Thursday - November 21, 2024
U.S. Congressional Tipoffs Involving Hawaii Newsletter for Sunday November 03, 2024 ( 4 items )  

Hirono Welcomes $59 Million in Federal Funding for Honolulu Harbor
WASHINGTON, Oct. 30 -- Sen. Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: Today, U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono released the following statement celebrating the announcement of more than $56 million in federal funding to modernize Honolulu Harbor and reduce greenhouse gas emissions at the port along with $2.5 million to develop strategies to improve air quality at ports around the state, developed in consultation with communities living near the ports. The funding comes from the U  more

Rep. Case Introduces Measure To Expand Federal Efforts To Combat Invasive Species
WASHINGTON, Oct. 29 -- Rep. Ed Case, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: U.S. Representative Ed Case (D-HI-01) has introduced legislation in the U.S. House to address invasive species, which he referred to as a "critical and growing challenge that severely impacts our environment." Case, joined by U.S. Representative James Moylan (R-Guam), introduced the Invasive Species Response Act (Act) to significantly expand federal efforts to combat invasive species, which are severely impacting  more

Rep. Edwards Calls on White House to Help Provide Temporary Housing Post-Helene
WASHINGTON, Nov. 1 -- Rep. Chuck Edwards, R-North Carolina, issued the following news release on Oct. 31, 2024: U.S. Congressman Chuck Edwards (NC-11) announced today that his office is calling on the White House to help provide temporary housing in Western North Carolina in a timely manner following reports that it took the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) five months to provide temporary housing in Louisiana and a year in Maui, Hawaii. There are currently 2,581 families displaced b  more

Senate Indian Affairs Committee Leaders Schatz, Murkowski Issue Statements On President Biden Formal Apology For Indian Boarding Schools
WASHINGTON, Nov. 2 -- Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, chairman of the Senate Indian Affairs Committee, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai'i), chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, and U.S. Senator Lisa Murkowski (R-Alaska), vice chairman of the Committee, released the following statements on President Joe Biden's formal apology for the federal government's former Indian Boarding School policies. "For more than a century, the federal government's In  more