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. 26 provisions worth $20.80M match.
By year
FY2025: none (a full-year continuing resolution). FY2026: enacted, not yet in GAO's data.
Requesting members
- Brian Schatz Sen. HI · $18.86M · 20
- Mazie K. Hirono Sen. HI · $10.96M · 12
- Ed Case Rep. HI · $1.31M · 3
- Kaiali'i Kahele Rep. HI · $1.00M · 1
- Kaialiʻi Kahele Rep. HI · $500.0K · 1
A project with several requesters counts for each of them.
By agency
- Department of Commerce $20.80M · 26
Largest provisions
| FY | Project and recipient | Agency | Requested by | Amount |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Analysis of Satellite Imagery and Meteorological Data for Forest Health University of Hawaii System · HI | Department of Commerce · NOAA–ORF (Operations, Research, and Facilities) | Senator Mazie Hirono HI, Senator Brian Schatz HI | $2.25M |
| 2023 | Shoreline Equity and Adaptation Hub University of Hawai'i at Manoa · HI | Department of Commerce · Operations, Research and Facilities | Senator Mazie Hirono HI, Senator Brian Schatz HI | $2.25M $2.25M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Coastal Restoration and Stewardship Department of Land and Natural Resources · HI | Department of Commerce · Operations, Research and Facilities | Senator Brian Schatz HI | $2.10M $2.10M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | He'eia Restoration Kako‘o ‘Oiwi · HI | Department of Commerce · Operations, Research and Facilities | Senator Brian Schatz HI | $1.50M $1.50M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Waimea Wetlands Restoration Kaua'i County · HI | Department of Commerce · Operations, Research and Facilities | Senator Brian Schatz HI | $1.20M $1.20M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | West Hawaii Island Watershed Restoration and Recharge Hawaii County Department of Water Supply · HI | Department of Commerce · NOAA–ORF (Operations, Research, and Facilities) | Senator Mazie Hirono HI, Senator Brian Schatz HI | $1.00M |
| 2024 | Advancing Coastal and Community Resilience The Nature Conservancy in Hawaii and Palmyra · HI | Department of Commerce · NOAA–ORF (Operations, Research, and Facilities) | Senator Mazie Hirono HI, Senator Brian Schatz HI | $1.00M |
| 2023 | Building Coastal Resilience Through Community-Based Conservation Nature Conservancy · HI | Department of Commerce · Operations, Research and Facilities | Senator Mazie Hirono HI, Senator Brian Schatz HI, Representative Kaiali'i Kahele HI | $1.00M $1.00M obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | West Hawai'i Resilient Coral Transplant Hawai'i Department of Land and Natural Resources · HI | Department of Commerce · Operations, Research and Facilities | Senator Brian Schatz HI | $900.0K $900.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Education Campaign to Protect Monk Seals The Marine Mammal Center · HI | Department of Commerce · NOAA–ORF (Operations, Research, and Facilities) | Senator Mazie Hirono HI, Senator Brian Schatz HI | $880.0K |
| 2024 | Waiakea Pond and Pelekane Bay Restoration Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources Division of Aquatic Resources (DAR) · HI | Department of Commerce · NOAA–ORF (Operations, Research, and Facilities) | Senator Mazie Hirono HI, Senator Brian Schatz HI | $750.0K |
| 2024 | Limu Cultivation at the Anuenue Fisheries Research Center Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources Division of Aquatic Resources (DAR) · HI | Department of Commerce · NOAA–ORF (Operations, Research, and Facilities) | Senator Mazie Hirono HI, Senator Brian Schatz HI, Representative Ed Case HI | $700.0K |
| 2023 | Pouhala Marsh Wetland Restoration Hawai'i Department of Land and Natural Resources · HI | Department of Commerce · Operations, Research and Facilities | Senator Brian Schatz HI | $600.0K $600.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Waikiki Watershed Resilience University of Hawai'i Sea Grant College Program · HI | Department of Commerce · Operations, Research and Facilities | Senator Brian Schatz HI | $500.0K $500.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Access to Indigenous Ecological Knowledge Polynesian Voyaging Society · HI | Department of Commerce · NOAA–ORF (Operations, Research, and Facilities) | Senator Brian Schatz HI | $500.0K |
| 2022 | Putting People to Work Supporting Community-Based Co-Management of Coastal Resources in Hawai'i The Nature Conservancy Hawai'i · HI | Department of Commerce · Operations, Research and Facilities | Representative Kaialiʻi Kahele HI | $500.0K $500.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Pu'uloa Shoreline Biocultural Restoration University of Hawaii · HI | Department of Commerce · Operations, Research and Facilities | Senator Brian Schatz HI | $445.0K $445.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Native Hawaiian Fishpond Coastal Monitoring and Outreach Purple Mai‘a Foundation · HI | Department of Commerce · Operations, Research and Facilities | Senator Brian Schatz HI | $445.0K $445.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Waikiki Marine Life Conservation District Coral Restoration The Hawai'i Department of Land and Natural Resources, Division of Aquatic Resources · HI | Department of Commerce · Operations, Research and Facilities | Representative Ed Case HI | $415.0K $415.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2023 | Maunalua Coastal Watershed Restoration Maunalua Fishpond Heritage Center · HI | Department of Commerce · Operations, Research and Facilities | Senator Brian Schatz HI | $400.0K $400.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2024 | Hawaii Mesonet Network Equipment Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources, Commission on Water Resource Management · HI | Department of Commerce · NOAA–ORF (Operations, Research, and Facilities) | Senator Mazie Hirono HI | $350.0K |
| 2024 | Native Plant Carbon Sequestration Hawaii Department of Land and Natural Resources Division of Aquatic Resources (DAR) · HI | Department of Commerce · NOAA–ORF (Operations, Research, and Facilities) | Senator Mazie Hirono HI, Senator Brian Schatz HI | $300.0K |
| 2022 | Hawaiian Coral Ark Facility Support State of Hawaii Division of Aquatic Resources · HI | Department of Commerce · Operations, Research and Facilities | Senator Mazie Hirono HI | $286.0K $286.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Moku o Lo'e Marine Laboratory Refuge Eco-Friendly Sea Wall Research University of Hawai'i · HI | Department of Commerce · Operations, Research and Facilities | Representative Ed Case HI | $200.0K $200.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Makai Island Neighbor-Watch Pilot Program Division of Conservation and Resources Enforcement · HI | Department of Commerce · Operations, Research and Facilities | Senator Mazie Hirono HI | $190.0K $190.0K obligated by 9/30/23 |
| 2022 | Restorative Aquaculture for Stock Enhancement Kua’aina Ulu ‘Auamo · HI | Department of Commerce · Operations, Research and Facilities | Senator Brian Schatz HI | $141.0K $114.9K obligated by 9/30/23 |
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.