Daniel Kahikina Akaka, U.S. Senator of Hawaii: Press Releases

Daniel Kahikina Akaka, U.S. Senator for Hawaii

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Akaka Focused on Working Towards a Change in Course in Iraq Following Rumsfeld's Resignation [November 8, 2006]

Civil Rights Coalition Gives Senator Akaka High Marks for Civil Rights Record [October 30, 2006]
Senator Akaka Receives 100% Grade in 2006 National Environmental Scorecard [October 27, 2006]
Senator Akaka Applauds Bush Declaration For Hawaii [October 17, 2006]
Senator Akaka Urges President Bush to Grant Immediate Financial Assistance to Hawaii [October 17, 2006]
Senator Akaka to Survey Earthquake Damage [October 15, 2006]
U.S. Senator Akaka Reaffirms Position on Iraq [October 11, 2006]
Akaka Criticizes President for His Disregard of Law [October 10, 2006]
Big Island Awarded $700,000 for Economic Development, Akaka Announces [October 3, 2006]
COLA Bill for Veterans Compensation Passes Both Chambers of Congress [October 2, 2006]

Akaka Secures $35.4 Million for Hawaii-Related Defense Projects [September 29, 2006]
Akaka Receives 100% Voting Rating In Support Of Women [September 28, 2006]
Bill to Audit the Intelligence Community Introduced [September 28, 2006]
Akaka Announces Maui Elderly Care Program Awarded $500,000 In Federal Funds [September 27, 2006]
Review on Veterans Budget Reveals Faulty Accounting and Need for More Transparency [September 20, 2006]
UH Awarded Grant to Reduce Violent Crimes Against Women, Akaka Announces [September 19, 2006]
Akaka Calls on President to Appoint a Democrat to the Federal Labor Relations Position [September 18, 2006]
Senator Akaka Joins Effort to Pass Expiring Tax Relief Provisions [September 14, 2006]
Akaka and Inouye Announce $400,000 to Fund Hawaii Offshore Aquaculture Research Project [September 14, 2006]
Akaka Requested Report Shows U.S. Employment at UN Agencies Needed [September 13, 2006]
Statement of U.S. Senator Daniel K. Akaka on Net Neutrality [September 11, 2006]
Hawaii's Servicemembers Benefitting Under New Law [September 6, 2006]

Statement of U.S. Senator Daniel K. Akaka on the Passing of Former Governor William Quinn [August 29, 2006]
Katrina A Year Later [August 29, 2006]
Akaka Announces $1,784,150 in Federal Funds to go Toward Native Hawaiian Education Programs [August 22, 2006]
The President Must Abide by the Constitution, Akaka Says [August 17, 2006]
Akaka Speaks at Kapolei Road Extension Opening [August 14, 2006]
Akaka Introduces Bill to Establish the Henry Giugni Archives [August 4, 2006]
Veterans Bill Passes With Akaka Provisions [August 4, 2006]
Akaka Opposes Estate Tax Measure To Prevent Cuts To Needed Programs [August 3, 2006]
Akaka Introduces Bill to Reduce Noise Over Sacred Sites [August 3, 2006]

Senate Committee Approves Akaka Measures To Strengthen Disaster Response [July 27, 2006]
Akaka Joins Colleagues In Pushing For Solutions To Combat Global Warming [July 20, 2006]
$3.35 Million In Akaka Projects Get Appropriations Committee Approval [July 20, 2006]
Senate Approves Akaka Provisions to Improve Dam Safety [July 19, 2006]
IG Report Reveals Problems in Managing Care for Servicemembers with Brain Injuries [July 13, 2006]
Akaka Praises Former Big Island Students as Prime Examples of Native Language Schools' Success [July 12, 2006]
Hawaii Credit Unions Awarded Federal Funds, Announces Akaka [July 11, 2006]
Four Agencies Team Up to Assess Hawaii's Dependence on Oil, Akaka Announces [July 10, 2006]
Akaka Secures $1 Million for Hawaii Ethanol Project [July 3, 2006]
Senator Akaka to Present Gold Medal of Remembrance to Daughters of Fallen Army Sgt. Eugene Williams [July 3, 2006]

