Hawaii’s congressional representatives split on the bill. Ed Case supported it, Jill Tokuda opposed.

At an oversight hearing, Mayor Richard Bissen said the county’s “main policy is to put the same people back in the same homes on the same lands.”

A bill before Congress would remove the clerical label and classify dispatchers as a “protective service occupation,” empowering them to negotiate for better pay and benefits.

From boxes of chocolates to forays across the political aisle, Rep. Jill Tokuda tries to bridge divides.

She currently faces a minor GOP opponent in 2024 while Reps. Ed Case and Jill Tokuda are so far unopposed.

The National Defense Authorization Act includes at least $1.7 billion for military projects in Hawaii as well as several provisions aimed at repairing relationships with the local community.

The Hawaii senator is the only member of Hawaii’s congressional delegation to support the legislation, which has support in the House and Senate.

Shanlyn Park, a former federal defender and current state court judge, was confirmed by the U.S. Senate in a bipartisan vote.

Micah Smith started working in the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Hawaii in 2018 and has handled some of the state’s highest profile criminal cases.

Hawaii’s senior senator worries that victims of the wildfires will leave the islands. He wants the federal government to help make sure that doesn’t happen.