Hawaii's Hirono only senator to vote no on Collins, continuing partisan streak at hearings
Democratic Hawaii Sen. Mazie Hirono's partisan streak at confirmation hearings continued Thursday as the lone 'no' vote in a committee hearing to recommend VA nominee Doug Collins for confirmation.
Watch Live: Tulsi Gabbard Testifies At Confirmation Hearing To Be Trump's Director of National Intelligence
Tulsi Gabbard, President Trump's nominee to serve as the director of national intelligence, will testify Thursday morning at a confirmation hearing before the Senate Intelligence Committee. The 43-year-old former Democratic congresswoman from Hawaii and combat veteran would oversee the nation's 18 spy agencies.
House GOP Wants A Stand-Your-Ground Law For Hawaiʻi
City prosecutors declined to file charges, but the incident led to calls to protect people acting in self-defense. Hawaiʻi’s farmers and ranchers have also talked about the need for a stand-your-ground law to deal with poaching and agriculture theft.
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Tulsi Gabbard’s Chances of Confirmation Are Plummeting
Republicans are sending signals that they might not back Trump’s nominee for director of national intelligence.
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Governor Josh Green delivers third State of the State Address
Governor Josh Green, M.D., will delivers his third State of the State address to a joint session of the Hawaii State Legislature on Tuesday, Jan. 21, at 10 a.m. in the House Chamber of the Hawaii
U.S. senator denounces nomination of RFK Jr. to head health department
Democrats, including U.S. Sen. Brian Schatz, blame Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for contributing to a deadly measles outbreak in Samoa in 2019.
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Kakaako Makai housing bill attracts a flood of testimony
A contentious bill to largely undo a state law prohibiting residential development on the peninsula in Kakaako drew almost two-thirds more support than opposition at an initial public hearing Wednesday.
Some GOP senators want open committee vote on Gabbard
Gabbard is set to face the Senate Intelligence Committee in open and closed sessions on Thursday. Typically, aside from certain public hearings, the panel deliberates and votes in private. That includes presidential nominations.
Hawaii government, nonprofit agencies fear federal spending cuts
Even though a federal judge blocked the freeze temporarily, the future remains uncertain. Jodi Robinson is with the Hawaii Association of Nonprofit Organizations which provide man
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'Can’t see them doing that': Senate GOP leader suggests Gabbard confirmation in doubt
Former Rep. Tulsi Gabbard (D-Hawaii), who President Donald Trump's pick to lead the United States' 18 intelligence agencies, may not make it past the first hurdle in her confirmation process,, according to the top Senate Republican.