Brian Schatz

Sen. Brian Schatz announced Wednesday that he secured upwards of $500 million for nonprofits and government projects in Hawaiʻi.

Josh Green will serve as Hawaiʻi’s ninth governor and Sylvia Luke will be the next lieutenant governor. The state saw a lower-than-usual election turnout with about 40% of registered voters coming out. HPR’s Sabrina Bodon reports on the election wins and losses.

Hawaiʻi voters are sending incumbent U.S. Sen. Brian Schatz back to Congress for another six-year term. They selected Schatz over Republican state Rep. Bob McDermott in Tuesday’s general election.

Seven local organizations will split $1 million from the NATIVE Act to continue cultural education programs for tourists. The organizations include the Hanalei River Foundation in Kauaʻi and the Waiʻanae Economic Development Council.

U.S. Senate Indian Affairs Committee Chair Brian Schatz held a hearing Wednesday on the next steps following the U.S. Interior Department’s report on Indian boarding schools. The report confirmed that forced assimilation of Indigenous children was U.S. policy at over 400 known federal schools dating back to 1819.

U.S. Sen. Brian Schatz, chair of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, held a hearing with Native Hawaiian leaders on Wednesday to hear their concerns with the federal government.

U.S. Sen. Brian Schatz is leading a group of 10 senators to introduce a new resolution that would designate April 2022 as “Preserving and Protecting Local News Month.” The measure recognizes the critical role local media coverage played during the pandemic.

The Department of Hawaiian Home Lands will receive $22.3 million in federal funds through this year's appropriations bill, U.S. Sen. Brian Schatz announced.

The Defense Department has ordered that the Navy's underground fuel storage facility at Red Hill must defuel and cease operations. Sen. Brian Schatz shares his thoughts on the closure.

The U.S. Senate approved legislation Thursday to fund the federal government for the next several weeks, avoiding a shutdown. As HPR’s Scott Kim reports, the measure allocates millions of dollars to the Red Hill water contamination crisis.