WASHINGTON, April 1 -- Sen. Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) announced that the Honolulu Community Action Program (HCAP) will receive $15,933,000 in federal funding from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) to support the organization's Head Start and Early Head Start Programs. "Early childhood programs like Head Start provide safe and inclusive learning environments for children, helping to support our keiki and the  more

WASHINGTON, April 4 -- Sen. Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: HONOLULU, HI - Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) spent the day in Hilo where she met with Lahainaluna students participating in the 61st Annual Merrie Monarch Festival, toured small businesses participating in this year's 8th Hawaii on the Hill, and viewed the Puainako Paving Project at Waiakea Intermediate School. "During my visit to Hilo, I spent the day meeting with students and businessowners, and viewed  more

WASHINGTON, April 2 -- Sen. Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: HONOLULU, HI - Today, U.S. Senator Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI), a member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, announced Senate passage of her bipartisan resolution designating April 2024 as "National Native Plant Month." The resolution, which passed the Senate unanimously and was also led by Senator Mike Braun (R-IN), recognizes the importance of native plants to environmental conservation and   more

WASHINGTON, April 5 -- Rep. Jill Tokuda, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release on April 4, 2024: Today, Rep. Jill Tokuda (HI-02) commended the announcement from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) of more than $35 million in federal funding for the State of Hawaii associated with the August wildfires on Maui. The first award provides $20,891,921.32 to the state's Public Housing Authority for damage to the nine buildings of the David Malo   more

WASHINGTON, April 5 -- Rep. Jill Tokuda, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: U.S. Representative Jill Tokuda (D-HI) introduced the bipartisan Eliminating Access Barriers to Conservation Act to promote the use of voluntary conservation practices among agricultural producers in high-cost localities. The bill would grant the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) the authority to eliminate payment caps for the Environmental Quality Incentives Program (EQIP) in Hawaii, Alaska, Guam, America  more