The Sunshine Blog: The Fight Against Secrecy At The Hawai‘i Legislature
Short takes, outtakes, our takes and other stuff you should know about public information, government accountability and ...
Hawaiʻi Lawmakers At Work Year Round? That's Becoming A Real Possibility
Both the House speaker and Senate president have introduced bills to keep the Legislature meeting at least some of the time ...
Women represent half of the US. But they sometimes lack clout in budget and tax talks
JACKSON, Miss. -- Women represent half of the U.S. population but it's still rare for them to have leading roles in setting taxes or budgets in some states.
Hawaii County Police Department names first-ever female assistant police chief
The Hawaii County Police Department has its first-ever female assistant police chief. Sherry Bird was promoted to Assistant ...
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Susan Oki Mollway: First Asian American Woman on the Federal Bench
Judge Susan Oki Mollway, the first Asian American woman on the federal bench, shares her journey from Hawaii’s diverse ...
Women’s Court may be renewed on Oʻahu and expanded to other islands
When the Oʻahu Women’s Court was established in 2022 to offer an alternative to incarceration, officials had a goal of ...
RFK Jr., grilled about comments on race and vaccines. Patel, Gabbard also faced hearings: Recap
Three cabinet nominees ‒ Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Tulsi Gabbard and Kash Patel ‒ faced a questions from Senate confirmation ...
Tulsi Gabbard, Trump’s pick to oversee US spy agencies, grilled about Snowden, Syria and Russia
It’s Gabbard’s comments, however, that have posed the biggest challenge to her confirmation. Gabbard has repeatedly echoed ...
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Native Hawaiian scholar is the face of new $1 coin
I am glad to see the Mint honoring Mary Kawena Pukui on this year’s Native American $1 Coin design, and hope that people across the country will learn more about her valuable contributions ...
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Gabbard to face scrutiny at Senate hearing for director of national intelligence
Tulsi Gabbard, a veteran and former Democratic congresswoman from Hawaii, is set to face a skeptical Senate during her ...
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The Latest: RFK Jr. set to appear on Capitol Hill for HHS confirmation hearings
Robert F. Kennedy Jr’s confirmation hearings are set to begin Wednesday before the Senate Finance Committee and the Health, Education, Labor and Pension committee on Thursday. Here’s the ...
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s famous name and controversial views collide in his bid for top health job
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has said vaccines are not safe. His support for abortion access has made conservatives uncomfortable.