Former U.S. Rep. Colleen Hanabusa, who was the first woman to serve as president of the Hawaii State Senate, has died. She ...

Former Rep. Colleen Hanabusa, a Hawaii Democrat who made history as the first woman president of the Hawaii state Senate before serving four terms in the U.S. House, died on March 5 after a battle ...

Colleen Hanabusa, former U.S. Representative and Hawaii State Senate president, has died at 74 after battling cancer. Her ...

Today is the halfway mark for state legislative bills to crossover from the House and Senate -- and vice versa. And one of the crucial bills lawmakers are still hammering ...

When Hawaii’s revered U.S. Sen. Daniel Inouye died in late 2012 at age 88, Hanabusa as his political protege saw a good ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. RELATED PHOTO GALLERY The 2026 legislative session opened Wednesday with House and Senate leaders bracing for the likelihood that ...

A bill before the Hawaii Legislature would formally recognize the coconut tree as a food source, water source and cultural ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - The Hawaii state Senate and House recognized Kaiser Permanente health care workers who have been on strike for nearly two weeks on Thursday. About 200 employees, including ...

Hawaii is a cannabis market that the industry has been looking at with interest, and now, they may get the green light to come online. This week, the state Senate voted to approve two cannabis reform ...

HONOLULU (KHON2) — The 2026 session for the Hawaiʻi State Legislature is officially open, marking the beginning of the 33rd class of legislators. Proceedings kicked off at 10 a.m. on Jan. 21, with ...

Senate president Ron Kouchi (D) speaks inside the Senate chamber during the opening day of the Hawaii State Legislature, Wednesday, Jan.21, 2026, at the State Capitol in Honolulu. “We have been ...