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Hirono Posts Solid Fundraising Numbers In Reelection Bid Nick Grube/Civil Beat/2023

Hirono Posts Solid Fundraising Numbers In Reelection Bid

She currently faces a minor GOP opponent in 2024 while Reps. Ed Case and Jill Tokuda are so far unopposed.

Red Hill Health Study, Billions Of Dollars Included In Latest Defense Bill Passed By Congress Nick Grube/Civil Beat/2022

Red Hill Health Study, Billions Of Dollars Included In Latest Defense Bill Passed By Congress

The National Defense Authorization Act includes at least $1.7 billion for military projects in Hawaii as well as several provisions aimed at repairing relationships with the local community.

Hirono Backs Bipartisan Bill To Crack Down On Cockfighting AP Photo/Carlos Giusti/2019

Hirono Backs Bipartisan Bill To Crack Down On Cockfighting

The Hawaii senator is the only member of Hawaii’s congressional delegation to support the legislation, which has support in the House and Senate.

A Historic Vote: Senate Confirms First Native Hawaiian Woman As US District Court Judge Screenshot (2023)

A Historic Vote: Senate Confirms First Native Hawaiian Woman As US District Court Judge

Shanlyn Park, a former federal defender and current state court judge, was confirmed by the U.S. Senate in a bipartisan vote.

US Senate Confirms Miske Prosecutor To Federal Bench Screenshot/2023

US Senate Confirms Miske Prosecutor To Federal Bench

Micah Smith started working in the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Hawaii in 2018 and has handled some of the state’s highest profile criminal cases.

Schatz: ‘A Lot Of People Are Going To Be Forced To Leave Maui’ Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Schatz: ‘A Lot Of People Are Going To Be Forced To Leave Maui’

Hawaii’s senior senator worries that victims of the wildfires will leave the islands. He wants the federal government to help make sure that doesn’t happen.

Schatz, Echoing Biden, Calls For ‘Pause’ In Israel-Hamas War David Croxford/Civil Beat/2023

Schatz, Echoing Biden, Calls For ‘Pause’ In Israel-Hamas War

The Hawaii senator, a member of the Foreign Affairs Committee, supports Israel's right to defend itself, but says the suffering in Gaza right now is "untenable."

Case, Tokuda Split On Failed Vote To Oust US Rep. George Santos Nick Grube/Civil Beat/2023

Case, Tokuda Split On Failed Vote To Oust US Rep. George Santos

Hawaii Congresswoman Jill Tokuda, a Democrat, said Santos, who faces nearly two dozen felony charges for fraud, theft and money laundering, makes a "mockery" of Congress.

Tokuda Pushes Bill To Give Money To Small Businesses, Nonprofits Affected By Maui Fires Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2023

Tokuda Pushes Bill To Give Money To Small Businesses, Nonprofits Affected By Maui Fires

The Hawaii congresswoman says the money could help with rent, payroll and other operating expenses.

Schatz On Israel: Don’t Make The Same Mistake We Did After 9/11 Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022

Schatz On Israel: Don’t Make The Same Mistake We Did After 9/11

Hawaii's senior senator said Israel and its allies need to take a measured approach to responding to the Oct. 7 attacks by Hamas that killed nearly 1,400 people.