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Case And Schatz Say It’s Not Yet Time To Pursue Impeachment Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Case And Schatz Say It’s Not Yet Time To Pursue Impeachment

As the calls for action intensify, the Hawaii Democrats say Congress should continue its investigations.

Schatz: Make First Democratic Debate About Climate Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Schatz: Make First Democratic Debate About Climate

The U.S. senator and two colleagues have called on NBC and MSNBC to devote 鈥渁 significant鈥 amount of time to the issue.

Gabbard Continues To Poll Poorly In Presidential Field Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Gabbard Continues To Poll Poorly In Presidential Field

The Hawaii congresswoman has been stuck at just 1% among the Democratic contenders.

Why Are There So Many Candidates For President? Jared Rodriguez/Truthout.org

Why Are There So Many Candidates For President?

Thanks to the diminishing influence of the national political parties, this is likely to be the new norm for whichever party is out of office.

Danny De Gracia: Maybe Hirono Should Be A ‘Badass’ On Local Issues Too Nick Grube/Civil Beat/2018

Danny De Gracia: Maybe Hirono Should Be A ‘Badass’ On Local Issues Too

Emerging as one of President Trump’s most vocal critics plays well with the senator’s political base, but what about all those federal investigations in her own backyard?

Honolulu City Council Action: Waters Sworn In, Anderson Elected Chairman Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Honolulu City Council Action: Waters Sworn In, Anderson Elected Chairman

Tommy Waters defeated Trevor Ozawa for the District 4 post in a special election last month.

Tulsi Gabbard: The Media Is Ignoring Me Nick Grube/Civil Beat

Tulsi Gabbard: The Media Is Ignoring Me

The Hawaii congresswoman is known for refusing media interviews and dodging debates yet she now says she鈥檚 being ignored.

Danny De Gracia: The Legislature Really Blew It This Year Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2019

Danny De Gracia: The Legislature Really Blew It This Year

The people of Hawaii got lip service this session when it came to helping them in their time of need.

Senate Closes The 2019 Session With Some Sharp Divisions Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2019

Senate Closes The 2019 Session With Some Sharp Divisions

The state House adjourned while highlighting its successes. The Senate, meanwhile, is left reflecting on its compromises and splits.