INOUYE
ANNOUNCES SENATE COMMITTEE APPROVES
NEARLY $96.5 MILLION FOR
HAWAII-RELATED LABOR, HEALTH, EDUCATION INITIATIVES
Thursday, July 30 2009
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
WASHINGTON--Senate Appropriations Chairman Daniel K.
Inouye announced today that the Senate Appropriations Committee has approved
nearly more than $96.5 million for Hawaii-related projects in Fiscal Year 2010
in the Labor, Health, Education Appropriations Bill.
Under
the Senate version, $65.8 million is appropriated for seven projects designated
to assist Native Hawaiians in health care and education.This includes $14.2 million for the Native
Hawaiian Health Care Systems to continue their efforts in making primary care,
health education and disease prevention services readily available to Native
Hawaiians.
“The funding our state will receive
builds the foundation for a better economic future,” said Chairman
Inouye. “Our children will have the opportunity to receive a quality
education, and college-bound students will receive state-of-the-art healthcare
and technology training to develop the skills necessary to get a good job,
especially during these difficult times in our economy.”
The
Department of Labor would award the University of Hawaii-Maui Community Remote
Rural Hawaii Job Training Project $2.3 million to focus on the unique
employment needs of the Island of Lanai.Since its inception, the project has positively affected the lives of
over 10,000 Hawaiian citizens.
The
Hawaiian Primary Care Association in Hilo would receive more than $1.8 million
under the Department of Health and Human Services to support the needs of 14
community health centers across the state with advocacy, technical assistance,
and training.
The
legislation now advances to the full Senate for consideration.
