| U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Hawaii Newsletter for Sunday February 26, 2023 ( 5 items ) |
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Case Reintroduces Measure To Impose Strict Safety Requirements And Provide For State And Local Community Disruption Regulation On Commercial Air Tour Operations
WASHINGTON, Feb. 21 -- Rep. Ed Case, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release on Feb. 20, 2023:
U.S. Representative Ed Case (HI-01) today announced reintroduction in the current 118th Congress of his Safe and Quiet Skies Act to impose strict safety regulations on commercial air tour operations to include helicopters and small planes.
H.R. 1071 would direct the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), which has virtually exclusive jurisdiction over such aircraft, to adopt tighter safety recomm
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Hirono Applauds DOD Guidance on Access to Reproductive Care for Servicemembers
WASHINGTON, Feb. 18 -- Sen. Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release:
U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, applauded the Department of Defense's (DOD) step to release of directed policies expanding access to reproductive care for servicemembers. The policies extend the timeframe for servicemembers to inform their commanders about a pregnancy, enable servicemembers to request an administrative absence from their duty station to a
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Hirono Meets with WorkHawaii Youth Program Students at the American Job Center
HONOLULU, Hawaii, Feb. 21 -- Sen. Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release:
Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) spoke with more than 20 students participating in the WorkHawaii Youth Program (WHYP) at the new American Job Center on Oahu. The program is designed to assist young adults from vulnerable backgrounds achieve their educational and employment goals through job and skills training, and is made possible by funding from multiple federal programs.
"The WorkHawaii Youth Prog
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Hirono Tours General Dynamics HSI-Electric Boat Facility
HONOLULU, Hawaii, Feb. 22 -- Sen. Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release:
Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, toured General Dynamics HSI-Electric Boat with HSI-Electric Boat leadership. The company provides installation, maintenance, troubleshooting and repair services for U.S. Navy ships and nuclear submarines, commercial shipping vessels, wind turbines and conventional power generation operations, refineries, and medical faci
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Sen. Hirono, Lt. Gov Luke Host Roundtable with Early Childhood Providers and Experts on Need to Expand Access to Child Care and Pre-K
HONOLULU, Hawaii, Feb. 23 -- Sen. Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release:
Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) and Hawaii Lieutenant Governor Sylvia Luke hosted a roundtable discussion at Kuhio Elementary School with early childhood providers and experts to talk about the critical need to expand access to quality, affordable early childhood programs. Senator Hirono and Lt. Governor Luke heard from stakeholders and discussed their efforts at the state and federal level to expand
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