#Federal law
Schatz: US State Department illegally withholding global health funding
Hawaiʻi US Sen. Brian Schatz took to the Senate floor this week to accuse the US State Department of illegally withholding congressionally approved global health funding, saying the delays are costing lives around the world. Schatz, ranking member of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on State and Foreign Operations, said the department has failed to release […]
Justice Department, DEA ordered to reclassify state-licensed medical cannabis as less dangerous drug
Hawai‘i Rep. David Tarnas said he is hopeful after hearing about Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche’s order to the US Department of Justice and the Drug Enforcement Administration to reclassify medical-grade cannabis as a less dangerous drug.
New federal laws to support Native Hawaiian language schools and programs
“As we have seen in Hawai‘i, Native speaker-led language programs have proven that culturally based instruction is key to revitalizing and maintaining indigenous knowledge and traditions,” Sen. Brian Schatz said.
NOAA offers reward for info on the killing of a Hawaiian Monk Seal
Federal officials are offering a $5,000 reward for information leading to the successful arrest and conviction of the person or persons responsible for killing a Hawaiian Monk Seal on Kauai earlier this year. Special Agent William Pickering called the April 19, 2009 incident a heinous act. The 5-year-old male seal was found deal at the […]
