WASHINGTON, July 2 -- Rep. Ed Case, D-Hawaii, issued the following news on June 30, 2024 release: U.S. Congressman Ed Case (Hawai'i - District 1) today announced that his requests for six critical water infrastructure projects vital to Hawaii's safety and economy recently won key bipartisan support and will come before the House for a vote in the coming weeks. Case's requests were included in H.R. 8812, the proposed Water Resources Development Act (WRDA) of 2024. The House Transportation and I  more

WASHINGTON, July 2 -- Rep. Jill Tokuda, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release on July 1, 2024: On Friday, U.S. Representative Jill Tokuda (HI-02) introduced a bill to rename the Captain Cook Post Office on Hawaii Island after First Lieutenant John Kuulei Kauhaihao of Honaunau, who was killed in action in Vietnam and posthumously awarded the U.S. Army's second highest award for valor, the Distinguished Service Cross. "There are no amount of words to express my sincere gratitude to First   more

WASHINGTON, June 28 -- Rep. Jill Tokuda, D-Hawaii, issued the following statement: * * * Today, U.S. Representative Jill Tokuda (HI-02) issued the following statement on President Joe Biden's additional $700 million request to Congress for the Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery program which would help communities nationwide, including Maui, with disaster needs. "We have been pushing for supplemental disaster funding in Congress since the wildfires took place. "Maui continu  more

WASHINGTON, June 27 -- Rep. Jill Tokuda, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: Today, the House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Federal Lands held a hearing on the Lahaina National Heritage Area Act - introduced by U.S. Representative Jill Tokuda (HI-02) - which would begin the process of evaluating the Maui town for designation as a National Heritage Area. The Lahaina National Heritage Area Act would direct the National Park Service, in consultation with state and local partners, to   more