Press Clippings

Army Donates Computers to Educate Children About Discarded Munitions

Sen. Daniel K. Inouye and officials from the U.S. Army, state Department of Education (DOE), Hawaii 3R’s and Native Hawaiian Veterans visited students on the Waianae Coast April 1, to see first hand how they are using computers donated by the Army to increase their safety and knowledge about unexploded ordnance (UXO). The schools visited were Nanaikapono Elementary School and Ka Waihona Public Charter School in Nanakuli. The first stop was at Nanaikapono where the students and faculty were thrilled to see the visiting senator.

Energy Secretary Hails New Wind Project

A wind farm planned for windward Oahu is using innovative technology and could set an example for other U.S. wind farms, Energy Secretary Steven Chu said Tuesday.  Kahuku Wind Power LLC will use batteries to store energy generated by the farm’s wind turbines. The system will allow the wind farm to deliver a steady supply of power to the local utility - Hawaiian Electric Co. - even as wind levels fluctuate….

U.S. Sen. Daniel Inouye said the project would bring much-needed jobs to Hawaii. “We want to become part of the nation’s move to create green jobs, and this will do exactly that,” said Inouye, D-Hawaii.

The Maui News Editorial: Inouye is Invaluable

It is of more than passing interest that with the death of Sen. Robert Byrd of West Virginia, Hawaii’s Sen. Daniel Inouye now becomes the longest serving member of the U.S. Senate.  He also is now the president pro tempore of the Senate - third in line in succession to the presidency if something happens to the president, vice president and speaker of the House.

Senator Inouye Visits Maui

The stage was set—quite literally— for a spectacular party, as hundreds gathered on the Yokouchi Estate in Waikapū on the afternoon of Thursday, July 8. But the guest list came with one stipulation: All in attendance must be between the ages of 18 and 36. And the anticipation in the eyes of these 20- and 30-somethings was not reserved for an American Idol winner or an A-list actor or actress. Instead, the enthusiasm was reserved for the man of the hour: the 85-year-old United States Senator for Hawai‘i, Daniel Inouye.

Inouye adjusting to new role

Senate President Pro Tem Daniel Inouye (D-Hawaii) has a bunch of new friends who have started following him around the clock.  It’s part of his ascension to president pro tempore of the Senate, which means he’s third in line to the presidency and has a 16-member U.S. Capitol Police security detail.

Senator Inouye Files for Re-Election

At the Office of Elections Senator Daniel Inouye spent a bit of his Tuesday morning filing for re-election. The senator says that he has no plan to slow down his political career anytime soon.  “This is a special moment for me because in my wildest dreams, I didn’t think that I would be in the US Senate after 50 years but here I am,” said Inouye.

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.