#compact of free association

Sen. McKelvey thanks President Biden for signing bill allowing COFA migrants to access emergency aid

In response to the August 2023 Wildfires, Sen. Angus McKelvey (District 6, West Maui, Māʻalaea, Waikapū, South Maui) introduced Senate Concurrent Resolution 223, urging the United States Congress to pass legislation that would allow COFA migrants to benefit from federal emergency aid. 

Delegation Works To Fix Underpay Error for Citizens Of COFA Nations in Hawai‘i

An error in the 2013 and 2018 counts of Compact of Free Association or COFA citizens in Hawai‘i resulted in an underpayment of $17 million in federal funds to the state, according to the Hawaiʻi delegation.