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Governor David Ige Signs Menstrual Equity Bill Into Law

06.20.2022

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 20, 2022 Senate Communications: Jacob Aki 808-586-6261 Honolulu, Hawaiʻi — Today, in the presence of students, teachers and advocate groups, Governor David Ige signed SB 2821 SD2 HD1 CD1 into law. This measure requires the Department of Education to provide menstrual products free of charge to…

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Senate President Kouchi Applauds $1.9 Million Department of Defense Grant Awarded to Mitigate Flood Impacts on Kauaʻi

06.17.2022

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 17, 2022 Senate Communications: Jacob Aki 808-586-6261 Līhuʻe, Kauai – Today, Senate President Ronald D. Kouchi (District 8 – Kauaʻi and Niʻihau) applauded the $1.9 million Department of Defense grant awarded by the Readiness and Environmental Protection Integration program to three organizations on Kauaʻi. This grant…

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Kaua‘i Student Selected to participate in PBS SRL’S 2022 Summer Academy

06.16.2022

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 14, 2022 Senate Communications: Jacob Aki 808-586-6261 Līhuʻe, Kauai – PBS NewsHour Student Reporting Labs (SRL) has selected Natalie Lett, a junior at Kauaʻi High School, to participate in its annual summer academy, which will take place at the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism at Arizona…

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Senate President Ronald D Kouchi announces Kaua‘i GIA Awardees

04.28.2022

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 28, 2022 Senate Communications: Jacob Aki 808-586-6291 Honolulu, Hawaiʻi – Senate President Ronald D. Kouchi (District 8 – Kauaʻi and Niʻihau) announced today the name of eleven (11) Kauaʻi organizations that were chosen to receive grant-in-aid (GIA) awards from the Hawaiʻi State Legislature. After a two-year…

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Senate Committee on Ways and Means Passes Senate Draft of the State Budget

04.07.2022

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 7, 2022 Senate Communications: Jacob Aki 808-586-6291 Honolulu, Hawai’i– The Senate Committee on Ways and Means today amended and passed HB1600, the state’s supplemental operating budget for fiscal years 2022-2023 (FY23). With the rebounding of the State’s economy and significant increases in tax revenues, the Senate…

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Senate President Kouchi Applaudes the Relaunching of the White House Initiative on Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders

12.09.2021

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 9, 2021 Senate Communications: Jacob Aki 808-586-6261 Honolulu, Hawai’i–Senate President Ronald D. Kouchi (District 8 – Kauaʻi and Niʻihau) issued a statement today following the White House’s announcement officially relaunching the White House Initiative on Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders (WHIAANHPI): “Mahalo nui to…

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