In the course of a more than hourlong interview, Hanabusa often referred to growing up in Waianae, on the east coast of Oahu, where her parents, Isao and June, ran a gas station.

Hanabusa was elected to the state Senate in 1998 representing Waianae, and previously served as the first female Senate president. She also represented Hawaii in Congress, but lost races for U.S ...

WAILUKU — U.S. Rep. Colleen Hanabusa’s roots go back to the sugar cane fields of Waianae. Before her grandparents got married, they worked on the Waianae Sugar Plantation, in the town where ...

That inequity between Kaimuki and Waianae, which Hanabusa calls somewhat of a forgotten part of Honolulu, always stuck with her and eventually pushed her into public service.

HART board Chair Colleen Hanabusa and Vice Chair Kika Bukowski were respectively reelected to serve as chair and vice chair through June 30, charged with overseeing the nearly $10 billion Skyline ...

A former congresswoman is joining the board that oversees the city’s multi-billion dollar rail transit project. Mayor Kirk Caldwell appointed Colleen Hanabusa as the new board member for the ...

Democratic state Sen. Colleen Hanabusa is pulling an ad in the special election in Hawaii's 1st District claiming she slashed legislators' salaries while serving in the state Senate. While ...

Hanabusa was elected to the State Senate in 1998, and served 12 years representing the Waianae Coast in the 21 st district.

A judge has turned down Rep. Colleen Hanabusa's (D-Hawaii) request to delay voting in the final two precincts, meaning the race will be decided Friday. This piece has been updated and re-posted ...

Rep. Colleen Hanabusa, who’s trailing in the too-close-to-call Hawaii Democratic Senate primary against incumbent Brian Schatz, warned Monday of voting “irregularities” in precincts crippled ...

WAIANAE, Hawaii - The Waianae Military Civilian Advisory Council (WMCAC) honored veterans and service members during its annual Veterans Day Parade and Hoolaulea (Hawaiian party), here, Nov. 8 ...

Colleen Hanabusa, the former U.S. congresswoman from Waianae who narrowly lost her U.S. Senate bid last year, is joining the board that oversees Oahu’s cash-strapped rail project.