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Kai Kahele Says He Wants Police Reform, But His Vote Says Otherwise
The presumptive Democratic nominee for Hawaii’s 2nd Congressional District has a clear path to Washington, D.C.
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Trump Hotel In Waikiki Received Millions From Small Business Bailout
While President Donald Trump doesn’t own the property, he does license his name to the California company that does.
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These Hawaii Businesses Got Federal Loans During The Pandemic
The U.S. government finally released the names of companies participating in federal coronavirus relief programs after months of obfuscation.
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Kahele Can’t Campaign For Congress Right Now. Does It Matter?
The Democrat has to sit it out while on active National Guard duty, but he doesn’t face much of a threat anyway — something that has dumbfounded political observers.
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Can US Sen. Tammy Duckworth Bring A Little Aloha To The White House?
The U.S. senator from Illinois went to high school and college in Hawaii. She’s said to be on Joe Biden’s shortlist for vice president.
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Ed Case On Police Reform: ‘This Is Our First Step Toward Justice’
The Hawaii congressman says some provisions of the proposed federal legislation may go too far.
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New York Tries To Lift The Veil On Police Misconduct — Will Hawaii Follow?
Both states have protected bad cops’ records from public view for decades. The death of George Floyd has renewed the calls for transparency.
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Congressional Democrats Are Now Pushing Police Reform
A proposed bill would, among other things, create a national database of police misconduct and ban the use of chokeholds.
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Fish Councils Look For Ways To Bounce Back From Pandemic
Fishery managers met remotely this week to discuss the dwindling of their markets because of COVID-19.
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Tulsi Gabbard Drops Defamation Lawsuit Against Hillary Clinton
The Hawaii congresswoman sued the former secretary of state and 2016 presidential candidate after Clinton described her as a “favorite of the Russians.”