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UPDATED: Former U.S. Rep. Colleen Hanabusa of Hawaii files to run for Congress.

Despite party elite’s support of Hillary Clinton, Hawaii Democrats elected a party chair who supports Bernie Sanders.

The U.S. congressman says he will do what he can to elect “a progressive champion to represent Hawaii in Congress.”

Acknowledging the split between Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton supporters, the governor tells convention attendees, “There is more that unites us than divides us.”

The Honolulu City Council chair says he will decide before the June 7 filing deadline.

The candidates will compete at the state convention in Waikiki this weekend to replace Stephanie Ohigashi.

The Democrat and former congresswoman likely would scare off many potential challengers for the seat she won twice before Takai.

The former Hawaii Board of Education member is running for Suzanne Chun Oakland’s open seat.

House Minority Leader Beth Fukumoto Chang is shouted down at the party’s convention for not embracing the presidential candidate.

The Republican state senator said he did not intend to announce his re-election using state resources.