HONOLULU, Hawaii, May 4 -- Rep. Ed Case, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: Congressman Ed Case (HI-01) is praising an extensive ruling from the federal court of appeals in a case brought partly by a Hawai'i community group seeking enforcement of a federal law mandating air tour management plans at our nation's largest national parks. The ruling from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia found that the efforts of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and National  more

HONOLULU, Hawaii, May 9 -- Rep. Ed Case, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: Congressman Ed Case (HI-01) introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives his bipartisan Coral Reef Conservation Reauthorization Act to continue, update and improve our national commitment to save our endangered coral reefs as first set forth in a measure enacted twenty years ago. "In the two decades since the passage of the 2000 Act, the state of our reefs has deteriorated alarmingly and the challenges and  more

HONOLULU, Hawaii, May 8 -- Rep. Ed Case, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: Congressman Ed Case (HI-01) announced that more than $4.3 million is now available for the State of Hawai'i's fishing and aquaculture industry impacted by the COVID-19. The Hawai'i State Department of Land and Natural Resources is the agency tasked to administer the funds to eligible applicants. "Those eligible for the funds include commercial fishing businesses, charter for hire fishing companies, qualified   more

HONOLULU, Hawaii, April 30 -- Rep. Ed Case, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) and Mazie K. Hirono (D-Hawaii) and U.S. Representatives Tulsi Gabbard (D-Hawaii) and Ed Case (D-Hawaii) today called on Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and Small Business Administration (SBA) Administrator Jovita Carranza to fix the unfair loan distribution process that favors mainland big banks over Hawaii's lenders and small businesses. "We are writing to express,   more

HONOLULU, Hawaii, May 8 -- Rep. Tulsi Gabbard, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: This afternoon, Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (HI-02) hosted her latest tele-town hall meeting, where she was joined by Sherry Menor-McNamara, the Chamber of Commerce of Hawai'i's President and CEO, to discuss the impact on businesses and resources available to assist them, and Darin Leong, an employment law attorney, who has worked with Hawai'i community leaders to raise awareness about relief programs available t  more

LAS VEGAS, Nevada, May 2 -- Rep. Steven Horsford, D-Nevada, issued the following statement on May 1 commemorating Asian Pacific American Heritage Month: "Today marks the first day of Asian Pacific American Heritage Month. We cannot share the history of the United States without mentioning the great contributions of our Asian American, Native Hawaii, and Pacific Islander (AANHPI) community and we must take time to celebrate. From the Chinese workers helping to build the first Transcontinental Ra  more

WASHINGTON, May 6 -- Sen. Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-Hawaii) announced that Hawaii will receive over $4 million in AmeriCorps funding for the Hawaii Commission for National and Community Service programs, including Kupu's Environmental Stewardship programs and Legal Aid Society of Hawaii's Project Kaulike. The Corporation for National and Community Service (CNCS), the federal agency that manages AmeriCorps and other national servic  more

WASHINGTON, May 9 -- Sen. Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-Hawaii) announced that the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) awarded the City and County of Honolulu $90,815,591 to provide public transit service through TheBus. This funding will ensure that TheBus continues to operate during the pandemic. Funds can be utilized to offset operational expenses due to reduced ridership, improve public health and sanitation efforts for TheBus, pur  more

WASHINGTON, May 7 -- Sen. Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release on May 6: Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-Hawaii) cosponsored the Pandemic Response and Opportunity Through National Service Act, legislation Senator Chris Coons (D-Del.) introduced that would expand national service programs like AmeriCorps as the United States responds to and recovers from the COVID-19 pandemic. The legislation would provide funding for 750,000 national service positions over a three year perio  more

WASHINGTON, May 9 -- Sen. Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-Hawaii) announced that farmers and distributors in Hawaii will receive $5.2 million in federal funding from the U.S. Department of Agriculture to provide food to families in need. The funding, distributed under the Farmers to Families Food Box Program, is part of the Coronavirus Food Assistance Program (CFAP) that Congress established in the second coronavirus relief legislation th  more

HONOLULU, Hawaii, May 9 -- Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Brian Schatz (D-Hawai'i), Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), and Bob Casey (D-Pa.) announced legislation that would establish a new $10 billion Coronavirus Emergency Assistance Grant program to help low-income families and individuals experiencing significant financial hardship during the COVID-19 pandemic. "Families who were already struggling to get by before this crisis have bee  more

HONOLULU, Hawaii, May 4 -- Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced that Hawaii will receive $22,379,622 in new federal funding to help 12 colleges, universities, and community colleges transition to distance learning and provide emergency grants to students. "Hawaii colleges and universities are refunding millions for housing, struggling to pay for salaries, and are incurrin  more

HONOLULU, Hawaii, May 8 -- Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai'i) announced that 14 health centers across Hawai'i will receive $3.8 million to expand COVID-19 testing and contact tracing. "Ramping up testing is critical to reopening our economy," said Senator Schatz, a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee. "This new federal funding will give our local health centers additional resources to test more people for COVID-19, co  more

HONOLULU, Hawaii, May 4 -- Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) announced that Hawaii will receive $58 million in new federal funding to support 56 rural hospitals and community health centers during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The funds will cover lost revenue due to delayed or canceled non-emergent services or procedures, as well as additional health care expenses attributable to the coronavirus, including testing, treat  more

HONOLULU, Hawaii, May 8 -- Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) announced Hawaii will receive more than $5.5 million in new federal funding to support local law enforcement agencies and cover the cost of COVID-19 response efforts, including personal protective equipment for law enforcement personnel, training, and overtime pay for officers on the frontlines. "Our police and correctional officers are on the frontlines of this pande  more

WASHINGTON, May 9 -- Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release on May 8: United States Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) joined Representatives Joe Neguse (D-Colo.), Ayanna Pressley (D-Mass.) and Rashida Tlaib (D-Mich.) in sending a letter urging House and Senate leadership to include $11.5 billion in funding for Emergency Solutions Grants (ESG) in the next relief package to aid the nation's homeless population who are experiencing heightened vulnerability durin  more

WASHINGTON, May 5 -- Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-California, issued the following news release: Senator Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) joined Senators Mazie K. Hirono (D-Hawaii), Cory Booker (D-N.J.), and a group of their colleagues to call on the Department of Justice's (DOJ) Civil Rights Division to take concrete steps to address the surge in discrimination and hate crimes against Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) individuals. These steps are similar to those DOJ has taken in the past to a  more

WASHINGTON, May 6 -- Sen. Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: Senators Mazie K. Hirono (D-Hawaii) and Cory Booker (D-N.J.), along with 14 Senators urged the Department of Justice's (DOJ) Civil Rights Division to take concrete steps to address the surge in discrimination and hate crimes against Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) individuals. These steps are similar to those DOJ has taken in the past to address jumps in discrimination and hate crimes against a pa  more

WASHINGTON, May 9 -- Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Oregon, ranking Democratic member of the Senate Finance Committee, issued the following news on May 8: Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., and U.S. Senators Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, and Bob Casey, D-Pa. today announced legislation that would establish a new $10 billion Coronavirus Emergency Assistance Grant program to help low-income families and individuals experiencing significant financial hardship during the  more