Congressman Kaiali‘i Kahele

Mahalo & A Hui Hou Hawai’i 🤙🏽

See you in the wilderness…

Hawaii’s 2nd Congressional District in the 117th Congress, captured in 130 pages.

60 staff.

Choke family, friends & constituents.

Tons of memories.

The stories never told.

Made it easy for the archivist University of Hawaii at Manoa 🤙🏽

Final official press release for thanking the Hawaiʻi media and local news organizations for their tireless work throughout the 117th Congress to keep the people of Hawaiʻi informed on federal issues that affect the State of Hawaiʻi. 🤙🏽

Before the 117th Congress comes to a close I would like to say mahalo nui loa to my Chief of Staff Christy Wagner and Deputy Chief of Staff Ikaika Mahoe.

Mahalo nui loa Christy and Ikaika for your dedication, commitment and leadership to Hawaiʻi and our Nation.🤙🏽

Was honored to work together with Oceana in passing the Shark Fin Sales Elimination Act, federal legislation in the 117th Congress to place a national prohibition on the sale of shark fins.

This law will help protect our mano & restore their populations in our oceans.

One month after I took office I visited the Bobby Benson Center in Kahuku in early 2021.

The center is a residential & outpatient program for adolescents, ages 13-17 struggling with homelessness, alcohol and drug addiction.

A true gift to our O’ahu & North Shore community, I am proud to announce $1.2M in Federal Community Project Funding to support facilities and new equipment.

Mahalo to the staff of the Bobby Benson Center for your tireless efforts and commitment to our keiki.

Excited to announce that the Molokai Community Health Center has been selected as a recipient for FY23 Community Project Funding in the amount of $1,664,000.

FQHC’s are critical to rural community healthcare and I am grateful for all they do for our Molokaʻi families.

As a parent to two daughters who have been raised in the ʻōlelo Hawaiʻi immersion education program since they were 15 months old, I was proud to cast my YES vote today for S.989 a bill authored by my colleague Senator Brian Schatz - The Native American Language Resource Center Act.

This bill, headed to the President's desk is a BIG DEAL for the indigenous language revitalization movement nationally and Senator Schatz made sure - Native Hawaiians were included in the bill. 🤙🏽

Proud to announce the Congress has passed federal legislation today authored by my colleague Congressman Ed Case that will initiate the formal process to designate Kaʻēna Point as the States first National Heritage Area.

It is on its way to the Presidents desk!

It was an honor to preside over the floor of the House for my final time in the 117th Congress.

Since statehood in 1959, only 18 individuals have ever represented Hawai’i in Congress.

From Miloli’i to Hilo to Washington D.C. it has truly been an experience of a lifetime. 🤙🏽🤙🏽