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Tulsi Gabbard Files $50 Million Lawsuit Against Hillary Clinton Anthony Quintano/Civil Beat

Tulsi Gabbard Files $50 Million Lawsuit Against Hillary Clinton

The Hawaii congresswoman and former secretary of state were involved in a high-profile spat in which Clinton called Gabbard a “favorite of the Russians.”

Kai Kahele: ‘We Have A Moral Obligation To Humanity’ Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Kai Kahele: ‘We Have A Moral Obligation To Humanity’

The state senator who’s now running for Congress is no stranger to war. But he wants to restrict the president’s ability to take military action without the approval of Congress.

Educator Mandado Announces Run For City Council Courtesy: Ryan Mandado

Educator Mandado Announces Run For City Council

The race to replace a term-limited councilman now has three candidates.

Activist Choon James Running For Honolulu Mayor Courtesy: Choon James

Activist Choon James Running For Honolulu Mayor

James is running as a “good government” candidate who isn’t taking lobbyist donations.

Amemiya Reports Nearly $1M In Mayoral Campaign Contributions Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Amemiya Reports Nearly $1M In Mayoral Campaign Contributions

The total includes the $200,000 the businessman loaned himself in his first run for office.

Kai Kahele Adds Another $216K To His Congressional War Chest Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Kai Kahele Adds Another $216K To His Congressional War Chest

The state senator from Hawaii has yet to draw a big name opponent in the race to replace U.S. Rep. Tulsi Gabbard.

New Hampshire Poll Won鈥檛 Help Gabbard鈥檚 Presidential Ambitions Anthony Quintano/Civil Beat

New Hampshire Poll Won鈥檛 Help Gabbard鈥檚 Presidential Ambitions

The Hawaii congresswoman is poised to miss the debate stage for the second time in two months due mostly to her low poll numbers.

Neal Milner: Hawaii Needs To Rough Up Its Brain-Dead Politics Getty Images

Neal Milner: Hawaii Needs To Rough Up Its Brain-Dead Politics

Uncontested local elections have numbed our political process and stifled our ability to act decisively on many issues.

Tulsi Gabbard Sets Record In Her Latest Campaign Finance Report Anthony Quintano/Civil Beat

Tulsi Gabbard Sets Record In Her Latest Campaign Finance Report

But the Hawaii congresswoman still isn’t close to the amounts being raised by frontrunners in the 2020 presidential race.

Danny De Gracia: Time To Stop Kicking Honolulu’s Problems Down The Road Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Danny De Gracia: Time To Stop Kicking Honolulu’s Problems Down The Road

When voting for local leaders in 2020, Oahu residents should ask if they’re better off today than they were 10 years ago.