(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 – U.S. Senators Brian Schatz (D-Hawai‘i) and Mazie K. Hirono (D-Hawai‘i) and U.S. Representatives Tulsi Gabbard (D-Hawai‘i) and Ed Case (D-Hawai‘i) today called on Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin and Small Business Administration (SBA) Administrator Jovita Carranza to fix the unfair loan distribution process that favors mainland big banks over Hawai‘i’s lenders and small… Read more »
Madam Speaker, as our country and world confront the unprecedented challenge of the COVID-19 pandemic, some say, as a reason or excuse, that we should turn inward away from the rest of our world and to our own affairs.
But neither can nor should we disengage. Instead, I join many of my colleagues and our fellow citizens in stating clearly that there has never been a better time or… 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 »
Chair Velázquez, Ranking Member Chabot and members of the Small Business Committee:
As a former Committee member, I’m grateful to be able to share the profound impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Hawai’i small businesses.
Small businesses are the lifeblood of my state. Hawai‘i has 132,640 small businesses; that’s about 1 business for every 11 people. They are also smaller than… Read more »
(Honolulu, HI) – Congressman Ed Case (HI-01) today announced that his U.S. House of Representatives today passed its 4th emergency funding measure since early March focused on addressing the myriad health, economic social emergencies triggered by COVID-19.
The President is expected to sign the bill into law immediately.
“Our latest measure will fund another $383 billion to help our… Read more »
(Honolulu, HI) – Senator Brian Schatz (HI) and Congressman Ed Case (HI-01) announced today new options from the IRS for Americans eligible for direct payments under the CARES Act to speed up receipt of stimulus payments and check status.
The tools, available today, allows eligible Americans, including non-filers to register and provide electronic direct deposit information which… Read more »
(Honolulu, HI) – Congressman Ed Case (HI-01) today announced that $133,334,924 in federal emergency assistance is being funded to
Hawaii’s airports to address the health and economic emergencies triggered by COVID-19 pandemic.
“Our airports collectively serve as our transportation linchpin for connections within our state and to the rest of the world,” said Case. “We rely heavily… Read more »
(Honolulu, HI) – Congressman Ed Case (HI-01) today announced that $132,536,076 is being paid to Hawaii’s healthcare providers to help them address the public health emergency triggered by COVID-19. The funding comes from the $2.2 trillion CARES Act enacted by Congress on March 27 and immediately signed into law by the President.
"Ever since this pandemic hit our shores, our… Read more »
(Honolulu, HI) – U.S. Congressman Ed Case (HI-01) announced today that 14 community health centers throughout the State of Hawai‘i will receive more than $10 million to help them deal with the health emergency triggered by COVID-19.
“The CARES Act included funding to support federal, state and local public health agencies to prevent, prepare for, and respond to the coronavirus,”… Read more »
