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MEDIA RELEASE Efforts to mitigate flooding in Hawaii and further harness the power of the sun, wind, water and earth to create sustainable energy alternatives to imported oil will receive more than $29 million, Senate Appropriations Chairman Daniel K. Inouye announced Thursday. The full Senate voted 80-17 to approve the spending bill, with Sen. Inouye […]

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MEDIA RELEASE Hawaii will receive $34,010,000 for agriculture initiatives this fiscal year including funds to eradicate fruit flies, improve the plight of geographically disadvantaged farmers and expand research, Senate Appropriations Chairman Daniel K. Inouye and Sen. Daniel K. Akaka announced Thursday. The Senate approved the Conference Report for the Fiscal Year 2010 Agriculture Appropriations bill […]

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Karin Stanton/Hawaii247 Contributing Editor Sen. Daniel Inouye has detailed federal monies coming Hawaii’s way in several media releases over the last few days. Inouye, the Senate Appropriations Committee chairman, made the announcements after the full Senate approved $60,550,000 in funding for various transportation, housing and urban development initiatives in Hawaii. The bill must now face […]

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MEDIA RELEASE A bill that establishes a non-profit corporation to promote U.S. leisure, business and scholarly travel to foreign visitors has passed the U.S. Senate. The Travel Promotion Act of 2009, co-sponsored and supported by Sens. Daniel K. Akaka and Daniel K. Inouye, is aimed at promoting foreign travel and tourism to the United States.  […]

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MEDIA RELEASE Senate President Colleen Hanabusa testified Monday, Aug. 24 before the U.S. Senate Appropriations Committee on the Impact of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009. U.S. Sen. Daniel Inouye called the meeting. Here is Hanabusa’s testimony in full: Aloha Chairman Inouye, Thank you for allowing me this opportunity to testify on behalf […]

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Federal stimulus funds through NOAA grant pump up 18-month project to clean up Kohala watershed.

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