Brian Schatz: “Hawai‘i experienced its worst flooding in more than 20 years last month. But amid the devastation wrought by the…”

These federal funds will help Hawai?i move quickly to clear debris, restore access, and begin making the repairs our roads and highways need.

It shouldn’t take this long to return Native remains to their communities. Indigenous people have waited long enough. It's time for these museums and universities to stop the delays and finally do the right thing.

These are not bureaucratic mix-ups. Every day this money doesn't get to where it's supposed to go; every contribution, worth hundreds of millions, if not billions of dollars, is delayed, people go hungry. People get sick. People die.

This will help Hawai?i move quickly from emergency response to recovery and get our communities back on their feet.