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U.S. Sen. Mazie Hirono sits on the Armed Services Committee and toured the Navy Red Hill fuel storage facility Tuesday. She spoke with The Conversation about her visit and the millions of dollars in federal funds to address the crisis.
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After touring the Red Hill fuel depot Tuesday, U.S. Sen. Mazie Hirono said safely defueling the Red Hill storage tanks will cost far more than the $100 million already allocated for that purpose.
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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.
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Hawaiʻi’s congressional delegation on Tuesday urged the Navy to comply with an emergency order to remove fuel from the Red Hill storage tanks.
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Hawaiʻi’s congressional delegation is asking House and Senate leaders to make sure the military spends whatever money it has available to address the contamination of Pearl Harbor drinking water by a Navy fuel storage facility. U.S. Sens. Brian Schatz and Mazie Hirono and U.S. Reps. Ed Case and Kaiali’i Kahele signed a letter with the request.
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The Hawaiʻi congressional delegation is urging Gov. David Ige to request an emergency declaration from President Joe Biden due to the Navy's contaminated water system near Pearl Harbor.
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This week Hawaiʻi Public Radio has been reporting on Micronesians and Medicaid. It’s a story that’s changing this year — as more Micronesians in Hawaiʻi are enrolling in the program under the Compact of Free Association. HPR’s Jackie Young wraps up her series with a report on those changes — and what they mean for the Micronesian community.
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Sen. Mazie Hirono of Hawaii — one of the most outspoken Democrats in Congress — wasn't always so vociferous. She says her story, detailed in a new memoir, has driven her to "stand up to bullies."
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An analysis of the number of town halls by Hawaii's Congressional delegation indicates the members have an inconsistent record of holding voter events at…
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Hawaii Senator Mazie Hirono is leading an effort to ratify a 40 year old U.N. treaty establishing international rules for global maritime activity. The…