Native Hawaiian Programs to Get Funding Under Senate Budget

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A budget approved by the Senate Appropriations Committee today includes funding for a number of Native Hawaiian health and education programs, said Sen. Brian Schatz.

The appropriations bill, which covers the departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, has $14 million in funding for Native Hawaiian Health Care Systems. It also has $34 million to fund innovative education programs for Native Hawaiians, including early education and literacy programs.

Schatz said he’s been working with Appropriations Committee Chair Barbara Mikulski, D-Md., and Subcommittee Chair Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, to get the funding into the bill. The measure, though, still needs to pass the House.

— Kery Murakami

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