The Hawaii congressman, a fiscal conservative, was one of a handful of Democrats threatening the president’s $3.5 trillion “Build Back Better” plan.

The Hawaii congressman has expressed concerns over the size of the spending plan, which includes some of the president’s top priorities such as climate change.

The Hawaii congressman agreed to move forward on the plan in exchange for a vote on a bipartisan infrastructure bill that includes $550 billion in new spending.

The bill, which is currently being debated in the U.S. Senate, includes money for roads, highways, broadband and infrastructure for electric vehicles.

Hawaii’s senators are consistently tops among their colleagues when it comes to hiring non-white staffers.

The $26 billion Restaurant Revitalization Fund ran out of money almost immediately after it began accepting applications.

One hundred years ago Kuhio was instrumental in securing more than 200,000 acres of trust land for Native Hawaiians. Today, much of that land remains uninhabited.

The Hawaii congressman, who sits on the House Appropriations Committee, is up for re-election in 2022 but has yet to draw a challenger.

Martin Kao already faces criminal charges for defrauding a coronavirus relief aid program of millions of dollars.

Hawaii U.S. Sen. Mazie Hirono says Honolulu shouldn’t expect more money from the federal government to bail out its $12 billion transportation project.