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May 12, 2021
The University of Hawaii men’s volleyball team made the final stops of its national championship tour in Honolulu on Wednesday, visiting multiple locations across town as the team was commemorated by local officials.
May 12, 2021
U.S. Congressman Ed Case (HI-01) announced today that the U.S. House has once again passed his National Forest study measure that calls on the United States Forest Service (USFS) to engage communities in the State of Hawai’i in a study to identify suitable parcels to be incorporated into a National Forest.
May 12, 2021
Indigenous lawmakers have been in office for more than 100 days. What have they accomplished so far?
May 12, 2021
HONOLULU, Hawaii (HawaiiNewsNow) - The celebration continues for the University of Hawaii men’s volleyball team as both Gov. David Ige and Honolulu Mayor Rick Blangiardi honored the ‘Bows Wednesday morning for their National Championship win over BYU.
May 12, 2021
Representative Kahele thanked Head Coach Charlie Wade, the coaching staff, the athletics program, players, and the UH fans.
May 12, 2021
After the passing of a former Rainbow Warriors football star, Hawai'i lawmakers and leaders are showing their aloha.
May 12, 2021
THE NATIONAL FOREST IN HAWAI‘I study measure, proposed by Congressman Ed Case and co-introduced this year by Kai Kahele has passed the House of Representatives.
May 11, 2021
The Air Line Pilots Association, Int’l (ALPA), the world’s largest pilots union, issued the following statement today after the U.S. House of Representatives Transportation and Infrastructure Committee introduced the Fair and Open Skies Act.
May 11, 2021
Today, Representative Kaiali’i Kahele (D-HI) joined Chair of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure Peter DeFazio (D-OR), Chair of the Subcommittee on Aviation Rick Larsen (D-WA), Vice Chair of the Committee Sharice Davids (D-KS), Vice Chair of the Subcommittee on Aviation Conor Lamb (D-PA), Ranking Member of the Subcommittee on Highways and Transit Rodney Davis (R-IL), and Representatives Drew Ferguson (R-GA), Bill Johnson (R-OH), Don Bacon (R-NE), and Jack Bergman (R-MI) to introduce bipartisan legislation seeking to preclude new foreign airlines from operating to and from the United States when they exploit “flags of convenience” to avoid the regulations of their home countries, or otherwise undermine labor standards.
May 10, 2021
On Monday, May 10, 2021, Rep. Judy Chu (CA-27) introduced the first congressional resolution to recognize May 10th as Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Mental Health Day.