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Inouye planning for less-robust military presence
U.S. Sen. Daniel K. Inouye, who will formally launch his re-election campaign at a Waikiki fundraiser tonight, said he would focus on preparing Hawai’i to be less reliant on the military if elected to another six-year term. The military, along with tourism, is a foundation of the state’s economy. Inouye, a Medal of Honor recipient who has been an advocate of military expansion in the Islands for more than a half-century, yesterday said the state should not assume that the military’s presence will remain as strong for the next generation.
Inouye planning another campaign
U.S. Sen. Daniel Inouye is on Oahu this week, taking in a full slate of events but also taking time to formally announce his upcoming bid for re-election. Inouye plans to make the announcement tomorrow night at an event at the Hilton Hawaiian Village before some 2,000 elected officials, community leaders, volunteers and other supporters, according to a news release.
Our Champion in D.C.
It’s a fact that a good transportation system is the economic backbone of cities like Kapolei. So Kapolei has been fortunate to have an effective champion in the form of Senator Daniel K. Inouye who has been brining in vital federal funds for Hawaii’s transportation system.
The Inouye Legacy
Sen. Daniel Ken Inouye has long been Hawaii’s most powerful and influential individual, a man who has brought billions of dollars into his home state and forged or supported industries in astronomy, high-technology, the military complex, research, agriculture and education. Critics complain that Inouye is a master of earmarking budget items and pork- barrel spending, in effect wasting national resources on parochial issues. But Hawaii’s senior senator brushes off such criticism, even brags about his mastery of the earmarking process. He argues that every one of his projects can stand the litmus test – as important both for Hawaii and for the nation.
Kilauea Point restoration going strong
The corroded metal tears streaming down from the Kilauea Lighthouse, which has been crying out for the community’s support over the past several years, may soon be wiped away by the Kilauea Point Natural History Association, as it is reportedly well on its way to raising the $1 million needed to restore the historic structure. Even though U.S. Sen. Daniel Inouye, a Hawai‘i Democrat who chairs the Senate Appropriations Committee, announced that $1 million would be “set aside for the restoration” at the campaign kick-off ceremony — Beacon for the Generations to Come — he still challenged KPNHA to continue raising funds so that rehabilitation could proceed as promptly as possible. “We should continue on and meet the Senator’s challenge,” Smith said. “Our hand is not just out, we want to work towards getting the lighthouse repaired and restored as soon as we can.”
Charter school receives surprise visit from U.S. senator
U.S. Sen. Daniel K. Inouye of Hawai’i paid a visit to Kanuikapono Public Charter School at Anahola Village Park earlier this month. Senator Inouye was greeted with oli and chanting from the students and later reminisced with students and staff about how Hawaiian language was once more prevalent and how he appreciated efforts to perpetuate Hawaiian language and culture at the school. He was in Anahola to observe the Boys and Girls Club Rural Youth Crime Prevention Mobile Outreach Program, which partners with Kanuikapono’s after-school Ola Kino program.
New lab to house ocean studies
The University of Hawaii at Manoa broke ground yesterday on a $22 million research building, the first new laboratory space to be constructed on campus in a decade. The building will house the Center for Microbial Oceanography: Research and Education, or C-MORE, and the research of UH oceanographer and microbiologist David Karl. The building will be one of 17 National Science Foundation centers of science and technology across the nation. U.S. Sen. Daniel Inouye praised the new center, noting that when he started his college career, ambitious students wanted to go elsewhere to get a top educational experience. “We’re going to change that,” he said.
Building Kids: MEDB, Sen. Inouye support Maui High technology program
Learning to construct, program and operate a robot for a competition involves more than knowing science and technology, a team of Maui High School students told the Maui Economic Development Board. Daniel Inouye in expressing their appreciation for the support their Maui High science and technology program has received.
Team leaders offered brief statements on the benefits of the hands-on technology program in which they learned as much about themselves and their capabilities as about science, engineering and technology. In congratulating the team, MEDB and Inouye presented a $5,000 grant to the Maui High School team to assist it in getting to the FIRST Robotics National Competition being held Thursday through Saturday, April 16-18, in Atlanta, Ga. For his part, Inouye reflected on the billions authorized by Congress to provide for education in the United States as he expressed his appreciation of the achievements of two teams of Maui High School students in technology programs. “I can go back to Washington and tell my colleagues the taxpayers’ money is being put to good use,” Inouye said.
