Former Sen. Daniel Akaka, a Democrat from Hawaii who served in Congress for more than three decades, died Friday, according to local media reports and lawmakers from Hawaii. He was 93. Former Sen.

WASHINGTON, D.C. (KITV4) - Hawaii Senator Mazie Hirono and Representative Kai Kahele joined President Joe Biden in Washington Tuesday for the signing of S.1760, a bill that formally designates a ...

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HONOLULU (AP) — Former Sen. Daniel Kahikina Akaka, the first Native Hawaiian elected to Congress who served for more than three decades, died Friday. He was 93. Akaka died in Honolulu after being ...

KEVIN KNODELL / KNODELL @STARADVERTISER.COM The first six residents of the Daniel Kahikina Akaka State Veterans Home in Kapolei listened Wednesday as dignitaries gave speeches to mark the home’s ...

HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - The head of the Veterans Affairs Pacific Islands Health Care System (VAPIHCS) says its new West Oahu clinic is about 15% complete and on track to open in 2024. President Joe ...

WASHINGTON D.C. (HawaiiNewsNow) - President Barack Obama endorsed the right of same-sex couples to marry on Wednesday. Obama became the first U.S. president to back the right of gay and lesbian ...

Liberal incumbent Sen. Daniel Akaka beat back a challenge from upstart Rep. Ed Case in Hawaii’s Democratic primary. Case conceded the race just before midnight Saturday, when returns showed he trailed ...