Dan, Dan, Mazie and Colleen today announced that Hawaii is expected to receive more than $490 million this fiscal year “to pay for an array of initiatives including military construction, Native Hawaiian education and healthcare, highway improvements, disaster preparedness, the East West Center and other projects.”

Here’s a statement from Dan Inouye:

This was a difficult budget year. There was much more that I wanted to do but there were limitations. However, we secured funding for very important projects in Hawaii. These federal funds will create jobs by supporting education, infrastructure and our military. Hawaii is a critical part of our national defense and our position in the Pacific means we must support our residents, visitors and military with essential government services to ensure that we are prepared for any situation.

The Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2012 awaits the signature of President Obama.