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Hawaii Restaurants Got $414 Million In Pandemic Aid. Where Did It Go? Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2021

Hawaii Restaurants Got $414 Million In Pandemic Aid. Where Did It Go?

The $26 billion Restaurant Revitalization Fund ran out of money almost immediately after it began accepting applications.

Celebrating Prince Kuhio’s Legacy In Washington With A Call To Do More For Hawaiians Nick Grube/Civil Beat/2021

Celebrating Prince Kuhio’s Legacy In Washington With A Call To Do More For Hawaiians

One hundred years ago Kuhio was instrumental in securing more than 200,000 acres of trust land for Native Hawaiians. Today, much of that land remains uninhabited.

Case Draws Most Of His Campaign Cash From Special Interests Nick Grube/Civil Beat/2019

Case Draws Most Of His Campaign Cash From Special Interests

The Hawaii congressman, who sits on the House Appropriations Committee, is up for re-election in 2022 but has yet to draw a challenger.

The FBI Is Probing A Hawaii Defense Contractor’s Donations To US Sen. Susan Collins Courtesy: Hawaii News Now

The FBI Is Probing A Hawaii Defense Contractor’s Donations To US Sen. Susan Collins

Martin Kao already faces criminal charges for defrauding a coronavirus relief aid program of millions of dollars.

Hirono Dishes On Rail, Anti-Asian Hate And Vaccine-Hesitant Trumpers Screenshot

Hirono Dishes On Rail, Anti-Asian Hate And Vaccine-Hesitant Trumpers

Hawaii U.S. Sen. Mazie Hirono says Honolulu shouldn’t expect more money from the federal government to bail out its $12 billion transportation project.

Bringing Back The Pork: Case, Kahele Make Their Pitch For $57 Million Dan Dennison

Bringing Back The Pork: Case, Kahele Make Their Pitch For $57 Million

Earmarks were banned in 2011 after a series of scandals involving congressionally directed spending. Now Congress has decided to bring the process back with more transparency.

Campaign Finance Records Suggest An Easy Reelection Bid For Brian Schatz Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Campaign Finance Records Suggest An Easy Reelection Bid For Brian Schatz

Hawaii Sen. Brian Schatz recently announced his 2022 reelection campaign. He already has more than $3 million in the bank for it.

Mazie Hirono’s Mother, A Prominent Role Model For Her, Has Died Nick Grube/Civil Beat

Mazie Hirono’s Mother, A Prominent Role Model For Her, Has Died

The U.S. senator often talks about how her mother, who fled an abusive relationship in Japan, helped shape her own identity.

‘It’s Not Sexy’: Kahele Eyes Overdue Hawaii Projects For Biden’s Jobs Plan Courtesy: Kai Kahele

‘It’s Not Sexy’: Kahele Eyes Overdue Hawaii Projects For Biden’s Jobs Plan

The congressman wants to use federal money to replace cesspools, update wastewater treatment plants and fix ailing bridges and roads.

Another $800M For Rail? Don’t Count On It, Schatz Says Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2020

Another $800M For Rail? Don’t Count On It, Schatz Says

Hawaii’s senior senator says there’s little appetite in Washington to appropriate more federal funds for Honolulu’s troubled and overbudget rail.