Topic: Hawaii

Democratic senator Akaka of Hawaii to retire

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 native Hawaiian ancestry."Danny ...

Hawaii Caucus Exit Polls

The Democratic 2008 Hawaii Caucus was held on February 19, 2008. There were no exit polls conducted, and Barack Obama was announced the winner shortly after the final vote was cast. Obama Wins Hawaii in a Landslide (February 20, 2008) "U.S. Sen. ...

Daniel Inouye

Daniel Inouye is the senior Inouye enlisted in the Army in 1943 . Inouye has represented Hawaii in Congress since it became a state in 1959 .

Why Do We Love Rumors?

Bill Clinton frequently conferred with space aliens about domestic policy, Hillary Clinton is really a man in drag, Barack Obama was not born in the U.S., and on and on and on.We live in a world where disinformation, outright lies and slander ...
Republican concedes race for GOP nomination for Hawaii's 2nd Congressional District seatFormer 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 ...
States join to establish 'Common Core' standards for high school graduationFor 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 ...
Ex-congressman won't run again for Hawaii seat, paving way for Democratic state senatorFormer 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 ...

Republicans win House seat in Democrat-heavy Hawaii

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 U.S. House of Representatives seat vacated by ...

DCCC pulls out of Hawaii

Democrats stop spending in Hawaii special, cite local infightingHouse 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.Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee spokeswoman Jennifer Crider on Monday said ...
Citing party split, Democrats may halt efforts in special House election in HawaiiFrustrated 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 ...
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