UPDATED: The decision averted what many environmentalists feared was a gutting of the Clean Water Act.
Each member of Hawaii’s federal delegation has taken on a different role as the federal government struggles to respond to the growing coronavirus pandemic.
Federal Election Commission reports show that the congresswoman still had lots of money left over in her bank account at the end of March.
All four members of Hawaii’s federal delegation have come out in support of the former vice president to Hawaii’s own Barack Obama.
State health officials say they are trying to release more data and are open to providing whatever information people want to know.
The state senator, who is a lieutenant colonel in the Hawaii Air National Guard, also announced he was called up for active duty with the guard.
The Hawaii congresswoman believes Health Director Bruce Anderson and State Epidemiologist Sarah Park have botched the response to the coronavirus pandemic.
Early indications are that coronavirus has hit some minority communities harder than others. In Hawaii, officials have yet to release detailed demographic statistics.
Three of Hawaii’s county mayors have asked Trump to implement a ban on air travel to the islands.