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Hirono secures key priorities for Hawaiʻi and Pacific Region in Committee markup of annual defense bill

US Sen. Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) secured several key priorities for Hawaiʻi and the US military during the Committee’s markup of the Fiscal Year 2025 National Defense Authorization Act.

US House passes annual defense bill with $1 billion for Red Hill fuel crisis on O’ahu

The US House of Representatives passed a $839 billion national defense bill for FY 2023 that includes $1 billion to address the Red Hill fuel crisis on Oʻahu, strengthening America’s national  defense in the Indo-Pacific, and improving the Department of Defense’s relationship with the local community in Hawaiʻi.

US Department of Defense Helping to Protect Endangered Seabirds on Kauaʻi

The US Department of Defense is funding construction of two fences, one predator proof and the other ungulate proof, to protect endangered sea birds in the Nā Pali-Kona Forest Reserve and adjacent Kōke’e State Park on Kauaʻi.