WASHINGTON, Feb. 8 -- Rep. Debra Haaland, D-New Mexico, issued the following news release: U.S. Representative Deb Haaland (NM-01) led a diverse coalition of members including Reps. Joe Neguse (Colo.-02), Ted Lieu (Calif.-33), Ruben Gallego (Ariz.-07), and Ed Case (Hawaii-01) to introduce the Thirty by Thirty Resolution to Save Nature to seta goal for the United States to conserve at least 30% of the ocean and land by 2030, which scientists say is the minimum step needed to pull us back from th  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 -- In the Senate impeachment trial of President Trump, Sen. Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii, sent a question to the Chief Justice for review by the Senate: The CHIEF JUSTICE. Thank you. The question from Senator Hirono for the House managers reads as follows: In contrast to arguments by the President's counsel, acting White House Chief of Staff Mick Mulvaney stated that President Trump held up aid to Ukraine to get his politically-motivated investigations. He claimed: "We do that  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 4 -- In the Senate impeachment trial of President Trump, Sen. Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii, sent a question to the Chief Justice for review by the Senate: The CHIEF JUSTICE. Thank you. The question from Senator Hirono is for the House managers: Can you talk about what has happened to whistleblowers when they have been outed against their will? What are the consequences of revealing their identity, particularly when we have a President who has tried to bully and threaten impeachm  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 7 -- Sen. Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: Senator Mazie K. Hirono announced her support of S. 3218, the Protecting Community Television Act, legislation that would protect the funding of community television stations, which educate and inform viewers across Hawaii. In Hawaii, community television stations Na Leo, Hoike, Akaku, and Olelo broadcast across Hawaii Island, Kauai, Maui County, and Oahu, respectively. These stations rely on the franchise  more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- Sen. Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-Hawaii), Senator Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), and 36 of their colleagues sent a letter to President Trump demanding he retract comments he made about being open to cutting earned benefits like Medicare or Social Security to pay for his tax giveaway to corporations and the richest Americans. Trump's comments are some of the clearest he's made on the issue since becoming President, and   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 6 -- Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, issued the following statement in response to President Trump's State of the Union address: "Tonight the president had an opportunity to bring people together during this dark time. Unfortunately, what we heard was the same divisiveness that has defined his presidency. "While there may be a chance for compromise on infrastructure, the address offered no real solutions to the challenges we face. Nevertheless, I will continue to look for common   more

WASHINGTON, Feb. 5 -- Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: * * * - Mokulele Airlines Will Receive Federal Subsidy To Keep Flying To Hana * * * Following calls from U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai'i), the Department of Transportation (DOT) announced it would restore federal funding to maintain air service to and from Hana. The four-year federal subsidy, totaling more than $650,000, to Mokulele Airlines will help the carrier maintain regular air service to the Han  more