Akaka to Inouye: Don’t Cut Tsunami Warning

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Sen. Daniel Akaka is among a group of senators who wrote to Senate Appropriations leaders — including Chairman Daniel Inouye — to ask them not to cut funding for tsunami warning systems. 

The White House proposed cutting about $1 million from the network of 39 data-collecting buoys. Akaka and five other senators signed a letter Tuesday that says such cuts would jeopardize Americans’ safety and economic stability. 

A spokesman for Inouye told DC808 last month that the senator is taking steps to shore up the warning system. 

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