News on Hawaii

Democratic senator Akaka of Hawaii to retire

2011-03-03T11:30:27Z

President Barack Obama on Wednesday paid tribute to Daniel Akaka after the Democratic senator from Hawaii said he would not seek reelection.

Akaka, 86, describes himself as the only Chinese-American member of the US Senate and first US senator of nat...

Hawaii Caucus Exit Polls

2010-11-30T13:51:45Z

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Daniel Inouye

2010-11-30T13:50:23Z

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Why Do We Love Rumors?

2010-11-03T03:15:34Z

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GOP contender for Hawaii US House seat concedes

2010-09-21T16:07:32Z

Republican concedes race for GOP nomination for Hawaii's 2nd Congressional District seat

Former television reporter Ramsay Wharton is conceding the race for the GOP nomination for Hawaii's 2nd Congressional District.

Wharton said in a statement Monday that she lost in Saturday's primary election to airline pilot John Willou...

States to establish uniform standards for teaching

2010-06-02T09:00:25Z

States join to establish 'Common Core' standards for high school graduation

For the first time, states have joined to establish what students should know by the time they graduate high school.

Governors, state education chiefs and other officials from across the country gathered in Suwanee just outside Atlanta on Wednesday to release the final version of the Common Core State Standards. States are expected to use...

Ex-congressman won't run again for Hawaii seat

2010-06-12T13:29:43Z

Ex-congressman won't run again for Hawaii seat, paving way for Democratic state senator

Former Democratic U.S. Rep. Ed Case said Sunday he won't run again for the Hawaii congressional seat won by a Republican candidate in a special election last week.

Case's announcement at the state Democratic Party<...

Republicans win House seat in Democrat-heavy Hawaii

2010-06-12T13:29:39Z

HONOLULU (Reuters)- A Republican defeated two Democratic contenders who split their party's vote in a special congressional election on Saturday in the Democratic stronghold of Hawaii.

Republican Charles Djou, a Honolulu city council member, won the Democrats stop spending in Hawaii special, cite local infighting

House Democrats are abandoning efforts to win a special election in Hawaii as a party feud threatens their prospects in President Barack Obama's native state.

Citing party split, Democrats may halt efforts in special House election in Hawaii

Frustrated House Democrats may abandon efforts to win a special election in Hawaii after quiet diplomacy failed to end a high-level party feud that threatens their prospects.

Rep. Chris Van Hollen of Maryland, chairman of t...

Obama's home congressional district in play

2010-06-12T18:15:22Z

National Republicans, Democrats target Hawaii district for gains in Congress

Republicans believe they've seen this movie before: Campaign ads blanketing the airwaves. Money from national political parties flowing in. And polls showing their candidate virtually tied with the competition.

The plot played out in another Democratic stronghold, Massachusetts, in ...

Republicans head to Waikiki to work on strategy

2010-06-25T18:47:17Z

Republican Party leaders head to Waikiki to celebrate victories, debate 2010 campaign strategy

A high-tax, big-government Democratic bastion for five decades and President Barack Obama's birthplace, Hawaii would seem a curious place for the Hawaii calls off Capitol festivities as it opens an all-business 2010 legislative session

The party is over at the Hawaii Capitol.

Hawaii's annual festivities held during the Legislature's opening day are being called off for the first time, with the customary vast spreads of food, office parties and live music canceled by legislative leaders who want to show that this year is all busine...

US Rep. Abercrombie of Hawaii to resign in Feb.

2010-06-12T13:29:16Z

US Rep. Abercrombie to resign from Congress in February to seek Hawaii governor's seat

U.S. Rep. Neil Abercrombie announced Monday he will resign from Congress on Feb. 28 to run for Hawaii governor.

The 71-year-old Democrat, who has served in the U.S. House of Represe...

Obama monitoring Delta flight firecracker situation

2010-06-25T19:09:40Z

KAILUA, Hawaii (Reuters) - President Barack Obama, who is on vacation in Hawaii, was "actively monitoring" the situation with a Delta flight on which a man reportedly set off firecrackers, the Whi...

Hawaii Sen. Inouye moves up in seniority

2010-06-25T20:12:03Z

Serving nearly 47 years, Hawaii's Inouye becomes third-longest-serving senator in US history

Sen. Daniel Inouye becomes the third-longest-serving senator in U.S. history on Thursday, a landmark for the powerful lawmaker who has held a seat in Congress for as long as Hawaii has been a state.

Inouye has...

Birthers: I Get It Now -- They Think Hawaii is a Foreign Country, Like Fiji!

2010-10-26T20:58:55Z

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FLASHPOINT

2010-04-16T10:58:45Z

PoliticoÕs Glenn Thrush on a shocker of a poll done by

Research 2000 for Daily Kos: ÒA whopping 58 percent of Republicans

either think Barack Obama wasnÕt born in the U.S. (28

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The Death Of The Loyal Opposition

2010-10-22T07:42:58Z

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Official: Abercrombie to run for Hawaii governor

2010-06-12T13:29:22Z

Official: Abercrombie plans to announce run for Hawaii governor in 2010

Democratic Rep. Neil Abercrombie plans to run for governor of Hawaii next year, an official familiar with the lawmaker's plans told The Associated Press on Friday.

The congressman will make his announcement thr...

Sunday, January 11

2010-04-16T17:32:30Z

You know it’s a frigid month if The New York Times is the hottest thing happening today. The Gray Lady presents indefatigable rock goddess Patti Smith, our idol, as well as a panel of the paper’s White House reporters, all wearing jodhpurs and discussing what to expect in the early days of t...

