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Watchdog Asks FEC To Probe Hawaii Company’s $150K Political Donation
A mysterious company may have broken federal campaign law when it gave a large donation to a super PAC supporting Republican Sen. Susan Collins of Maine.
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Whistleblowers Allege Cozy Ties Between Hawaii Tour Helicopters, FAA Regulators
UPDATED: The chairman of the U.S. Senate Transportation Committee, along with Hawaii’s senators, called for the Inspector General to investigate.
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Whistleblower Alleges FAA Misconduct In Oversight Of Hawaii Copter Companies
The U.S. Senate Transportation Committee says the information “raises significant concerns about the efficacy of FAA oversight in Hawaii,” where there were two deadly crashes in 2019.
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Meet The Former Hawaii Lawyer Who’s Defending President Donald Trump
Michael Purpura, who works for the White House, has spent much of his career bouncing between the East Coast and the islands.
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CNN Gives Gabbard The Cold Shoulder In New Hampshire
The cable news network announced a series of town halls for eight 2020 Democrats before the state’s Feb. 11 primary, but the Hawaii congresswoman says she wasn’t invited.
Nick Grube/Civil Beat/2020
Maui Mayor Wants Federal Help With Island Sustainability
Civil Beat caught up with the mayor at a recent event in Washington, D.C., to discuss climate change, his hope to turn Maui into Hawaii’s food basket and the U.S. Supreme Court.
Nick Grube/Civil Beat/2020
Caldwell Talks Homelessness, HUD and Honolulu Rail In Washington DC
The Honolulu mayor is in the nation’s capital this week for the U.S. Conference of Mayors. He’s also meeting with federal officials about the city’s largest ever public works project.
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Tulsi Gabbard Files $50 Million Lawsuit Against Hillary Clinton
The Hawaii congresswoman and former secretary of state were involved in a high-profile spat in which Clinton called Gabbard a “favorite of the Russians.”
Nick Grube/Civil Beat/2020
How Hawaii’s Senators Are Approaching Impeachment
Sens. Brian Schatz and Mazie Hirono, both Democrats, want to hear witness testimony. One thinks they can convince Republicans to budge. The other doesn’t.
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Kai Kahele: ‘We Have A Moral Obligation To Humanity’
The state senator who’s now running for Congress is no stranger to war. But he wants to restrict the president’s ability to take military action without the approval of Congress.