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MEDIA RELEASE The Hawaii Health Connector has received a $61.8 million grant for Hawaii’s health insurance exchange from Department of Health and Human Services. Hawaii was the first state in the nation to declare its intent to set up a state-certified health insurance exchange and its Congressional delegation, headed by Sen. Daniel Inouye, has been […]

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MEDIA RELEASE U.S. Sen. Daniel K. Inouye, members of the Legislature, public safety officials, family and friends gathered Friday, Aug. 24 in Waipio to witness the graduation of the 2012 Sheriff Recruit Class at the Hawaii Okinawa Center. Seventeen new deputies were added to the Sheriff Division. “For more than 150 years, Hawaii Sheriffs have […]

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MEDIA RELEASE The County of Hawaii will receive $1.2 million in grant money to purchase three new buses for its Hele-On fleet. The money comes from the Federal Transit Administration State of Good Repair grant program. The modern buses will replace three older ones being retired from the Hele-On fleet, which features 51 buses carrying […]

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MEDIA RELEASE Officials and members of the public joined together Friday at Washington Place for the historic signing of the Native Hawaiian Roll. The signing was accompanied by a petition of signatures in support of the roll. State Senators offered the following remarks in response to the landmark signing of the Native Hawaiian Roll: “Today’s […]

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MEDIA RELEASE Hawaii will receive $17,014,671 to build an aircraft rescue and fire fighting building at the Kona International Airport at Keahole, Sen. Daniel K. Inouye, Sen. Daniel K. Akaka, U.S. Rep. Mazie K. Hirono and U.S. Rep. Colleen Hanabusa have announced. The money comes from a grant administered by the Federal Aviation Administration. “These […]

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MEDIA RELEASE U.S. Sens. Daniel K. Akaka and Daniel K. Inouye have announced Hawaii will receive more than $10 million in grants distributed by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for Fiscal Year 2012. Akaka, a senior member of the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, said, “This funding will assist the […]

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MEDIA RELEASE U.S. Commerce Secretary John Bryson has announced a $3 million Economic Development Administration (EDA) grant to the Natural Energy Laboratory of Hawaii Authority (NELHA) to help expand its alternative energy and biotechnology incubator. The project is expected to create 985 jobs and generate $1 million in private investment, according to grantee estimates. “This […]

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MEDIA RELEASE U.S. Sen. Daniel K. Akaka (D-Hawaii) introduced the Health Equity and Accountability Act of 2012 (S. 2474) with Senator Daniel K. Inouye (D-Hawaii) to improve the health of underserved minority communities. The bill is supported by nearly 200 organizations that work to overcome the health disparities that disproportionately affect minority groups. “The Health […]

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MEDIA RELEASE The Innovations Public Charter School will receive a $2.9 million loan from the federal government to add more than 8,000 square feet of classroom space to its Kailua-Kona campus, Sen. Daniel K. Inouye, Sen. Daniel K. Akaka, and U.S. Rep. Mazie Hirono announced Wednesday. Some of the loan funds will also be used […]

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MEDIA RELEASE U.S. Sens. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), Barbara Boxer (D-CA), Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.), Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), Daniel Akaka (D-Hawaii), and Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) have urged the Senate Appropriations Committee to reject proposed cuts to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) tsunami program in the Fiscal Year 2013 appropriations bill. The full text of the […]

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MEDIA RELEASE U.S. Sens. Daniel K. Inouye and Daniel K. Akaka have initiated the nine-member Hawaii Federal Judicial Selection Commission, established in July 2006, to make recommendations of qualified applicants for the U.S. District Court seat being vacated by Judge David Ezra at the end of June. “Judge Ezra has done a fine job on […]

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MEDIA RELEASE U.S. Sens. Daniel K. Akaka and Daniel K. Inouye have announced Hawaii will be eligible for more than $6 million in grants distributed by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for Fiscal Year 2012. Akaka, a senior member of the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs, said: “This funding is […]

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‘This project is not only putting people to work, but by making cross-island commutes safer and quicker, it is making a real difference in the quality of life’

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MEDIA RELEASE Congress has passed the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Business Travel Cards Act of 2011, which makes travel to APEC countries easier for American business and government travelers, and sent it to President Barack Obama. The bill would enable travelers who have been screened, are not security risks, and have an APEC card to […]

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