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Streamed live from the United States Capitol at 4 p.m. HST Tuesday, January 12, 2016.

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President Barack Obama delivers his sixth State of the Union address, at the United States Capitol, January 20, 2015.

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In response to Gov. Neil Abercrombie’s Oct. 24 request for federal aid to supplement local emergency protective measures in response to the June 27th lava flow, President Barack Obama today signed a Disaster Declaration for Public Assistance. Today’s Presidential Disaster Declaration allows for emergency protective measures under the Public Assistance Program and Hazard Mitigation Grant […]

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President Obama makes a statement from the briefing room about the explosions at Monday’s (April 15) Boston Marathon.

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‘We may do different jobs, and wear different uniforms, and hold different views than the person beside us. But as Americans, we all share the same proud title: We are citizens.’

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At 1:30 p.m. Hawaii time President Obama will addresses the nation live from Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan. The President will address the nation on the future of the NATO mission in the region after a decade of war.

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MEDIA RELEASE Coast Guard law enforcement officers are enforcing a temporary security zone in the waters of Kailua Bay. The temporary security zone is necessary to ensure the safety of the President of the United States and his official party. The security zone went into effect 2 p.m. Dec. 23 and runs through 8 p.m. […]

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MEDIA RELEASE Lt. Gov. Brian Schatz has ordered all Hawaii flags at all state offices and agencies as well as the Hawaii National Guard are to be flown at half-staff alongside U.S. flags from sunrise to sunset Sunday, October 16, 2011. President Barack Obama ordered that all U.S. flags to be flown at half-staff in […]

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President Obama addresses the American Jobs Act he sent to Congress last week during a speech from the Rose Garden of The White House Monday (Sept 19). Reaction from the Office of the Governor in Hawaii.

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President Obama’s press briefing regarding an agreement to extend the nation’s debit limit Sunday (July 31).

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President Barack Obama released his long form birth certificate today and posted it on the Internet. The document shows that he was born in Hawaii, August 4, 1961, at Kapiolani Hospital.

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MEDIA RELEASE Obama Administration officials have released the final recommendations of the Ocean Policy Task Force, which would establish a National Policy for the Stewardship of the Ocean, Coasts, and Great Lakes (National Policy) and create a National Ocean Council (NOC) to strengthen ocean governance and coordination. The final recommendations prioritize actions for the NOC […]

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MEDIA RELEASE President Obama has named 103 mathematics and science teachers as recipients of the prestigious Presidential Award for Excellence in Mathematics and Science Teaching. The educators will receive their awards in Washington, D.C. later this year. Among the winners are: * Yannabah Lewis, Kailua-Kona (Math) * John Constantinou, Keaau (Science) The Presidential Award for […]

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MEDIA RELEASE Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee Chairman Daniel K. Akaka (D-Hawaii) joined President Barack Obama, First Lady Michelle Obama, Dr. Jill Biden, Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric K. Shinseki, and others at the White House for the signing of S. 1963, the Caregivers and Veterans Omnibus Health Services Act. This landmark bill authored by Akaka will […]

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