#federal budget cuts

Hawaiʻi loses 10 senior wildlife scientists amid federal staffing cuts

Hawaiʻi has lost 10 senior-level scientists and managers at the US Fish and Wildlife Service as part of an 18% reduction in the agency’s nationwide staff under the administration of President Donald Trump.

Tokuda and Case vote against cuts to public broadcasting, foreign aid

On Friday, both of Hawaiʻi’s US House representatives voted against a $9 billion spending cut package that rolls back previously approved federal funding for public broadcasting and foreign aid.

UH SNAP-Ed program serving ‘ohana, keiki and kūpuna threatened by federal cuts

The SNAP-Ed program could end without federal funding on Sept. 30, ultimately impacting community well-being and food security.