Congressional earmarks in HI
Projects Congress paid for by name in the annual spending laws: House Community Project Funding and Senate Congressionally Directed Spending, FY2022–FY2024. 8 provisions worth $7.24M match.
By year
- FY2023 $7.24M · 8
FY2025: none (a full-year continuing resolution). FY2026: enacted, not yet in GAO's data.
Requesting members
- Brian Schatz Sen. HI · $5.49M · 6
- Mazie K. Hirono Sen. HI · $2.56M · 3
- Kaiali'i Kahele Rep. HI · $1.74M · 2
A project with several requesters counts for each of them.
By agency
- Department of Agriculture $7.24M · 8
Largest provisions
| FY | Project and recipient | Agency | Requested by | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Hana Fresh Farm Hana Health · HI | Department of Agriculture · Rural Housing Service | Senator Brian Schatz HI | $1.50M |
| 2023 | Pacific Basin Agricultural Research Center Pacific Basin Agricultural Research Center · HI | Department of Agriculture · Agricultural Research Service | Senator Mazie Hirono HI, Senator Brian Schatz HI | $1.22M |
| 2023 | 'Aina Momona Community-Led Stewardship Project Aina Momona · HI | Department of Agriculture · Natural Resource Conservation Service - Conservation Operations | Representative Kaiali'i Kahele HI | $1.00M $1.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Lanakila Pacific Food Hub Lanakila Pacific · HI | Department of Agriculture · Rural Housing Service | Senator Brian Schatz HI | $1.00M |
| 2023 | Invasive Pest Management for Nursery Exports Hawaii Department of Agriculture · HI | Department of Agriculture · Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service | Senator Mazie Hirono HI, Senator Brian Schatz HI | $850.0K $850.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | The Department of Land and Natural Resources for a Forest Health Project · HI | Department of Agriculture · State and Private Forestry - Forest Resource Information and Analysis | Representative Kaiali'i Kahele HI | $744.0K $744.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Moloa`a AINA Center Food Hub Malama Kauai · HI | Department of Agriculture · Rural Housing Service | Senator Mazie Hirono HI, Senator Brian Schatz HI | $492.0K $492.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Kohala Food Hub Hawaii Institute of Pacific Agriculture · HI | Department of Agriculture · Rural Housing Service | Senator Brian Schatz HI | $435.0K |
Enacted earmarks from GAO's Tracking the Funds data (FY2022-FY2024). FY2025 had none (a full-year continuing resolution); FY2026's are enacted but not yet in GAO's data. Amounts are what the law provided, not what was spent. Source: GAO, Tracking the Funds. Requesters are matched to today's members of Congress by name and state; former members show as GAO wrote them.