University of Hawaii Awarded $1,022,923 For Language and Resource Studies, Akaka Announces [June 30, 2006]
Akaka Calls on President to Prioritize Funding for Veterans [June 30, 2006]
Senate Appropriations Committee Approves $1,625,000 in Akaka Project Requests [June 29, 2006]
Senator Akaka Stresses Accountability in Light of VA Data Theft [June 29, 2006]
Akaka Urges Congress to Protect Access to Health Care [June 29, 2006]
Congress Members Fight to Bring Down Barriers to Medicaid Before July 1st Deadline [June 29, 2006]
Finance Committee Passes Akaka Tax Provisions [June 28, 2006]
ADVISORY: Members of Congress Fight for Americans In Jeopardy of Losing Medicaid [June 28, 2006]
Federal Workers' Rights Cannot Be Ignored, Akaka Says [June 27, 2006]
Akaka Calls for Phased Withdrawal from Iraq [June 22, 2006]
Senate Approves Akaka-Collins Bill to Protect Whistleblowers [June 22, 2006]
Top Kauai Volunteer Talks With Senator Akaka About Service [June 21, 2006]
Akaka Applauds VA for Efforts to Secure Data Theft Information [June 21, 2006]
Akaka Calls for Cultural Sensitivity for NWHI Monument Designation [June 15, 2006]
Ranking Member Akaka Leads Democrats on Addressing Vet Funding and Data Theft Prevention [June 14, 2006]
Akaka Wants to Deter Future Breaches of Personal Data in the Federal Government [June 13, 2006]
Senator Akaka Returns From Weekend Trip to Iraq, Criticizes Fiscal Irresponsibility Over the Cost of War [June 12, 2006]
Majority of U.S. Senate Support "Akaka Bill" [June 8, 2006]
Akaka Debates for Justice and Fairness in Hawaii [June 7, 2006]
Debate on "Akaka Bill" Begins [June 7, 2006]
Senate Leader Puts Akaka Bill In Motion [June 6, 2006]

Hawaii to Receive $12.9 Million for Homeland Security Projects [May 31, 2006]
Akaka Says Supreme Court Ruling Will Discourage Whistleblower Disclosures of Government Wrongdoing [May 30, 2006]
Akaka to Deliver Memorial Day Address on National Radio [May 26, 2006]
Akaka Requests Hearings to Examine the Privacy Act [May 26, 2006]
Akaka Amendment to the Senate’s Immigration Bill a Boon to Hawaii’s Visitor Industry [May 25, 2006]
Akaka Presses VA Secretary for Answers in Data Theft Fiasco [May 25, 2006]
Akaka Gets Commitment on FEMA Pacific Office [May 24, 2006]
Akaka-Bond Legislation to Enhance State Dam Safety Programs Reported Out of Committee [May 23, 2006]
Akaka Questions VA Secretary Over Theft of Personal Information of 26.5 Million Veterans [May 22, 2006]
Akaka Questions Postmaster General on Mail Delivery in Hawaii and the Pacific [May 20, 2006]
Akaka Calls Senate Attention to Filipino Veterans' Hardship During Immigration Debate [May 18, 2006]
Review on Veterans Access to Health Care Reveals Cracks in System [May 18, 2006]
Hilo Health Project to Receive $495,000, Akaka Announces [May 17, 2006]
Senate to Consider Akaka Bill in June [May 12, 2006]
Hawaii to Receive Additional VET Staff, Akaka Announces [May 10, 2006]
Akaka Dispels Misconceptions About Native Hawaiian Bill [May 9, 2006]
Akaka Makes Native Hawaiian Reorganization A Daily Issue in the Senate [May 8, 2006]
Akaka Secures $57.3 Million for Hawaii Military Projects [May 5, 2006]
Akaka Introduces Legislation to Enhance State Dam Safety Programs [May 4, 2006]
Akaka Undeterred by Commission's Decision Against His Bill [May 4, 2006]
White House Avian Flu Plan Raises Concerns, Akaka Says [May 3, 2006]
Miss Aloha Hula "Talks Story" With Senator Akaka [May 2, 2006]

Public Servants Get Senate Recognition [April 28, 2006]
FEMA Must be Restored as Independent Agency, Says Akaka [April 27, 2006]
Akaka Introduces Legislation to Perpetuate Native American Languages [April 27, 2006]
Veterans Win Senate Support of $430 Million Addition to VA [April 26, 2006]
More Funding Necessary for Veterans Medical Research Program [April 26, 2006]
GAO Study Supports Additional Information Detailing Credit Card Payment Options and Consequences [April 24, 2006]
Military Personnel Get Lesson in Financial Fraud [April 12, 2006]
Akaka Urges President to Declare Hawaii a Federal Disaster Area [April 12, 2006]
Military Personnel Get Lesson in Financial Fraud [April 12, 2006]
Congressional Hearing Focused on National Security Personnel System to be Held in Honolulu [April 7, 2006]
UH College of Business to Receive Federal Grant [April 6, 2006]
Senator Akaka Launches Military Financial Education Campaign in Honolulu [April 6, 2006]
Taxpayers Should File Their Returns Through IRS Web Site for Free, Says Akaka [April 5, 2006]
Senator Akaka Urges Congress To Enact Bill To Help Rising Number of Veterans With "Invisible Wounds" [April 4, 2006]

