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Video from the candidate forum featuring U.S. Senate candidates Brian Schatz and Colleen Hanabusa Wednesday (July 2) at Sangha Hall in Hilo.

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MEDIA RELEASE Friends of NELHA invites the public to the Gateway Center for a screening of the island’s only candidate forum featuring U.S. Senate candidates Brian Schatz and Colleen Hanabusa, to be live-streamed Wednesday, July 2 from Sangha Hall in Hilo. Doors to the Gateway Center will open at 6 p.m., and, beginning at 6:30 […]

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MEDIA RELEASE A U.S. Senate Candidate Forum featuring U.S. Sen. Brian Schatz and U.S. Congresswoman Colleen Hanabusa is Wednesday, July 2 at Sangha Hall, 424 Kilauea Avenue in Hilo. Doors open at 5:30 p.m.; forum runs 6:30-8 p.m. The forum is sponsored by the Hawaii Island Chamber of Commerce, Japanese Chamber of Commerce & Industry […]

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MEDIA RELEASE The Hawaii County Democratic Party Convention is 9 a.m.-4 p.m. May 3 at Sangha Hall, where more than160 delegates will gather to hear speeches and consider proposed modifications to the County’s Party’s Platform, Resolutions, and Rules that will eventually go to the Hawaii State Democratic Convention on May 24-25 in Honolulu. Numerous elected […]

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Special to Hawaii 24/7 A delegation from Hawaii attended events in Washington, D.C. last earlier this month for American Bar Association Day 2014. ABA Day is the association’s annual grassroots action week and brings together lawyers from across the country to lobby members of Congress on issues important to the legal profession and the administration […]

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MEDIA RELEASE Retired Sen. Daniel K. Akaka will serve as honorary statewide chairman for U.S. Rep. Colleen Hanabusa’s campaign for the U.S. Senate, joining a growing list of community leaders from across the state who are coming together to support Colleen’s vision for the future of Hawaii. The county chairs will help coordinate community outreach […]

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MEDIA RELEASE Lt. Gov. Brian Schatz states, “No one can take the place of Senator Inouye, and we all continue to mourn his loss. On Dec. 28, the Democratic Party of Hawaii will meet and decide upon three names for the governor to consider for appointment to the U.S Senate. I will apply to be […]

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MEDIA RELEASE Hawaii will receive $17,014,671 to build an aircraft rescue and fire fighting building at the Kona International Airport at Keahole, Sen. Daniel K. Inouye, Sen. Daniel K. Akaka, U.S. Rep. Mazie K. Hirono and U.S. Rep. Colleen Hanabusa have announced. The money comes from a grant administered by the Federal Aviation Administration. “These […]

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Hirono, Hanabusa sworn in to House of Representatives

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MEDIA RELEASE Senate President Colleen Hanabusa has notified members of the House they will not be convening in a special session for the purpose of overriding Gov. Linda Lingle’s vetoes. The House blog has posted the following reasons as to why Speaker Calvin Say, in concurrence with House Leadership, decided the bills on the governor’s […]

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Former Congressman Ed Case, sacrificing his ambition for his political party, withdrew Sunday from the Democratic primary for Congress to prevent a divisive clash with state Senate President Colleen Hanabusa that could have weakened the party’s chances against U.S. Rep. Charles Djou, R-Hawaii, in November.

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MEDIA RELEASE The Hawaii State Legislature has agreed on a bill to provide funding to restore educational furlough days for the remainder of this school year and through next year, using $67 million from the Hurricane Relief Fund. House and Senate Conferees, meeting into Friday night, agreed to changes to Senate Bill 2124 that will […]

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Senate President Colleen Hanabusa gave this speech to her fellow lawmakers Wednesday, Jan. 20 to open the 2010 Legislature: The Capitol is quiet today. The crowds and celebrations that typically accompany an opening day of the Hawaii State Legislature are absent. Because while we still welcome with open arms anyone who wants to ask for […]

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