WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 -- The Government Accountability Office has issued a decision denying a bid protest filed by Battelle Memorial Institute of Columbus, Ohio. According to the GAO, Battelle Memorial Institute "protests the award of a contract to Laulima Government Solutions, LLC, of Honolulu, Hawaii, by the Department of Health and Human Services, National Institutes of Health, National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID), under request for proposals (RFP) No. DHHS-NIHAO2016038  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 -- Rep. Ed Case, D-Hawaii, issued the following remarks on Jan. 29 at ribbon cutting ceremony for Bachelor Enlisted Quarters at Marine Corps Base Hawaii Kaneohe Bay: It is my pleasure to join you for this ceremony celebrating the completion of these beautiful new barracks. To all the Marines here today, those who have served here at K-Bay and those who will serve and reside within the halls of these barracks in the future, I join all Americans in our gratitude for your ser  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 31 -- Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release on Jan. 30: Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (HI-02) voted to pass legislation that would prevent the U.S. from going to war with Iran without Congressional authorization, as well as repeal the 2002 Authorization for the Use of Military Force (AUMF) in Iraq. "Today, Congress is taking back its Constitutional authority in another step towards ending Presidential wars. As a soldier and veteran of two Middle East deployments  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 -- Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release on Jan. 31: Yesterday, Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (HI-02), along with Reps. Brian Mast (FL-18), Colin Allred (TX-32), and Clay Higgins (LA-03) introduced H.R.5732, the Leadership Evaluation at Department of Veterans Affairs (LEAD VA) Act, a bipartisan bill directing a study of a Department of Defense and Veterans Affairs partnership program that would allow officers to lead VA facilities. "Our veterans deserve the be  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- Sen. Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii, issued the following statement, dated Feb. 4: On the third anniversary of the announcement of President Trump's Muslim Ban, U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono joined a rally with Congressional Democrats, faith leaders, and civil rights advocates urging swift passage of S. 1123, the National Origin-Based Antidiscrimination for Nonimmigrants (NO BAN) Act. If passed, the legislation would permanently end the Administration's discriminatory policy.   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 -- In the Senate impeachment trial of President Trump, Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, sent a question to the Chief Justice for review by the Senate: The CHIEF JUSTICE. The question from Senator Schatz is directed to the House managers, and the question also is from Senator Feinstein: If the President were acting in the interest of national security, as he alleges, would there be documentary evidence or testimony to substantiate his claim? If yes, has any evidence like that bee  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 -- Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) and Mazie K. Hirono (D-Hawaii) called for an investigation into the Federal Aviation Authority (FAA) following a new troubling report. The new report, from the Senate Commerce Committee, details how repeated warnings about the safety of helicopters in Hawaii were ignored by the federal regulator's leadership. "For the past year, we have raised concerns that the FAA has ig  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1 -- Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Mississippi, chairman of the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee, issued the following news release: U.S. Sen. Roger Wicker, R-Miss., chairman of the U.S. Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, released a fact sheet highlighting information the committee received from whistleblowers alleging misconduct by managers working for the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) in the Hawaii Flight Standards District Office.   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 29 -- Sen. John Kennedy, R-Louisiana, issued the following news release: Sens. John Kennedy (R-La.), Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) and Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) introduced the Spectrum Management and Reallocation for Taxpayers (SMART) Act, legislation to ensure billions of dollars in proceeds from the public auction of C-Band spectrum go to the taxpayers who own the spectrum. The SMART Act gives the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) authority to conduct a public auction of C-Ban  more