WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 (Rep.) -- Del. Aumua Amata Radewagen, R-American Samoa, issued the following news release: Historic Nomination for American Samoa Congresswoman Uifa'atali Amata is welcoming the announcement that President-elect Trump will nominate former Congresswoman Tulsi Gabbard, who was born in American Samoa and represented Hawaii in Congress, to be Director of National Intelligence (DNI), a position in the Cabinet of the President of the United States. With Congresswoman   more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 -- Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: As Congress reconvenes this week for the final few weeks of session for the year, U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai'i) today called on colleagues to prioritize passing a disaster aid package that includes long-term relief for disaster survivors on Maui and elsewhere across the country. Schatz underscored the long road to recovery in Lahaina since last year's tragic fires and the range of outstanding needs, i  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 (TNSrep) -- The Congressional Research Service issued the following In Focus white paper (No. IF11208) on Nov. 7, 2024, by foreign affairs analyst Jared G. Tupuola and Asian affairs specialist Thomas Lum. Here are excerpts: * * * The Pacific Islands: Background and Issues for Congress Overview The Pacific Islands region encompasses 14 Pacific Island countries (PICs), the U.S. state of Hawaii, and several U.S. territories, and spans nearly 15% of the Earth's surface. Suc  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 -- Rep. Ed Case, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: U.S. Senators Brian Schatz (D-Hawai'i) and Mazie Hirono (D-Hawai'i) and U.S. Representatives Ed Case (D-Hawai'i) and Jill Tokuda (D-Hawai'i) today released the following joint statement on two reports issued by the Department of Defense Office of Inspector General (IG) on the overall safety of the Defense Fuel Support Point Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam. The delegation called for the independent investigations in  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: Senators Brian Schatz (D-Hawai'i) and Mazie Hirono (D-Hawai'i) and U.S. Representatives Ed Case (D-Hawai'i) and Jill Tokuda (D-Hawai'i) today released the following joint statement on two reports issued by the Department of Defense Office of Inspector General on the overall safety of the Defense Fuel Support Point Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam. The delegation called for the independent investigations in Nove  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 15 -- Sen. Mazie K. Hirono, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: The Senate Judiciary Committee voted to advance the Inventor Diversity for Economic Advancement (IDEA) Act of 2024, legislation introduced by U.S. Senators Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) and Thom Tillis (R-NC), both members of the Committee. The bicameral, bipartisan legislation will permit the collection of data that will provide a better understanding of the disparate rates at which women, veterans, and other gr  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 14 -- Sen. Brian Schatz, D-Hawaii, issued the following news release: Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai'i) today announced Hawai'i will receive two grants totaling more than $3.8 million in new federal funding to bolster pedestrian and bicycle safety on Oahu. The funding, which Schatz helped secure and comes from the U.S. Department of Transportation's Safe Streets and Roads for All program, will be used to implement a safety demonstration program at high-injury locations across Oa  more

WASHINGTON, Nov. 13 -- Sen. Dan Sullivan, R-Alaska, issued the following news release: Senators Dan Sullivan (R-Alaska) and Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii) introduced the Save Our Lone Emergency Services (SOLES) Act and the Comprehensive Reimbursement Initiative Targeting Investment and Care in Rural Locations (CRITICAL) Act to increase Medicare reimbursement for community and rural hospitals in Alaska and Hawaii. Historically, rural and noncontiguous states have faced significant cost disparities for   more