WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Sen. Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-Hawaii), a member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources (ENR) Committee, voted to pass the Great American Outdoors Act, bipartisan legislation she cosponsored that will address the National Park Service's (NPS) nearly $12 billion in deferred maintenance, permanently and fully fund the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF), and fund deferred maintenance needs in other agenc  more

WASHINGTON, June 19 -- The House Natural Resources subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands issued the following testimony by Robert K. Masuda, first deputy director of the Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources, for a remote hearing in support of of a bill to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to conduct a study of lands that could be included in a new National Forest in Hawaii (H.R. 7045) on June 18: My name is Bob Masuda, and I am First Deputy Director of the Ha  more

HONOLULU, Hawaii, June 19 -- Rep. Ed Case, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: Congressman Ed Case (HI-01) announced he will host another open all-welcome Tele-Talk Story session on COVID-19 Monday evening, June 22. "My responsibilities as U.S. Congressman for Hawai'i during this severe crisis have been and continue to be to (1) contribute to the best possible path forward for our country, (2) assure that our Hawai'i's own needs are fully met, and (3) assist with the needs of my cons  more

HONOLULU, Hawaii, June 16 -- Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: On Friday, Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (HI-02) announced that the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services -- through the Health Resources and Services Administration's Health Center Program -- is awarding nearly $9 million in grants to Native Hawaiian Health Centers to provide medical and enabling services to Native Hawaiians. "You cannot have a healthy Hawaii without healthy Native Hawaiians. But for far  more

WASHINGTON, June 16 -- Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (HI-02) cosponsored both H.R. 7120, the Justice in Policing Act, and H.Res. 988, condemning police brutality, racial profiling, and the use of excessive and militarized force throughout the country. "Our nation is facing great heartbreak and trauma in the wake of the murder of George Floyd by a Minneapolis police officer in broad daylight. Accountability and justice for Mr. Floyd and his   more

WASHINGTON, June 16 -- Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release on June 15: Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (HI-02) joined with over 180 Members of the House to introduce a bipartisan resolution commemorating June 19, 1865 and the end of slavery in the United States. On that date. Union forces read orders in Texas -- one of the farthest reaches of the former Confederate States -- enforcing the end of slavery in America. Juneteenth has been commemorated in communities across the countr  more

HONOLULU, Hawaii, June 16 -- Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (HI-02), who has served as a Soldier in the Hawaii Army National Guard for over 17 years and is a veteran of two Middle East deployments, will conduct a portion of her annual training duty from June 15-19. She will be returning to Washington, DC for Congressional hearings and votes on June 23, 2020. "National Guard and Reserve service members across the country balance their family  more

HONOLULU, Hawaii, June 18 -- Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: The Hawaii Department of Transportation (HDOT) is receiving an award of Federal Transit Administration (FTA) funds through the CARES Act on behalf of Maui Bus. HDOT successfully completed its grant application and is now being awarded $7,864,323 in Section 5307 Urbanized Area Formula funds. HDOT will use the grant funds for immediate operating assistance to Maui Bus, which services the Kahului, Maui s  more

WASHINGTON, June 16 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Chris Coons (D-Del.) joined Senators Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) and Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), and a bipartisan group of 27 other senators in calling for the expansion of access to telehealth services during the COVID-19 pandemic to be made permanent. Provisions from the CONNECT for Health Act that have allowed Medicare beneficiaries in all areas of the country, and in their homes, to utilize t  more

WASHINGTON, June 16 -- Sen. Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-Hawaii) led 20 Senate Democrats in requesting that Department of Justice Inspector General Michael Horowitz open an investigation into the conduct of Attorney General William Barr and the Department of Justice in directing the use of force against peaceful protestors around Lafayette Square on June 1, 2020. The Senators also called on the Inspector General to probe the deploymen  more

WASHINGTON, June 19 -- Sen. Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii, issued the following statement on June 18 on the Supreme Court's decision on the Trump administration's attempt to dismantle the DACA program: "Today, I join the hundreds of thousands of Dreamers, including those from Hawaii, in celebrating their hard-won victory at the Supreme Court. "I will never forget how these inspiring young people flooded the halls of Congress, refused to be ignored, and galvanized the country behind their inspirin  more

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Sen. Mike Rounds, R-South Dakota, issued the following news release: U.S. Sen. Mike Rounds (R-S.D.) joined a bipartisan group of senators, led by Sens. Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) and Roger Wicker (R-Miss.), in calling for the expansion of access to telehealth services during the COVID-19 pandemic to be made permanent. Provisions from the CONNECT for Health Act that have allowed Medicare beneficiaries in all areas of the country, and in their homes, to utilize telehealth serv  more

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) announced that Kona Community Hospital on Hawaii Island and Straub Medical Center on Oahu received a combined $11,927,758 in new federal funding to support health care services for vulnerable and low-income individuals during the COVID-19 pandemic. The two medical centers serve as safety net hospitals, providing care to individuals regardless of their insurance status or a  more

WASHINGTON, June 20 -- Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, voted to pass public lands legislation that would bring more federal funding to Hawaii and protect historic sites in the state. The bill provides permanent funding for the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF), which funds projects in Hawaii. "Our bill will mean new funding opportunities for conservation projects across   more

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Sen. Mark Warner, D-Virginia, issued the following news release: U.S. Sen. Mark R. Warner (D-Va.) joined Sen. Mazie K. Hirono (D-Hawaii) and 19 Senate Democrats in requesting that Department of Justice Inspector General Michael Horowitz open an investigation into the conduct of Attorney General William Barr and the Department of Justice in directing the use of force against peaceful protestors around Lafayette Square on June 1, 2020. The Senators also called on the Insp  more

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following news release: This week, U.S. Senators Tom Carper and Chris Coons (both D-Del.) joined Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-Hawaii) and 18 Senate Democrats in requesting that Department of Justice Inspector General Michael Horowitz open an investigation into the conduct of Attorney General William Barr and the Department of Justice in directing the use of force against peaceful protestors around Lafayette Square on June 1, 20  more

WASHINGTON, June 18 -- Sen. Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: Senators Mazie K. Hirono (D-Hawaii), Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), and Ed Markey (D-Mass.) wrote to Small Business Administration (SBA) Administrator Jovita Carranza and Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin requesting support for small businesses with 10 or fewer employees to make sure these businesses can fully access coronavirus relief programs. Nationally, there are 31.7 million small businesses in the United  more

WASHINGTON, June 20 -- Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Brian Schatz (D-Hawai'i) and Mazie K. Hirono (D-Hawai'i) introduced new legislation that will help protect passengers on air tours and improve the safety of skydiving flights in Hawai'i and across the country. "The tragic number of air tour accidents we've seen in Hawai'i have made it clear that we need to do more to protect passengers and pilots," Senator Schatz said. "Our new bill will apply   more

WASHINGTON, June 16 -- Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Brian Schatz (D-Hawai'i) and Roger Wicker (R-Miss.) led a bipartisan group of 30 senators in calling for the expansion of access to telehealth services during the COVID-19 pandemic to be made permanent. Provisions from the Schatz-authored CONNECT for Health Act that have allowed Medicare beneficiaries in all areas of the country, and in their homes, to utilize telehealth services, as well as mor  more

WASHINGTON, June 17 -- Sen. Chris Van Hollen, D-Maryland, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) and Mazie K. Hirono (D-Hawaii), along with 19 Senate Democrats, requested that Department of Justice Inspector General Michael Horowitz open an investigation into the conduct of Attorney General William Barr and the Department of Justice in directing the use of force against peaceful protestors around Lafayette Square on June 1, 2020. The Senators also called on   more