Paid Family Leave Likely For Nearly 20,000 Federal Workers In Hawaii
The legislation is part of bipartisan defense authorization negotiations.
US Ramps Up Attention On Micronesia To Curb China’s Expanding Influence
Some want the Trump administration to act with more urgency in renegotiating existing treaties, which provide critical support to the tiny island nations.
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New Audit Provides Glimpse Into $875M Defense Contractor Shell Game
The GAO analyzed 32 criminal cases, including at least one with ties to Hawaii, to show how contractors have defrauded the U.S. government.
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Hawaii Sen. Kai Kahele Finds Money, Connections In DC
Now that Tulsi Gabbard has said she won’t seek reelection, the CD2 candidate is finding receptive ears in the nation’s capital.
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Trump Campaign Praises Gabbard’s Attacks On Democrats
The Hawaii congresswoman was on the national debate stage this week and used it as an opportunity to criticize her own party.
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Presidential Debate Puts Gabbard At Odds With Harris, Buttigieg
The Hawaii congresswoman barely made the Atlanta debate stage due to low poll numbers. In addition to candidates, she took on her own party.
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US House Panel Passes Marijuana Decriminalization Bill
It’s described as landmark legislation that could change U.S. pot policies.
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Prisons Chief: A New Halfway House On The Way For Hawaii
The state’s only re-entry facility for federal inmates closed after the city of Honolulu purchased the building and destined it for drug treatment.
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Ed Case: Impeachment Is In ‘Every Single One Of My Days’
Hawaii Congressman Ed Case says that every day he has to balance the House’s ongoing impeachment investigation with his day to day job of representing his district.
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Mazie Hirono Gets A Book Deal To Tell Her Life Story
The U.S. senator from Hawaii will detail her upbringing as an immigrant, her recent bout with kidney cancer and her political life in the Trump era.