#Rep Mazie Hirono
Maui and Kauai share in $3.4 Million Grant to Promote Healthy Living
More than $3.4 million has been secured in grant funding to support healthy living and combat obesity on Maui and Kauai. A portion of the funds will be utilized by the Maui District Health Office to raise awareness of healthy eating and active living through a media campaign, increase physical activity and improve nutrition for […]
Coral Reef Decline at Maalaea Bay Subject of Study
Federal funding has been secured to launch a coral reef study on Maui. Congresswoman Mazie Hirono requested the $184,815 to help identify the causes of the dramatic decline in the health of the coral reef in Maui’s Ma’alaea Bay. The likely sources of pollution identified as possible contributing factors include but are not limited to: […]
FEDERAL STIMULUS PACKAGE HAS $1 BILLION FOR HAWAII
(By Wendy OSHER © 2009) U.S. Congresswoman Mazie Hirono joined Maui Mayor Charmaine Tavares yesterday in discussing details of a federal stimulus package and its impact for Maui and the state. Hirono said the recovery package will bring more than a billion dollars to the state with $200 million going towards infrastructure. She said that […]
