Green's housing nominee

His apology was issued Friday during a Senate floor session: "I want to offer apologies to Nani Medeiros. If I offended her and her family or the things that I said. I never meant to hurt her personally or her family. So again I apologize for the words that I said." 

Governor Josh Green issued the following statement after Fevella's apology: 

“I am appreciative of Senator Fevella’s apology to Chief Housing Officer Nani Medeiros and Senate President Kouchi for his work mediating this issue. As we move beyond this incident, I’d like to reiterate that in order to solve Hawaii’s biggest issues, it’s important that we all care for each other and treat each other with respect, and that starts at the top.”