Energy and Environment

(Honolulu, HI) – US Congressman Ed Case (Hawai‘i – District 1) voted with his House colleagues on May 10 to pass out an extra measure of aid to communities in Hawai‘i hard hit by natural disasters last year. “On May 10 I voted to pass a supplemental appropriations package that will provide $19.1 billion in disaster relief and assistance across the country, including our Hawai‘i,” said Case. “This ... Read more »

(Honolulu, HI) – U.S. Congressman Ed Case (Hawai‘i – District 1) has introduced into the U.S. House a proposal to place a specialized team within the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) that counts the famous “Hurricane Hunters” among its members on par with all other uniformed services. Case’s co-introducers are Republican Congressman Don Young of Alaska, the senior member of t... Read more »

(Honolulu, HI) – Congressman Ed Case (Hawai‘i – District 1), who yesterday personally inspected the Navy’s Pearl City-Waiawa main water line that ruptured last Friday, today urged senior Navy officials in the Pentagon to immediately and fully implement without delay an already-appropriated replacement project. “This one line services much of the vital water needs of some 92,000 people throughout J... Read more »

(Honolulu, HI) – Congressman Ed Case (Hawai‘i – District 1) yesterday voted with a bipartisan majority in the US House to pass what amounts to be the most important conservation effort approved by Congress in at least a decade. The Natural Resources Management Act will protect approximately 1.3 million acres of wilderness and close to 700,000 acres of recreation and conservation lands nationwide. ... Read more »

(Honolulu, HI) – Congressman Ed Case (Hawai‘i – District 1) tonight voted with a majority of his House colleagues to advance a measure that would avoid a second federal government shutdown by fully funding agencies critical to the operation of the federal government while shoring up the security of the country’s Southern border. The measure was earlier approved by the Senate and now goes to Presid... Read more »

(Honolulu, HI) – U.S. Congressman Ed Case (Hawai‘i – District 1) this week followed up on his appointment to the House Committee on Natural Resources with selection of assignments to three subcommittees critical to Hawai’i. “While Natural Resources covers a whole range of national issues, these assignments provide me with the ability to focus on areas especially important to preserving and protect... Read more »

(Honolulu, HI) – U.S. Congressman Ed Case (Hawai‘i – District 1) has received a second key committee appointment – to the House Committee on Natural Resources. “This critical committee has jurisdiction over public lands and natural resources and is ground zero for our efforts in Congress to preserve the natural heritage that was gifted to us for generations to come,” said Case. “It is also respons... Read more »