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Chin Says It’s ‘Premature’ For Trump To Claim Victory In Travel Ban Case Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Chin Says It’s ‘Premature’ For Trump To Claim Victory In Travel Ban Case

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled the ban can partially take effect for now, and agreed to hear arguments in the case this fall.

Hawaii Pushes Back Against Trump Policies Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Hawaii Pushes Back Against Trump Policies

At least 12 actions opposing the administration range from a lawsuit challenging Trump’s travel ban to a letter protesting harsh new sentencing guidelines.

 

Hawaii May Feel Less Pain Than Elsewhere If GOP Guts Obamacare KITV

Hawaii May Feel Less Pain Than Elsewhere If GOP Guts Obamacare

Even before the Affordable Care Act went into effect, Hawaii had one of the nation’s lowest rates of uninsured thanks to a health-care coverage law passed four decades ago.

Hawaii Leaders Say State Is Under ‘Attack’ With Loss Of Federal Funds Civil Beat

Hawaii Leaders Say State Is Under ‘Attack’ With Loss Of Federal Funds

The proposed reauthorization of a housing bill leaves out annual funding of up to $13 million for Native Hawaiians.

Chin ‘Cautiously Optimistic’ Supreme Court Will Back Hawaii On Travel Ban Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Chin ‘Cautiously Optimistic’ Supreme Court Will Back Hawaii On Travel Ban

After winning at the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, Hawaii’s attorney general expects the challenge to Trump’s executive order to reach the high court.

Maui Mother Of Two Avoids Deportation — At Least For Now Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Maui Mother Of Two Avoids Deportation — At Least For Now

She faced the possibility of being put on the next flight to Mexico. Instead, she got a temporary reprieve on a $5,000 bond.

Congressional Delegation Tries To Stop Coffee Farmer’s Deportation Anthony Quintano/Civil Beat

Congressional Delegation Tries To Stop Coffee Farmer’s Deportation

The Department of Homeland Security secretary is urged to allow the Big Island man to remain in the U.S.

Civil Beat Poll: Tulsi Gabbard’s Surprising Plunge In Hawaii Anthony Quintano/Civil Beat

Civil Beat Poll: Tulsi Gabbard’s Surprising Plunge In Hawaii

Statewide, Brian Schatz and Mazie Hirono are viewed more favorably than Gabbard while Colleen Hanabusa’s numbers are slightly lower.

Civil Beat Poll: Voters Dislike Trump, Support Lawsuit Against Travel Ban The White House

Civil Beat Poll: Voters Dislike Trump, Support Lawsuit Against Travel Ban

The president’s approval rating of 32 percent is actually higher than the percentage of the state vote he received in November.

Brian Schatz: ‘Invigorating To See People So Engaged’ In Resisting Trump Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Brian Schatz: ‘Invigorating To See People So Engaged’ In Resisting Trump

The Hawaii senator perceives a whole new political landscape in the islands, with constituents following “every twist and turn.”