Akaka Asks That More Be Done To Address Hawaii's Meth Crisis [March 31, 2006]
U.S. Senate Passes Akaka Resolution Designating April as Financial Literacy Month [March 30, 2006]
Senator Akaka Says Government Not Doing Enough to Protect Citizens From "Dirty Bomb" Attacks [March 28, 2006]
Senator Daniel Akaka Commends Representative Lane Evans for Distinguished Service to American's Veterans [March 28, 2006]
Akaka Renews Call for Repeal of Additional Medicaid Documentation Requirements [March 28, 2006]
Akaka and Dodd Reaffirm their Fight for Parents and Children [March 24, 2006]
U.S. Senators Dodd and Akaka Visit Children in Kalihi and Honolulu [March 23, 2006]
Senators Akaka and Durbin Introduce Homeland Security Education Act to Increase Math, Science, and Foreign Language Instruction [March 17, 2006]
Akaka Amendment to Add $3 Billion in No Child Left Behind Funding Fails by a Narrow 49 to 51 Vote [March 16, 2006]
Akaka Introduces Legislation to Repair and Maintain the Nation's Dams [March 16, 2006]
Akaka Expresses Sympathy and Concern for Flood Victims [March 15, 2006]
Akaka Fears Budget Fails Veterans' Funding Needs [March 14, 2006]
Akaka Introduces Legislation to Revise the Foreign Investments Review Process [March 13, 2006]
Statement of Senator Daniel K. Akaka on the Passing of Maggie Inouye [March 13, 2006]
Akaka Seeks Answers on Additional Carrier in Hawaii [March 7, 2006]
Senate Passes Akaka Bill Honoring Hiram L. Fong [March 3, 2006]
Akaka Statement on the PATRIOT ACT [March 2, 2006]
Akaka Cosponsors Bill to Better Prepare High School Graduates for College [March 2, 2006]
Secretary Chertoff Assures Akaka that Regional Office Structure Will Be Finalized [March 1, 2006]

Statement by Senator Daniel K. Akaka on the DC District Court Ruling on the National Security Personnel System [February 27, 2006]
Akaka Remains Concerned VA Budget Leaves Veterans to Struggle [February 16, 2006]
Akaka and Abercrombie Introduce Bills to Address Dumping of Chemical Weapons in Hawaii [February 16, 2006]
Burdensome Medicaid Paperwork Will Hurt Those Who Need It Most, Says Akaka [February 16, 2006]
Akaka Urges Secretary Chertoff to Protect Hawaii [February 15, 2006]
Akaka Renews Request for Pacific Homeland Security Office in Hawaii [February 14, 2006]
Akaka Welcomes the American Bar Association's Support For Federal Recognition to Native Hawaiians [February 13, 2006]
Akaka Questions Former FEMA Director on Loss of Mitigation Funding [February 10, 2006]
Akaka Named as Conferee to First Postal Reform Bill in 30 Years [February 9, 2006]
Budget Fails to Provide Funding Where Needed Most [February 6, 2006]
GAO Audit Shows Accounting Gimmick Used to Formulate VA Budget [February 2, 2006]

Statement of U.S. Senator Daniel K. Akaka on the 2006 Presidential State Of The Union Address [January 31, 2006]
Statement of Senator Daniel K. Akaka on the Passing of Corretta Scott King [January 31, 2006]
Senator Akaka Expresses Support for FED Nominee Ben Bernanke [January 30, 2006]
Akaka Urges the President to Make Veterans A Top Priority [January 27, 2006]
Akaka Welcomes GAO Report on Air Tours Over National Parks [January 27, 2006]
Akaka Announces Opposition To Alito Nomination [January 26, 2006]
Akaka Continues to Address Mental Health Concern Over Returning Servicemembers [January 13, 2006]
Akaka Request For $1 Million For Veterans Mental Health Care Approved [January 11, 2006]
Home Care Restrictions For Veterans Will Be Lifted, Says Akaka [January 10, 2006]
VA Officials Tell Akaka Kauai Will Receive A Home Health Care Program [January 9, 2006]
Akaka Calls For Sustained Leadership in Addressing the Nation's Language Needs [January 5, 2006]
Akaka Opposes Recess Appointment of Immigration and Customs Enforcement Director [January 4, 2006]
Nominees to the U.S. Service Academies Announced [January 1, 2006]