#Rep. Kai Kahele

The year-one progress report for the Lāna‘i Destination Management Action Plan, which includes 9 high-level actions and 23 sub-actions in Phase 1, was recently published by the Hawaiʻi Tourism Authority.

The US House of Representatives have passed a bill, co-introduced by Hawaiʻi Congressmen Ed Case and Kaiali’i Kahele, to advance the possible designation of Ka‘ena Point on Oahu’s westernmost tip as Hawaiʻi’s first Natural Heritage Area.

Today, Hawai’i Sen. Mazie Hirono, Sen. Brian Schatz and Rep. Kai Kahele, along with 189 other congressional Democrats, submitted an amicus brief to support the EPA’s ability to regulate carbon dioxide emissions under the Clean Air Act in the Supreme Court case: West Virginia v. Environmental Protection Agency.  

Twelve Native Hawaiian programs based in Hawaiʻi have been awarded federal grants totaling $1,181,486 to help preserve the indigenous history, heritage and culture of Hawaiʻi, US representatives Ed Case (HI-01) and Kaialiʻi Kahele (HI-02) announced today.

Hawai’i’s Congressional Delegation — Senators Mazie K. Hirono and Brian Schatz and Representatives Ed Case and Kai Kahele — introduced legislation that directs the US Forest Service to assess the potential for Hawai’i lands to be declared a national forest.

What do Maui residents think about sending prisoners to mainland jails, derelict cars, tourists arriving with proof of vaccination but not a negative COVID-19 test, rats at the Maunaloa Post Office, the proposed statewide alcohol tax and more? Read on to find out.