On Friday s 100th anniversary of the signing into law of the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act by President Warren G Harding the groundbreaking legacy of Prince Jonah Kuhio Kalaniana ole champion of the law intended to provide homes for Native Hawaiians ...

HONOLULU U S Senator Brian Schatz D Hawai i reintroduced the College Equity Act a bill that would give colleges and universities funding to address disparities in higher education recruitment admissions and support There are schools whe...

When Hawaii Sen Brian Schatz took the reins of the Indian Affairs Committee in February he found out that its staffers were making less money than any other Senate committee The realization underscored how little clout the Indian Affairs Commi...

HONOLULU U S Senator Brian Schatz D Hawai i today announced that two Early Head Start and Head Start Programs in Hawai i will receive nearly 3 million in new federal funding through the American Rescue Plan The funding provided to Parents and Chil...

HONOLULU Today U S Senator Brian Schatz D Hawai i announced that the Hawai i Department of Transportation partnering with the counties of Hawai i Kauai and Maui will receive 5 15 million in new federal funding to purchase battery electric buses ...

HONOLULU Today U S Senator Brian Schatz D Hawai i announced that the University of Hawai i UH will be awarded 2 419 814 over two years from the National Science Foundation This new funding will help UH launch a new STEM learning project that seek...

Congress appears poised to let millions of Medicare recipients continue to video chat with their doctors after the pandemic is over A set of telemedicine policies the Trump administration adopted during lockdowns is emerging as an unexpect...

WASHINGTON U S Senators Brian Schatz D Hawai i and Sherrod Brown D Ohio introduced legislation to expand services for community college students and help them graduate The Community College Student Success Act would fund programs at community colle...

WASHINGTON U S Senators Brian Schatz D Hawai i Roger Wicker R Miss Amy Klobuchar D Minn Susan Collins R Maine and Jerry Moran R Kan asked the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention CDC and the Transportation Security Administration TSA ...

WASHINGTON U S Senator Brian Schatz D Hawai i chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs introduced the Native American Housing Assistance and Self Determination Reauthorization This bipartisan legislation builds on successful Native America...