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Hanabusa Takes First Steps In Run For Honolulu Mayor Eugene Tanner/Civil Beat/2018

Hanabusa Takes First Steps In Run For Honolulu Mayor

UPDATED: The former U.S. congresswoman would be a marquee name in a potentially large field of candidates.

It’s Gabbard’s Home Turf, But Sanders Is Raising More Money From Hawaii Donors Nick Grube/Civil Beat

It’s Gabbard’s Home Turf, But Sanders Is Raising More Money From Hawaii Donors

The Hawaii congresswoman is second and President Donald Trump comes in third, but many of his contributions are too small to be tallied.

Hawaii Democratic Party Chair Leaves To Run AARP Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Hawaii Democratic Party Chair Leaves To Run AARP

Keali鈥檌 Lopez took over running the party last year, winning the election over the progressive’s choice.

Trump Ends Family Reunification Benefit For Filipino WWII Veterans Flickr: Matt Johnson

Trump Ends Family Reunification Benefit For Filipino WWII Veterans

The administration announced it was terminating a program that allowed veterans’ family members to stay in the U.S. while waiting for their green cards to be approved.

Hirono On The Border: ‘I Know How Important It Is To Keep Families Together’ Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Hirono On The Border: ‘I Know How Important It Is To Keep Families Together’

The Hawaii senator talks about her recent trip to Texas to inspect U.S. Border Patrol facilities.

Tulsi Gabbard Attacks Kamala Harris In Presidential Debate Screen shot

Tulsi Gabbard Attacks Kamala Harris In Presidential Debate

The Hawaii congresswoman has yet to qualify for the third round of Democratic debates, which made her performance Wednesday crucial.

Chad Blair: Why Is Tulsi Gabbard Really Suing Google? Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Chad Blair: Why Is Tulsi Gabbard Really Suing Google?

The Democratic candidate for president says the tech giant violated her free speech rights. But her campaign also points to Google data to show how well she’s doing.

Hawaii Governor Keeps His Official Visitor List Under Wraps Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Hawaii Governor Keeps His Official Visitor List Under Wraps

David Ige’s office says he does not keep track of his visitors, raising transparency concerns.

Gabbard Has Missed Nearly A Quarter Of House Votes This Year Nick Grube/Civil Beat

Gabbard Has Missed Nearly A Quarter Of House Votes This Year

Those include votes on Friday to fund national defense, curb Trump on Iran and compensate 9/11 victims.

Gabbard Lags Behind Presidential Race Frontrunners In Fundraising Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Gabbard Lags Behind Presidential Race Frontrunners In Fundraising

The Hawaii congresswoman raised less money in the second quarter of 2019 than she did in the first part of the year.