{"database": "press", "table": "releases", "rows": [["https://tokuda.house.gov/media/press-releases/committee-sends-rep-tokudas-lahaina-national-heritage-area-study-act-full", "Committee Sends Rep. Tokuda\u2019s Lahaina National Heritage Area Study Act to Full House", "2024-09-20", "2024", "2024-09", "Democrat", "House", "HI", "Jill N. Tokuda", "T000487", "tokuda.house.gov", "tokuda", "https://tokuda.house.gov/media/press-releases?PageNum_rs=6&", "scraper", "Washington, DC \u2013 Yesterday, the House Natural Resources Committee voted to advance the Lahaina National Heritage Area Study Act \u2013 introduced by U.S. Representative Jill Tokuda (HI-02) \u2013 to the full House of Representatives. The committee reported the bill unanimously.\n\nH.R. 8219, the Lahaina National Heritage Area Study Act, would direct the National Park Service, in consultation with state and local partners, to study the suitability and feasibility of a National Heritage Area designation for Lahaina. These areas are designated by Congress to complement state and local conservation efforts through recognition, federal funding, and technical assistance.\n\n\u201cThe passage of this bill into law would mark a significant step forward in our efforts to support the community in recognizing Lahaina\u2019s historic and cultural importance,\u201d said Rep. Tokuda. \u201cA designation would uplift the rich history, environment, and culture embodied by Lahaina and provide support for state and local conservation efforts through federal recognition, seed money, and technical assistance.\u201d\n\nRep. Doug LaMalfa (R-CA-01), House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Federal Lands Ranking Member Rep. Joe Neguse (D-CO-02), and House Natural Resources Subcommittee on Water, Wildlife and Fisheries Ranking Member Rep. Jared Huffman (D-CA-02) are original cosponsors of the bill, along with Rep. Mark Takano (D-CA-39), Gregorio Sablan (D-MP-AL), and Rep. Ed Case (D-HI-01).\n\nThere are 62 National Heritage Areas in the United States but none in Hawai\u02bbi. Ka\u02bbena Point is currently being studied for designation.\n\nText of the bill can be found here.", 1, "2026-03-30T01:40:41Z", "2026-04-07T21:43:57Z"]], "columns": ["url", "title", "date", "year", "month", "party", "chamber", "state", "member_name", "bioguide_id", "domain", "scraper", "source", "date_source", "text", "has_text", "collected_at", "updated_at"], "primary_keys": ["url"], "primary_key_values": ["https://tokuda.house.gov/media/press-releases/committee-sends-rep-tokudas-lahaina-national-heritage-area-study-act-full"], "units": {}, "query_ms": 0.8384920656681061, "source": "dwillis/congress-press", "source_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press", "license": "MIT", "license_url": "https://github.com/dwillis/congress-press/blob/main/LICENSE"}