Members of Hawaii’s congressional delegation reacted with cautious optimism after President Barack Obama announced a bipartisan debt deal Sunday night.

Rep. Colleen Hanabusa said in a statement that she was “pleased” by the progress after weeks of stalled negotiations. 

“We may have different ideas on how to address government spending – but we all agree that having the United States default on its obligations would be disastrous for the country and the global economy,” Hanabusa said. “I look forward to reviewing the proposed deal.”

Sen. Daniel Akaka was lukewarm in the brief statement he made after Obama’s announcement: “I look forward to reviewing the details of the compromise.”

A measured reaction from Democrats about a deal that makes deep cuts without any immediate tax increases is not surprising. Hawaii’s delegation has been united in its opposition to any plan that would affect recipients of Medicare or Social Security. 

The plan Obama announced Sunday night would require a congressional committee to outline a $1.5 trillion deficit reduction package by Thanksgiving. If the committee fails to do so, automatic cuts — including lower payments to Medicare providers — would be enacted. 

But Hawaii congressional leaders are not expressing the kind of outrage that other members of their party have, at least not publicly.

Rep. Emanuel Cleaver (D-Mo.), for example, referred to the deal as a “a sugar-coated Satan sandwich.”