HONOLULU — U.S. Rep. Colleen Hanabusa of Hawaii announced her candidacy for U.S. Senate on Thursday, setting up a primary showdown that almost c...

Less than a week after indicating his own interest in seeking a U.S. Senate seat from New Jersey in 2014, Newark Mayor Cory Booker (D) has taken to Tw...

WASHINGTON -- Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is asking Hawaii's governor to act before the end of the year to fill the Senate vacancy created by th...

HONOLULU -- Rep. Colleen Hanabusa intends to apply for the Senate vacancy created by the death of Daniel Inouye (ih-NOH'-way) of Hawaii. A Hanabusa s...

U.S. Sen. Daniel Inouye (D-Hawaii) had a letter delivered to the state's governor before his death Monday, indicating his preference for a successor. ...

If there is one thing the new Congress and President Obama ought to agree on, it's that gun violence victims deserve their support, their leadership, and their determination.

HONOLULU — Republicans cited Rep.-elect Charles Djou's victory for a seat long out of their reach as evidence of steadily increasing election-ye...

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HONOLULU — Republicans believe they've seen this movie before: Campaign ads blanketing the airwaves. Money from national political parties flowi...

Follow the latest news about the 2010 HI-1 house race below. ...

Strange winds are blowing from Washington to Ohio to Hawaii. Why do national committees continue to tilt the playing field in favor of male candidates, without clear justification?

File this one under the latest on a long list of examples of the Democratic Party no longer standing up for, nor representing, women and women's issues.

HONOLULU — 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...

Will 2010 go down in history as the "Anti-Year of the Woman?" Given the track record for women candidates already this year, I would say it's a disti...

HONOLULU — Hawaii's newest member of Congress hopes to be quickly sworn in this week after his special election victory. Republican Charles Djo...

HONOLULU -- Last year's federal economic stimulus law so far has steered about $584 million into Hawaii's economy, paying for transportation projects,...