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. 19 provisions worth $15.43M match.
By year
FY2025: none (a full-year continuing resolution). FY2026: enacted, not yet in GAO's data.
Requesting members
- Brian Schatz Sen. HI · $13.39M · 16
- Mazie K. Hirono Sen. HI · $8.36M · 10
- Jill N. Tokuda Rep. HI · $2.55M · 2
- Kaiali'i Kahele Rep. HI · $1.74M · 2
- Kaialiʻi Kahele Rep. HI · $896.0K · 1
- Ed Case Rep. HI · $300.0K · 1
A project with several requesters counts for each of them.
By agency
- Department of Agriculture $15.43M · 19
Largest provisions
| FY | Project and recipient | Agency | Requested by | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Education and Cultural Learning Center Waihee Refuge Hawaii Land Trust · HI | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Senator Mazie Hirono HI, Senator Brian Schatz HI, Representative Jill Tokuda HI | $1.50M |
| 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 |
| 2024 | Kukuau Forest Wildlife Damage Management Hawaii Land Trust · HI | Department of Agriculture · Salaries and Expenses | Senator Mazie Hirono HI, Senator Brian Schatz HI | $1.10M |
| 2024 | Hawaiian Immersion School Infrastructure Project Aha Punana Leo · HI | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Senator Mazie Hirono HI, Senator Brian Schatz HI, Representative Jill Tokuda HI | $1.05M |
| 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 |
| 2024 | Camp Maluhia Dining Hall Boy Scouts of America Maui Nui District · HI | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Senator Brian Schatz HI | $1.00M |
| 2022 | MA'O Organic Farms Infrastructure Wai'anae Community Redevelopment Corporation · HI | Department of Agriculture · Community Facilities | Senator Mazie Hirono HI, Senator Brian Schatz HI, Representative Kaialiʻi Kahele HI | $896.0K $896.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 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 |
| 2022 | Kula Agricultural Fencing Maui Office of Economic Development · HI | Department of Agriculture · APHIS S&E | Senator Brian Schatz HI | $600.0K $600.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Invasive Species Surveillance Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources · HI | Department of Agriculture · APHIS S&E | Senator Mazie Hirono HI, Senator Brian Schatz HI | $600.0K $600.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Palikea Agroforestry Training Baseyard Waianae Community Re-Development Corp. DBA MA?O Organic Farms · HI | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Senator Mazie Hirono HI, Senator Brian Schatz HI | $567.0K |
| 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 |
| 2024 | West Hawaii Community Kitchen KUA O Kanaueue · HI | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Senator Brian Schatz HI | $488.0K |
| 2023 | Kohala Food Hub Hawaii Institute of Pacific Agriculture · HI | Department of Agriculture · Rural Housing Service | Senator Brian Schatz HI | $435.0K |
| 2022 | City and County of Honolulu for an Urban Forest Inventory Project · HI | Department of Agriculture · Forest Resource Information and Analysis | Representative Ed Case HI | $300.0K $300.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Hoa Aina O Makaha Capital Improvement Project Hoa Aina O Makaha · HI | Department of Agriculture · Rural Community Facilities Program Account | Senator Mazie Hirono HI, Senator Brian Schatz HI | $96.0K |
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.