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Sen. Schatz secures nearly $400M in new earmarks for Hawaiʻi nonprofits, projects
US Sen. Brian Schatz (D-Hawai‘i), chair of the Senate Appropriations Subcommittee on Transportation, Housing and Urban Development, secured $394 million in new congressional directed spending, also known as earmarks, in the first half of this year’s government funding bill. Additional earmark funding for Hawai‘i is expected to be included the second half of the funding deal which is set to be announced on March 22.
Hawaiʻi Land Trust awarded $803,700 grant for Waiheʻe Coastal Dunes & Wetlands Refuge
The Hawai‘i Land Trust has been awarded an $803,700 grant from NOAA for the federal Climate-Ready Coasts initiative. The funds will be used at the 277-acre Waiheʻe Coastal Dunes and Wetlands Refuge on Maui. It will also fund restoration of taro fields and the fishpond at Kapoho, which is located within the refuge.
Hawaiʻi Land Trust promotes Denby Freeland to Director of ʻĀina-Based Education
Hawai‘i Land Trust, Hawaiʻi’s statewide local nonprofit land trust that protects, stewards, and connects people to the lands that sustain Hawaiʻi, announced today the promotion of Denby Freeland to Director of ‘Āina-Based Education.
Field Volunteer Day at the Waihee Coastal Dunes & Wetlands Refuge
Field volunteers welcome every Friday and the third Saturday of every month, 8:00 am to 12 noon at the Waihe’e Refuge. Protective shoes, hat & sunscreen suggested. Call the office at 244-5263 for directions. Maui Coastal Land Trust 2371 Vineyard Street Wailuku, HI 96793 info@mauicoastallandtrust.org