#Hakalau Forest

Sen. Brian Schatz voted today to pass public lands legislation that would allocate more federal funding to public land projects throughout Hawaiʻi. The package of bills provides permanent funding for the Land and Water Conservation Fund, which includes Schatz-authored legislation that makes Hawaiʻi eligible for drought management and water conservation grants for the first time […]

Maui Space Surveillance System will receive $11.7 million under a new spending deal reached by congressional appropriators last night.

While the Hakalau Forest National Wildlife Refuge on the eastern mid-elevation slopes of Mauna Kea is celebrating its 30th anniversary, it’s also facing very serious challenges, including the instability of federal funds.

Maui’s Kealia Pond National Wildlife Refuge is getting $7.3 million in stimulus funds through the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.  The funds will be used for the design and construction of an energy efficient administrative and visitors building that replaces a structure that was previously destroyed by fire. The funds are part of a larger […]