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Case Announces Additional $2.5 Million To Aid Tonga In The Aftermath Of Destructive Volcanic Eruption

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(Honolulu, HI) – Congressman Ed Case (HI-01) today announced that the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is providing an additional $2.5 million in critical assistance to the Kingdom of Tonga in the aftermath of the destructive eruption of the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai volcano. “This funding is in addition to the initial $100,000 already provided to the Tonga Red…

Case Announces $48 million In Federal Assistance For Additional Health Care Workers Brought To Hawaii To Assist With COVID-19

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(Washington, DC) – Congressman Ed Case (HI-01) today announced that the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has awarded $48 million to provide for surge medical staffing at local hospitals and clinics in fighting the current Omicron variant surge largely responsible for record COVID-19 cases throughout Hawai‘i. “This is great news for our severely overextended hospitals…

Case Announces $339 Million In Federal Assistance For Critical Hawaii Bridge Projects

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(Washington, DC) – Congressman Ed Case (HI-01) today announced that Hawai‘i is receiving another major round of funding from the historic $1 trillion Bipartisan Infrastructure Package (BIP) passed by Congress and signed into law by President Biden in late 2021. “This second round of funding under BIP amounts to $339 million over five years, with $68 million set for release this year,…

Case Announces 2021 Winners Of Congressional App Challenge Contest

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(Honolulu, HI) – Congressman Ed Case (HI-01) today announced the winners of his 2021 Congressional App Challenge for Hawai‘i’s First Congressional District at a virtual reception via Zoom with the winning students. “The Challenge is a great opportunity for our local students to focus their skills and creativity on developing, testing and analyzing new applications for real-world use,”…

Hawai‘i Congressional Delegation: Navy Must Comply With DOH Emergency Order To Defuel Red Hill Tanks

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WASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Brian Schatz (D-Hawai‘i) and Mazie K. Hirono (D-Hawai‘i) and U.S. Representatives Ed Case (D-Hawai‘i) and Kaiali‘i Kahele (D-Hawai‘i) released the following statement on the Hawai‘i Department of Health’s emergency order requiring the Navy to defuel its Red Hill fuel tanks. “The Navy must fully comply with the order and begin the process of planning and…

Case Announces Nominations To Nation's Service Academies For Incoming '22 Class

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(Honolulu, HI) -  Congressman Ed Case (HI-01) today announced his 2022 nominations to four of our nation’s service academies: the U.S. Military Academy (West Point/Army); U.S. Naval Academy (Annapolis/Navy); U.S. Air Force Academy (Colorado Springs/Air Force) and U.S. Merchant Marine Academy (Kings Point). “I take my responsibility to nominate deserving applicants from my district…

Congress Passes $768 Billion Annual National Defense Authorization Act with Major Reforms Impacting Country and Hawai‘i

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(Washington, DC) – U.S. Congressman Ed Case (HI-01) announced that Congress has passed the annual National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) that makes changes to the policies and organization of the country’s defense agencies and provides guidance on how military funding can be spent. The Fiscal Year (FY) NDAA authorizes $768 billion in defense spending and includes key provisions…

Hawai‘i Congressional Delegation Urges Governor Ige To Request Emergency Declaration, EPA Intervention In Water Contamination Crisis

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(Washington, DC) - U.S. Senators Brian Schatz (D-Hawai‘i) and Mazie K. Hirono (D-Hawai‘i) and U.S. Representatives Ed Case (D-Hawai‘i) and Kaiali‘i Kahele (D-Hawai‘i) called on Governor David Ige to request that President Biden declare an emergency and direct the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to step in and assist with the water contamination crisis on Oahu. “The EPA’s direct…

Hawai‘i Delegation Calls For Comprehensive IG Evaluation Into Navy’s Ability To Safely Operate Red Hill

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(Washington, DC) - U.S. Senators Mazie K. Hirono (D-Hawai‘i) and Brian Schatz (D-Hawai‘i) and U.S. Representatives Ed Case (D-Hawai‘i) and Kaiali‘i Kahele (D-Hawai‘i) today called for a Department of Defense Inspector General (DOD IG) evaluation into the Navy’s ability to safely operate Red Hill. Earlier this month, the delegation called for the DOD IG to determine whether the Navy…

Gov. Ige and Hawaii’s Congressional Delegation Call For Immediate Suspension Of Operations At Red Hill

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(Honolulu, HI) -  Gov. David Ige and Hawaii’s Congressional delegation, U.S. Senators Brian Schatz (D-Hawai‘i) and Mazie K. Hirono (D-Hawai‘i) and U.S. Representatives Ed Case (D-Hawai‘i) and Kaiali‘i Kahele (D-Hawai‘i), released the following statement calling for the Secretary of the Navy to immediately suspend operations at Red Hill following the contamination of drinking water at…