WASHINGTON, May 20 -- Sen. Mazie K. Hirono issued the following press release:
Today, U.S. Senators Mazie K. Hirono (D-HI) and Brian Schatz (D-HI), U.S. Representatives Jill Tokuda (D-HI) and Ed Case (D-HI), and U.S. Delegate Kimberlyn King-Hinds (R-MP) introduced a resolution recognizing the 70th anniversary of the United States Forest Service Institute of Pacific Islands Forestry (IPIF) in Hilo, HI. IPIF has been serving the Pacific region-which not only covers Hawaii, but an area equivalent to the continental United States-since 1956. As the only research facility of its kind in the region, IPIF is uniquely equipped to study and monitor forests in real time, which promotes conservation, helps to lower costs, and prepares communities for...