Brian Schatz: “Can you reassure me that this thing is going to get stood up quickly?”

These are things in statutory law. This is not the Ford Foundation where they say, 'Well, we've changed our grant criteria.' This is a matter of federal law, and they have to follow it.

Hawai‘i’s housing crisis affects everyone, including Native Hawaiians.

Our bill will provide federal workers with 12 weeks of paid leave, giving them the time they need to take care of their own health and their loved ones.

Right now, our laws are forcing federal workers to make the impossible choice between caring for their families and keeping their jobs.