Democratic Hawaii Sen. Mazie Hirono's partisan streak at confirmation hearings continued Thursday as the lone 'no' vote in a ...

Doug Collins, President Donald Trump's nominee for VA chief, passed a Senate cloture vote Thursday night and will proceed to ...

State Senate, District 1: Portion of Pepeekeo, Papaikou, Hilo, Keaukaha, Kaumana State Senate, District 2: Keaau, Hawaiian Paradise Park, Orchidlands Estates, Ainaloa ...

Gov. Josh Green battled a measles outbreak that killed 83 people, mostly children. President Trump wants Robert F. Kennedy, ...

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He advanced out of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee last week in a nearly unanimous vote, with only Sens. Ron Wyden (D-Ore.) and Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii) voting against the nomination.

James Ross Wightman, 65, a resident of glamorous Miami Beach, voted in both local and national elections in 2022, 2023, and ...

Democrat Hawaii Sen. Mazie Hirono was the only lawmaker on the Senate's Veterans’ Affairs Committee to oppose the confirmation of President Donald Trump's nominee for secretary of the Department ...

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An unusual trial starting Wednesday will delve into difficult questions about survivors’ losses as a judge decides how to ...

Hawaii lawmakers are taking serious look at legalizing online sports betting. Supporters say taxes on the business could be used to pay for gambling addiction programs and a crackdown on illegal ...