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Sen. Brian Schatz urged lawmakers to pass additional disaster relief funding for Maui and other disaster-impacted communities across the country.
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Funding for the Native American Housing and Self-Determination Act provides financial assistance for families to obtain homes, make renovations and build community facilities. The funding is a record increase of over $320 million from last year.
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The legislation recognizes the unique cost-of-living challenges that hospitals in Hawai‘i and Alaska face. It would help perform outpatient care, such as emergency department visits and imaging services for enrolled older adults.
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Hawai‘i will get nearly $75 million from the U.S. Department of Transportation for bridge projects on Hawai‘i Island. The rehabilitation of the Nānue and Hakalau bridges will help maintain traffic capacity and safety.
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The U.S. Department of Agriculture will update the way it distributes Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, benefits to low-income residents in Hawaiʻi. The federal program gives money to families across the nation to use to buy food.
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U.S. Sen. Brian Schatz announced it will come from the Disaster Relief Fund, which was replenished in September, and will support staff that have been working on the emergency response effort.
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The U.S. Senate has voted to confirm the first Native Hawaiian woman as a federal district court judge. Kauaʻi High alum Micah Smith was also confirmed as a federal judge this week
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U.S. Sen. Brian Schatz joined The Conversation on Wednesday to discuss Maui's recovery, the latest Israel-Palestinian war, the search for the next U.S. House speaker, and the Red Hill fuel storage facility.
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U.S. Sen. Brian Schatz addresses top-of-mind issues in candid sit-down; the State's Digital Equity Coordinator highlights a draft 'digital equity' plan"; this week's Manu Minute highlights the often overlooked rock pigeon; and the contemporary opera An American Dream inspired by real histories
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U.S. lawmakers are pushing for a bill that expands health care to veterans living in freely associated states in Oceania’s western region.