Honolulu HI Following reports of small unmanned aircraft sightings near commercial airports in New York and Florida U S Senator Brian Schatz D Hawai i sent a letter to Federal Aviation Administration FAA Administrator Michael Huerta calling for im...

Washington DC President Barack Obama today announced new executive actions to address the nation s broken immigration system The executive actions which have been used by every president since the 1950 s will make sure our immigration enforcement eff...

Washington DC As President Obama and Senate Democrats continue to make clear that they are not backing off in the fight against climate change following the election U S Senators Sheldon Whitehouse D R I and Brian Schatz D Hawai i today unveiled l...

Washington D C Today U S Senator Brian Schatz D Hawai i voted against S 2880 a bill to approve the Keystone XL Pipeline which would carry 830 000 barrels per day of dirty tar sands oil bound for global markets from Canada to refineries along the G...

Washington D C U S Senator Brian Schatz D Hawai i announced today the selection of 15 outstanding Hawai i high school students to participate in this year s Schatz Seniors Internship Program This year s class represents eight public and seven priva...

Washington DC Today U S Senator Brian Schatz D Hawai i released the following statement on the White House s announcement of an agreement between President Obama and President Xi Jinping of China to address the global threat of climate change The ...

Honolulu HI U S Senator Brian Schatz D Hawai i applauded President Barack Obama s announcement that the late Congresswoman Patsy Mink will receive the Presidential Medal of Freedom Award on November 24 All of Hawai i is deeply proud that Patsy Min...

Honolulu HI Today President Obama announced the United States and the People s Republic of China have agreed to increase the validity period of short term visas for tourists and business travelers from one to ten years the longest validity period poss...

Hilo HI President Obama issued a major disaster declaration for the State of Hawai i today activating the release of federal funds to help with the recovery effort from the Puu Oo Volcanic Eruption and Lava Flow that began September 4 2014 Pahoa an...

Honolulu HI Today U S Senator Brian Schatz D Hawai i announced that the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration NOAA has approved Amendment 7 a rule proposed by the Western Pacific Fishery Management Council to establish a management frame...