Hawai i s senior U S Sen Brian Schatz generally has a lot to say not much of it good about the Trump administration and his GOP counterparts His floor speeches quickly become social media posts that tend toward clever biting criticisms of w...

HONOLULU HawaiiNewsNow Funding cuts to more than 60 Native Hawaiian education programs have been avoided after the U S Department of Education secretary agreed to keep the program fully funded U S Sen Brian Schatz said Education Secretar...

HONOLULU Following a disturbing incident involving an attack on a Hawaiian monk seal in Lahaina U S Senator Brian Schatz D Hawai i a member of the Senate Commerce Subcommittee on Coast Guard Maritime and Fisheries called on the National Oceanic an...

HONOLULU KHON2 Hawaii Sen Brian Schatz said federal authorities need to do more to educate visitors about our native animals namely the Hawaiian monk seal after a video has gone viral showing a man throwing a large rock at a monk seal in Lahaina ...

HONOLULU U S Senator Brian Schatz D Hawai i a senior member of the Senate Appropriations Committee today spoke with U S Department of Education Secretary Linda McMahon and reiterated his request that the department avoid cuts to the Native Hawaiian ...

WAILUKU U S Senator Brian Schatz D Hawai i vice chair of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs visited the site of Halau of Oiwi Art in Wailuku to view the ongoing construction The center will be dedicated to the study practice celebration and p...

LAHAINA U S Senator Brian Schatz D Hawai i today joined a signing ceremony to meet with and congratulate Maui families impacted by the 2023 fires who are set to receive a federal award of up to 600 000 to help buy a new home The awards part of the ...

WASHINGTON U S Senator Brian Schatz D Hawai i led a group of nine senators in introducing a resolution recognizing growing threats to freedom of the press around the world and reaffirming the vital role of independent journalism in promoting democracy...

WASHINGTON U S Senator Brian Schatz D Hawaii a senior member of the Senate Appropriations Committee today released the following statement on House passage of the fiscal year 2026 Department of Homeland Security DHS funding bill that passed the Sen...

WASHINGTON U S Senator Brian Schatz D Hawai i spoke on the Senate floor today about last month s Kona low storms which produced continuous flooding and resulted in widespread damage across Hawai i Schatz underscored the heroism of neighbors and first...