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Hawai’i Eligible to Receive $21 Million in Homeland Security Grants

WASHINGTON, DC - December 9, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — U.S. Senators Daniel K. Akaka and Daniel K. Inouye announced today that Hawai‘i will be eligible to apply for more than $21 million in grants distributed by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) for 2010. DHS Secretary Janet Napolitano released the application guidance for the DHS grants programs today.

Honolulu to Receive $3 million for Energy Efficient Iniatives

WASHINGTON, Dc - November 2, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — Honolulu will receive $3,863,700 to fund energy efficient initiatives including the reduction of fossil fuel emissions, the creation of green jobs, and the implementation of practices that lessen overall energy use, Senators Daniel K. Inouye and Daniel K. Akaka announced today.The federal funds are made available to Honolulu through the U.S. Department of Energy’s Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant (EECBG) award.

EPA awards $200,000 Brownfields grant to Department of Hawaiian Home Lands

Cleanup of East Kapolei site will help protect affordable housing projects for native Hawaiians. HONOLULU, HI - June 29, 2009 - (RealEstateRama) — Today the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Pacific Southwest Acting Regional Administrator Laura Yoshii awarded $200,000 in Brownfields cleanup grant funding to the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands (DHHL).

GOVERNOR LINGLE RELEASES $2.7 MILLION FOR ACCESSIBILITY IMPROVEMENTS AT STATE PARKS AND RECREATIONAL AREAS

HONOLULU – Governor Linda Lingle has released $2.7 million for the design and construction of public accessibility improvements at state Department of Land and Natural Resources (DLNR) recreational areas and facilities throughout Hawai‘i.