As Chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs, Senator Schatz is leading efforts to deliver federal resources to the Native Hawaiian community.
As Chairman of the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs and as a member of the Senate Appropriations Committee, Senator Schatz has delivered millions of dollars in federal funding to support Native Hawaiian education, health, and housing programs. He has authored legislation to support Hawaiian language education, promote Native Hawaiian homeownership, and expand opportunities for Native Hawaiian-owned small businesses.
As a result of legislation led by Senator Schatz, the Smithsonian constructed the Native American Veterans Memorial on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. to honor military heroes from native communities. And in September 2016, legislation authored by Senator Schatz to empower native communities and expand unique cultural tourism opportunities in Hawai‘i and across the country was signed into law.
Recent News
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03.13.2014
Senate Passes Bill to Improve Child Care
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On O`ahu today, President Barack Obama signed into law legislation introduced by U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai‘i), the Native American Memorial Amendments Act of 2013, to pave the way forward for a long-awaited Native American Veterans Memorial on the National Mall in Washington, DC.
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The U.S. Senate last night unanimously passed the Native American Memorial Amendments Act of 2013, introduced by U.S. Senator Brian Schatz (D-Hawai‘i), paving the way forward for a long-awaited Native American Veterans Memorial on the National Mall in Washington, DC. Schatz’s legislation to facilitate construction of the Native American Veterans’ Memorial has already passed the House of Representatives and now goes to President Obama for his signature as he...
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Today, U.S. Senator Brian Schatz announced $1.56 million from the Department of Health and Human Services for Native Hawaiian programs aimed at developing sustainable agriculture, creating stronger families, and expanding job opportunities by funding community-based projects.
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09.26.2013
Domestic Violence Action Center to Receive Grant to Combat Native Hawaiian Domestic Violence
Today, U.S. Senator Brian Schatz announced the Department of Health & Human Services’ (DHHS) Administration for Children and Families will award $157,142 for the Domestic Violence Action Center (DVAC) in Honolulu. -
Today, Senator Brian Schatz announced that the Queens Federal Credit Union in Honolulu and Hawaii First Federal Credit Union in Kamuela will receive a total of $1,183,000 in Financial Assistance (FA) awards from the Department of the Treasury’s Native American CDFI Assistance Program (NACA Program) for fiscal year 2013.
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Today, President Obama nominated Deputy Director of the Hawai‘i Department of Land and Natural Resources Esther Kia‘aina for the position of Assistant Secretary for Insular Areas at the Department of the Interior.
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Senator Brian Schatz delivered a major address on the floor of the United States Senate on the need for the federal government to treat Native Hawaiians fairly, and apply to them the same federal policy of self-determination available to other Native groups in the United States.
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Below please find Senator Schatz's full floor speech on achieving fairness for Native Hawaiians:
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U.S. Senators Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), Mark Begich (D-AK), Brian Schatz (D-HI) and Mazie Hirono (D-HI) today continued the long legacy of two states working together and working for their native populations.
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Today, Senator Brian Schatz introduced a bill that would facilitate the construction of a Native American Veterans’ Memorial on the National Mall in Washington, DC.
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Today, Senator Brian Schatz introduced a bill that would facilitate the construction of a Native American Veterans’ Memorial on the National Mall in Washington, DC.
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05.08.2013
Senator Schatz Invites Hawaii Native and Young Leader as Guest to Joint Meeting of Congress
Senator Brian Schatz invited Malia Brennan to be his guest at the Joint Meeting of Congress in honor of President Park Geun-hye of South Korea. -
During today’s Energy and Natural Resources Committee meeting, Senator Brian Schatz made clear that President Obama’s nominee for Secretary of the Interior Sally Jewell will work with the Hawaii Congressional Delegation on Hawai‘i’s priorities.
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Senator Brian Schatz and Senate leadership, including Majority Leader Reid, and Senators Begich and Cantwell, hosted 18 native leaders from across the country at the invitation of the Democratic Steering and Outreach Committee (DSOC).
