HONOLULU, Hawaii, Aug. 10 -- Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release and letter on Aug. 9, 2023: As devastating wildfires on Maui and Hawai'i Island continue to burn, U.S. Senators Brian Schatz (D-Hawai'i) and Mazie K. Hirono (D-Hawai'i) and U.S. Representatives Ed Case (D-Hawai'i) and Jill Tokuda (D-Hawai'i) urged President Joe Biden to act swiftly to make all federal resources available and approve any request for a presidential disaster declaration. The declaration wil  more

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Aug. 11 -- Sen. Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release and letter on Aug. 9, 2023: As devastating wildfires on Maui and Hawaii Island continue to burn, U.S. Senators Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) and Brian Schatz (D-HI) and U.S. Representatives Ed Case (D-HI) and Jill Tokuda (D-HI) urged President Biden to act swiftly to make all federal resources available and approve any request for a presidential disaster declaration. The declaration will help ensure that the  more

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Aug. 10 -- Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, issued the following statement on Aug. 9, 2023: * * * U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai'i) today released the following statement on the fires on Maui and Hawai'i Island: "These fires are absolutely devastating, and we will not know the full extent of the damage for a while. In the meantime, the highest priority is the safety of the people. "I've been in touch with the White House, Homeland Security Secretary Mayorkas, the governor,   more

HONOLULU, Hawaii, Aug. 11 -- Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, issued the following statement on Aug. 10, 2023: * * * U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai'i) released the following statement on President Joe Biden's approval of a presidential disaster declaration that will bring significant relief to communities on Maui and Hawai'i Island impacted by the ongoing fires. Schatz led calls urging the President to quickly approve the state's disaster declaration request. "Recovering from these devastatin  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 9 -- Sen. Rick Scott, R-Florida, issued the following news release on Aug. 8, 2023: Today, following his recent trip to Hawaii, Guam, the Philippines and Singapore, Senator Scott, member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, shared the following photos and statement to highlight the meetings and briefings he received while in the Indo-Pacific. The primary purpose of Senator Scott's trip was to see first-hand the hard work our men and women in uniform do to protect America's n  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 3 -- The Senate Indian Affairs Committee issued the following testimony by NDN Collective Regional Director for Hawaii Davis Price involving a hearing on July 26, 2023, on the 2023 Farm Bill: * * * Aloha mai kakou, my name is Davis Price and I am the Hawaii Regional Director for NDN Collective. I am kanaka oiwi (Native Hawaiian) and reside on the island of Oahu. I would like to extend sincerest gratitude to Senator Schatz and Senator Murkowski for the opportunity to testify to  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 12 -- The Senate Small Business and Entrepreneurship Committee issued the following information for a field hearing entitled "Promoting a Resilient Economy for Hawaii Farm Businesses" at 9:30 a.m. on Aug. 18, 2023, at the University of Hawaii at Hilo, 113 Nowelo Street: Witness Panel 1 * Mr. Dilawar Syed, Deputy Administrator, U.S. Small Business Administration, Washington, D.C. * Mr. Chris Kanazawa, State Director for Hawaii and Western Pacific, Rural Development, U.S. Depar  more

WASHINGTON, Aug. 10 -- Sen. Christopher Coons, D-Delaware, issued the following news release on Aug. 9, 2023: U.S. Senators Chris Coons (D-Del.), Thom Tillis (R-N.C.), Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), and Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii) introduced the Promoting and Respecting Economically Vital American Innovation Leadership (PREVAIL) Act today. This bill supports inventors, encourages investments in intellectual property, secures U.S. global technology leadership, and protects economic and national security. The  more