Updated at 9:35 a.m., Thursday, February 15, 2007
$63M for Native Hawaiian programs awaits Bush's OK
Advertiser Staff
Nearly $63 million in Native Hawaiian initiatives has been included into the final appropriations measure for the current fiscal year, members of the Hawai'i congressional delegation announced today.The fiscal year ends Sept. 30.
In a news release, politicians from Hawai'i called their advocacy of vital Native Hawaiian initiatives "even more crucial now because the president has eliminated Native Hawaiian education and healthcare projects from the administration's proposed budget for the next fiscal year."
They also expressed unhappiness with the president's 2008 fiscal year budget.
Sen. Daniel K. Inouye and Daniel K. Akaka, and Reps. Neil Abercrombie and Mazie Hirono comprise the delegation.
The legislation cleared its final legislative hurdle last night when the Senate voted 81 to 15 for passage. The measure, which was passed by the House on Jan. 31 by a vote of 286 to 140, now moves to the White House to be signed into law.
The continuing funding resolution for the remainder of this fiscal year includes:
