The freshman legislator is a newcomer to Hawaii politics, but super PACs with special interests in Washington have spent more than $1 million trying to get him elected.

The congressman says his gubernatorial campaign will be grassroots-funded but he’s raised hundreds of thousands of dollars from special interests in the past.

Fiscal year 2022 was the first budget cycle in more than a decade in which lawmakers were able to secure funding for pet projects in their states and districts.

Michael Contrades was named as a defendant in a federal lawsuit that settled for $1.8 million.

The Foundation for Accountability and Civic Trust says the congressman was clearly attending political events in Hawaii instead of casting votes in person in D.C.

UPDATED. Contributions to Kahele fell off in the first quarter of 2022 while Case saw more donations to his campaign and Schatz continued to bring in significant sums.

The first-term Hawaii congressman is an airline pilot who has been picking up flights while also working as an elected official.

The Hawaii congressman, who hasn’t been to the nation’s capital since January, has been having other members cast his votes for months.

The words and actions of the former Hawaii congresswoman show her to be leaning ever more rightward.

State transportation officials plan to focus on coastal highways vulnerable to erosion and sea level rise.