Federal campaign finance reports reports released Tuesday show State Sen. Colleen Hanabusa pulled in $330K over the last two months to Rep. Charles Djou's $206K, closing the gap in total contributions and cash on hand.
Sen. Dan Inouye invited 16 Democratic candidates to come together to slurp saimin, pound a taiko drum, make ikebana and don a hapi coat for a bon dance at Washington Middle School. His paramount goal: To unite his party before the bruising primary election.
The Senate president says the place was a mess when she took over. In a campaign ad in her 1st Congressional District race, she touts how she made the operation "paperless" and saved taxpayers millions. Is that true?
As a guest on Fox Business News Monday evening, Hawaii's Republican 1st Congressional District representative told host Neil Cavuto that "raising $3.8 trillion in new taxes" from the expiration of Bush tax cuts is a bad idea. Is the number supportable?
Local Democrats still rely on labor's clout to win elections. The candidates want endorsements and help with their campaigns. In return, the unions want respect and jobs — especially jobs.