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Trump Campaign Praises Gabbard鈥檚 Attacks On Democrats
The Hawaii congresswoman was on the national debate stage this week and used it as an opportunity to criticize her own party.
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Presidential Debate Puts Gabbard At Odds With Harris, Buttigieg
The Hawaii congresswoman barely made the Atlanta debate stage due to low poll numbers. In addition to candidates, she took on her own party.
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Hawaii Supreme Court: Gov Can Appoint Whoever He Wants During Interim
Monday’s opinion resolves a dispute that arose in the wake of the failed NextEra-Hawaiian Electric Industries merger.
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Kauai’s Carvalho Backs Kahele For Congress
The Democratic state senator continues to rack up the endorsements.
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Gabbard’s Base: Overwhelmingly Male, Mostly Conservative
The presidential candidate’s support among women is “practically nonexistent,” says FiveThirtyEight.
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Ed Case: Impeachment Is In ‘Every Single One Of My Days’
Hawaii Congressman Ed Case says that every day he has to balance the House’s ongoing impeachment investigation with his day to day job of representing his district.
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Mazie Hirono Gets A Book Deal To Tell Her Life Story
The U.S. senator from Hawaii will detail her upbringing as an immigrant, her recent bout with kidney cancer and her political life in the Trump era.
White Nationalists Try To Claim Aloha Spirit As Their Own
David Duke endorsed an ultra-right radio show on social media with the caption “the aloha spirit will set you free.”
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Sen. Laura Thielen Won’t Seek Re-Election To Hawaii Senate
Thielen said, “I鈥檓 going to end my time as a legislator, and get back to the doing.”
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Political Feuding Over The Border Wall Is Stalling Military Housing Reform
Grim housing conditions on military bases in Hawaii and elsewhere remain as Congress continues to argue over diverting military dollars to pay for Trump’s proposed border wall.