Former Lt. Gov. Shan Tsutsui of Maui raises the hand of U.S. Rep. Colleen Hanabusa after endorsing her for governor during opening ceremonies for her Maui campaign headquarters at the Kahului ...

The governor’s role is to execute legislation, the policies set by lawmakers, said Hanabusa, who was elected in 2007 as state Senate president, the first woman to serve as the leader of either ...

One Senate seat is up for election in Hawaii ... David Ige (D) escaped a strong primary challenge from Rep. Colleen Hanabusa. Ige's popularity tumbled early in the year but surged after his ...

A little-publicized Senate bill to boost cash flow for the Honolulu rail project has been sucked into a mysterious gambit by Ways and Means Committee Chair Donovan Dela Cruz, who is also a longtime ...