Today Senator Brian Schatz announced the U S Department of Agriculture will award a total of 1 383 302 in Self Help Housing Technical Assistance Grants to two Hawai i organizations These grants offered through the Office of Rural Development provide as...

Today Senator Schatz announced the release 236 277 358 in federal funds for the Honolulu Rail Transit project This U S Department of Transportation funding will be used to continue building Hawai i s first light rail system Federal funding for the r...

Today Senator Brian Schatz announced that the Queens Federal Credit Union in Honolulu and Hawaii First Federal Credit Union in Kamuela will receive a total of 1 183 000 in Financial Assistance FA awards from the Department of the Treasury s Native Amer...

Washington DC Yesterday Senator Brian Schatz spoke at a congressional briefing with the East West Center and the Pacific Islands Regional Climate Assessment to inform policymakers about the implications of climate change in Hawai i and the Pacific I...

Today Senator Brian Schatz delivered a floor speech on the merits of the Affordable Care Act its benefits in Hawai i and the recklessness of some members of Congress who are holding the debt ceiling vote hostage over implementation of health care reform...

Washington DC Today Senator Brian Schatz released the following statement after 12 people were killed in a shooting at the Washington DC Navy Yard I joined the rest of the country in being horrified by yesterday s senseless shooting at the Washington...

Washington DC Today Senator Brian Schatz announced that the State of Hawai i will receive 15 300 000 in funding from the U S Department of Transportation to improve runway safety in Lana i These funds for the Lana i Airport are an important investme...

Washington DC Today Senator Brian Schatz announced the Hawai i Department of Transportation will receive a 7 485 000 grant from the Federal Transit Administration This grant provides funding for ferry projects at the Kaunakakai Manele and Maalaea Smal...

Washington DC Today Senator Schatz announces heightened federal resources to assist the State of Hawai i including the involvement of the Coast Guard s Pacific Strike Team The Pacific Strike Team is part of the Coast Guard s National Strike Force whic...

Washington DC Today Senator Brian Schatz released the following statement on the developing situation in Syria The framework announced by Secretary Kerry and Foreign Minister Lavrov is encouraging and provides the possibility for international...