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MEDIA RELEASE Several members of the U.S. Senate Committee on Indian Affairs offered kind words Thursday for departing Chairman Daniel K. Akaka at what could be the final hearing he leads as he nears the end of his 36 year career in Congress. “You, Mr. Chairman, have been a champion for Native Americans during your [...]

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MEDIA RELEASE The U.S. Senate has passed the Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act of 2012 (S. 743) by unanimous consent, sending the bill to the president. This landmark legislation, championed by Sen. Daniel K. Akaka (D-Hawaii) for over a decade, strengthens the Whistleblower Protection Act to better protect federal employees who come forward to disclose government [...]

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MEDIA RELEASE U.S. Sen. Daniel K. Akaka issued the following statement Friday, Nov. 9: “Now that the election is over, I call on my colleagues to put partisan politics aside and holo i mua, move forward, for the sake of our country. There is no disagreement that we must address the fiscal cliff before the [...]

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MEDIA RELEASE The Alaska Federation of Natives has honored U.S. Sen. Daniel Akaka (D-Hawaii) with its Denali Award. The award is the Federation’s top honor for non-Alaska Native individuals who have contributed to the growth and development of the Alaska Native Community’s culture, economy, and health. “I am deeply honored and truly touched to receive [...]

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MEDIA RELEASE U.S. Sen. Daniel K. Akaka, chairman of the Indian Affairs Committee, spoke Thursday at the annual Native Hawaiian Convention at the Hawaii Convention Center. Akaka has spoken at every Native Hawaiian Convention since its inception in 2001, and this was his last one as a sitting U.S. Senator, as he retires in January. [...]

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MEDIA RELEASE The U.S. House of Representatives unanimously approved the Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act of 2012 (S. 743), as amended, this past Friday, Sept. 28. The legislation strengthens the Whistleblower Protection Act (WPA) to better protect federal employees who come forward to disclose government waste, fraud, abuse, and other wrongdoing. The bill will now head [...]

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MEDIA RELEASE The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, chaired by Senator Daniel K. Akaka (D-Hawaii), approved five bills by voice vote and favorably reported the bills to the Senate floor on Thursday. “Each bill that we considered today will have a positive impact on the lives of tribes, individual Natives and surrounding communities,” said Akaka. [...]

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MEDIA RELEASE Sen. Ron Johnson (WI) released the following statement regarding the service of Sen. Daniel Akaka (HI). Akaka chairs the Homeland Security & Governmental Affairs Subcommittee on Oversight of Government Management, the Federal Workforce, and the District of Columbia, on which Johnson serves as Ranking Republican Member: “I will always remember and appreciate the [...]

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MEDIA RELEASE The Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, chaired by Sen. Daniel K. Akaka (D-Hawaii), amended the Native Hawaiian Government Reorganization Act of 2011 (S. 675) by voice vote and favorably reported it to the Senate floor. Earlier this year, the State of Hawaii’s Native Hawaiian Roll Commission began developing a roll of Native Hawaiian [...]

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MEDIA RELEASE U.S. Sens. Daniel K. Akaka (D-Hawaii) and Ron Johnson (R-Wisconsin) have released a U.S. Government Accountability Office report entitled, “World Health Organization: Reform Agenda Developed, but U.S. Actions to Monitor Progress Could be Enhanced.” “As the World Health Organization’s largest financial contributor, the U.S. must make every effort to ensure it uses its [...]

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MEDIA RELEASE U.S. Sen. Daniel K. Akaka voted Wednesday to pass the Middle Class Tax Cut Act, legislation to extend middle class tax cuts for the 98 percent of American families making less than $250,000 per year, which amounts to an average savings of $1,600 for about half-a-million Hawaii families. The legislation will also extend [...]

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MEDIA RELEASE Officials and members of the public joined together Friday at Washington Place for the historic signing of the Native Hawaiian Roll. The signing was accompanied by a petition of signatures in support of the roll. State Senators offered the following remarks in response to the landmark signing of the Native Hawaiian Roll: “Today’s [...]

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