(Honolulu, HI) – Congressman Ed Case (HI-01) announced House Appropriations Committee passage today of its recommended $153 billion Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration and Related Agencies Funding Bill.
The measure, which now goes to the full House for final approval, includes Case’s requests for Hawai‘i-related funding of tropical and… Read more »
(Honolulu, HI) – Two measures introduced by Congressman Ed Case to tackle the effects of climate change are adopted in a report released today by Congress’ first-ever committee dedicated exclusively to climate change.
“Our House Select Committee on the Climate Crisis, formed last year at the outset of our current two-year Congress, came out with a revolutionary report today on the… Read more »
(Honolulu, HI) – U.S. Representatives Ed Case (HI-01), and Tulsi Gabbard (HI-02) today jointly introduced in the U.S. House H.R. 7045, a measure to pursue creation of Hawaii’s first-ever National Forest.
“Hawai‘i is the most isolated island chain and one of the most ecologically diverse places in the world,” said Case. “Within our constrained borders, we have ten of the thirteen… Read more »
(Honolulu, HI) – Congressman Ed Case (HI-01) today introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives his bipartisan Coral Reef Conservation Reauthorization Act to continue, update and improve our national commitment to save our endangered coral reefs as first set forth in a measure enacted twenty years ago.
“In the two decades since the passage of the 2000 Act, the state of our reefs… Read more »
(Honolulu, HI) – Congressman Ed Case (HI-01) is praising an extensive ruling from the federal court of appeals in a case brought partly by a Hawai’i community group seeking enforcement of a federal law mandating air tour management plans at our nation’s largest national parks.
The ruling from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia found that the efforts of the Federal… Read more »
(Honolulu, HI) – Rep. Ed Case (HI-01), and Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (HI-02) jointly introduced H.R. 6603, a measure in the U.S. House of Representatives to study the potential designation of the Ka‘ena Point coastline wrapping around O‘ahu’s westernmost location as Hawaii’s first National Heritage Area.
National Heritage Areas are locations throughout our country designated by… Read more »
Written Testimony of Representative Ed Case (HI-01)
House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
Subcommittee on Water Resources and Environment
Chairman DeFazio, Ranking Member Graves, Members of the Committee:
Thank you for allowing me to share my thoughts on water resources development priorities that are important to both our nation and my home… Read more »
(Honolulu, HI) - U.S. Congressman Ed Case (HI-01), will host a U.S. House Committee on Natural Resources forum in Honolulu on Friday, February 21, 2020 to hear from stakeholders on whether and how to update and improve federal fisheries laws.
Case is a member of the Natural Resources Committee and of its Subcommittee on Water, Oceans and Wildlife which has jurisdiction over our… Read more »
(Honolulu, HI) - Congressman Ed Case (HI-01) announced today that, as part of ongoing support for rebuilding the nation’s oceanographic fleet, the newest state-of-the-art research vessel will be homeported in Honolulu.
The National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) says the new ship, to be named Oceanographer after one of NOAA’s original research vessels, is targeted for… Read more »
Congressman Ed Case (HI-01), home until January 6th, today announced the winners of his first annual Congressional App Challenge for Hawai‘i’s First Congressional District.
“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,” said Case.
“And results of my first… Read more »
