Washington D C Senators Mazie K Hirono and Brian Schatz today announced grants to programs and institutions of higher education that serve Native Hawaiian communities from preschool through college and career training Projects will support vital nee...
Washington D C Senators Mazie K Hirono and Brian Schatz today announced Hawaii will receive more than 1 million for the Pupukea Mauka Watershed and Habitat Protection Project This funding will help foster partnerships between the state government an...
HONOLULU Senator Mazie K Hirono is urging eligible small nonfarm businesses in Hawaii County that suffered significant economic damage due to Tropical Storm Iselle to apply for newly announced federal emergency loans from the U S Small Business Admini...
The U S Department of Agriculture has declared Hawaii County a disaster area based on damage to crops by Tropical Storm Iselle Secretary Thomas Vilsack said Wednesday
Vilsack in a letter said the declaration which makes farm operators in t...
HONOLULU Senator Mazie K Hirono today applauded the U S Department of Agriculture s USDA Secretarial disaster designation for Hawaii County which will allow farmers to access emergency loans in the wake of the destruction caused last month by Tropica...
The U S Congress is set to reconvene this week but it s doubtful that members will get much done before returning home soon to campaign for re election
Then it s lame duck time until the new Congress is sworn in in early January
Regar...
High ranking U S Department of Veterans Affairs officials from Washington D C and Hawaii on Monday heard directly from island veterans about their long list of frustrations that include delays and the high cost of getting VA medical treatment on Oahu
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HIRONO HEARS FROM HAWAII VETERANS QUESTIONS VA OFFICIALS ON HEALTH CARE IN HAWAII
At Hawaii Field Hearing Hirono Questions VA Officials on Patient Wait Times Listens to Hawaii Veterans Health Care Access Issues
HONOLULU Today Sena...
Veterans told U S Sen Mazie Hirono they face a shortage of doctors on Maui Molokai and the Big Island which has contributed to the long wait times they endured seeking medical treatment across the isolated island chain
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Hawaii veterans complained to U S Sen Mazie Hirono on Tuesday about the reams of bureaucracy that often prevent them from getting timely access to health care and other services
Among their concerns were the long waits to be seen by Veterans Af...