When the Oʻahu Women’s Court was established in 2022 to offer an alternative to incarceration, officials had a goal of ...

Three cabinet nominees ‒ Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Tulsi Gabbard and Kash Patel ‒ faced a questions from Senate confirmation ...

The U.S. Senate on Tuesday confirmed Doug Collins as secretary of veterans affairs, putting the former congressman and Iraq ...

In 2021, Hirono sent the letter “urging the U.S. Mint to feature three prominent women from Hawaii in the American ... history and culture,” said Senator Hirono. The $1 coin features Mary ...

Then Kirsten Gillibrand of New York, Mazie Hirono of Hawaii, Elizabeth Warren ... Pete Hegseth’s very contentious Senate confirmation hearing came from female Democratic senators.

Recktenwald delivered his 2025 State of the Judiciary address Thursday during a joint legislation session inside the Senate ... exactly half of Hawaii’s full-time judges are women, up from ...

Senate President Ronald Kouchi, left, took the gavel from Sen. Lorraine Inouye. Kouchi said reducing wildfire risks statewide is a top priority for lawmakers. Nadine Nakamura delivered her first ...

Confirmation hearings for Donald Trump’s cabinet picks begin this week, starting with Trump’s choice for defense secretary, Pete Hegseth ...

Thursday’s speech was Chief Justice Mark Recktenwald's eighth and final address to the Legislature before he reaches the mandatory retirement age later this year.

Elon Musk, an advisor to President Donald Trump who leads the advisory Department of Government Ethics, repeatedly criticized USAID over the weekend, calling it “criminal .” Two top security officials ...

Democrat Hawaii Sen. Mazie Hirono was slammed ... The nominee was repeatedly grilled by senators regarding his previous comments on women serving in combat roles, including by Sens.

Hegseth wrote in his 2024 book that women are meant to be “life ... be putting “meritocracy first.” Asked by Senator Mazie Hirono of Hawaii, a Democrat on the committee, if he will use ...