Reid names chairmen for next Senate session

2010-06-25T23:34:48Z

Kerry, Rockefeller to take on new chairmanships in next Senate session

Sen. John Kerry will be the next Foreign Relations Committee chairman while Sen. John D. Rockefeller will take over the committee that will help write the economic recovery package, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid announced Monda...

Obama goes upscale in Hawaii for holiday

2010-04-16T13:57:49Z

Exclusive Hawaii beachfront sire chosen for Obama's holiday stay with family, friends

President-elect Barack Obama, returning to his home state of Hawaii for the holidays, plans a beachside vacation at one of Oahu's most exclusive properties, according to an islander involved in the planning.

Arrangements are being final...

Hawaii's quarter marks end of nationwide program

2010-06-26T00:20:33Z

Hawaii state quarter made available as popular nationwide quarter program concludes

Still reveling in the election of the first Hawaii-born U.S. president, the islands marked the issuance of its state quarter — the last in the 50-state quarter program.

Hawaii's banks began distributing the quarter Monday to hundreds of coin collectors in lines snaking down Bishop Street, the heart of the downtown business district.

Adults had to buy the coins...

Obama win means pride, maybe dollars for Hawaii

2010-04-16T14:58:08Z

Obama's victory means lots of pride, maybe dollars for Hawaii, the state where he was born

To most Americans, Hawaii is an exotic paradise so far removed from everyday concerns it might as well be Antarctica.

Not to Barack Obama. The president-elect was born here in 1961, and spent his high school years in

Undecided Asian voters play key role in US election

2010-04-16T12:47:09Z

Minority Asians may be the biggest group of undecided voters in the upcoming US presidential and congressional elections and will play a key role in the outcome of the ballot, officials say.

With the current economic troubles their top concern, many of the seven million eligible Asian American voters are likely to choose Democratic presidential candidate Senator Barack Obam...

Obama Cancels Events to Visit Sick Grandmother in Hawaii

2010-04-16T12:49:26Z

Barack Obama's campaign just announced that he is canceling events in Des Moines and Madison scheduled for Thursday in order to be with his ailing grandmother.

He will go to Indianapolis Thursday and then leave for Hawaii in the e...

Hawaiians for Obama are working their Vegas links

2010-04-16T13:03:46Z

Here and on the islands, many feel a special tie to the Democratic candidate

Maya Soetero Ng was speaking last week at a rally on Oahu for her brother, Barack Obama, when she reminded her fellow islanders not to overlook a potential source of support for the presidential candidate:

Fight over dairy import fees

2010-09-10T14:57:53Z

Summary Box: Food Companies Fight Dairy Farmers Over Import Fees

THE ISSUE: Some in Congress want to assess dairy imports to help pay for U.S. promotions like the "3-A-Day" marketing campaign.

ALASKA, HAWAII OPPOSE: Congress passed an import fee in 2002 but the Agricultur...

Roll Vote: Senate passes health bill

2010-09-10T08:14:11Z

How They Voted: Senate Roll Vote on Children's Health Care Bill

The 64-30 roll call by which the Senate passed a bill to expand a government health care program for children.

On this vote, a "yes" vote was a vote in favor of the bill and a "no" vote was a vote against it.

Voting "yes" were 45 Democrats, 17 Repu...

Details on methodology of AP-Ipsos Poll

2010-09-09T20:55:14Z

Details on Methodology of AP-Ipsos Poll

The Associated Press-Ipsos poll on the 2008 presidential race was conducted Sept. 10-12, 2007 and is based on telephone interviews with a nationally representative random sample of 1,000 adults from all states except Alaska and How They Voted: Senate Vote by Party on Immigration Amendment

The 49-48 roll call by which the Senate passed an amendment to the proposed immigration overhaul that would end a temporary worker program after five years.

On this vote, a "yes" vote was a vote to end the program after five years and a "no" vote was a vote against adding this time limit to the program.

Voting "yes" were...

Roll vote: Senate vote on Iraq war funds

2010-09-08T20:13:42Z

Roll Vote: Senate Vote on Iraq War Funds

The 67-29 roll call Wednesday by which the Senate rejected an effort to cut off money for the Iraq war.

On this vote, a yes vote was a vote in favor of cutting off war money. The measure needed 60 votes to advance.

Voting yes were 28 Democrats and one independent.

Voting no were 19 Democrats, 4...

Obama

2011-01-04T09:32:11Z

President Barack Obama, with first lady Michelle Obama and daughters Malia, 12, left, and Sasha, 9, right, returns to the White House in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 4, 2011, after a family vacation in Hawaii. (AP Phot...

Obama Congress

2011-01-01T09:01:02Z

FILE - In this Dec. 29, 2010, file photo President Barack Obama waves as he leaves a Honolulu restaurant after dining with family and friends in Hawaii. In the president's taped his weekly address from Hawaii, where he is spending the holidays with his family, Obama said his New Year's resolution is...

Obama Creature of Habit

2010-12-30T13:01:31Z

FILE - In this Dec. 28, 2010 file photo, President Barack Obama waves from the first fairway at Mid-Pacific County club with friend Mike Ramos during his holiday vacation in Kaneohe, Hawaii. (AP Photo/Mississippi State forward Kodi Augustus (24) takes a shot while being defended by Hawaii center Douglas Kurtz (34) in the first half of an President Barack Obama stayed during his holiday in Hawaii is shown in Kailua, Hawaii. While Obama's standing in Washington has dropped a notch or two in the year since he and his family spent their holiday vacation in this beach...