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Honolulu City Council OKs bill designating gun-free places
The Honolulu Star-Advertiser via Yahoo News· 1 year agoMar. 16—Firearms should be banned on Oahu in 13 "sensitive places, " including schools, hospitals and parks, the Honolulu City Council decided Wednesday. Firearms should be banned on Oahu in ...
Vice presidential possibility adds to Tulsi Gabbard's mystique
The Honolulu Star-Advertiser via Yahoo News· 3 months agoFeb. 26—Former U.S. Rep. Tulsi Gabbard's name on the short list of Donald Trump's candidates for vice president only adds to the enigmatic political career of a former rising star of the Democratic ...
Hawaii Republicans could lock up Trump's nomination tonight
The Honolulu Star-Advertiser via Yahoo News· 3 months agoMar. 12—Hawaii Republicans will gather at 35 locations around the islands tonight to determine how many delegates will cast ballots for presumptive presidential nominee Donald Trump, the only ...
First-term state lawmaker Sen. Brenton Awa stands out as unconventional
The Honolulu Star-Advertiser via Yahoo News· 4 hours agoJAMM AQUINO / JAQUINO@STARADVERTISER.COM State Sen. Brenton Awa posed for a portrait Wednesday inside the Senate Chamber at the state Capitol. Awa has a unique place in the Legislature as someone ...
Threats escalate against Hawaii's election volunteers
The Honolulu Star-Advertiser via Yahoo News· 2 years agoOct. 21—Hawaii's electoral process, the officials who oversee it and even the volunteers who keep island elections running across the state are facing unprecedented hostility and even threats ...
Host of new laws in effect with the new year
The Honolulu Star-Advertiser via Yahoo Finance· 5 months agoJan. 1—New laws taking effect today include an increase in the state minimum wage to $14 an hour, gender-neutral language for birth and marriage certificates, and a requirement that Hawaii law ...
Historic year of North Korean missile tests raises Pacific tensions
The Honolulu Star-Advertiser via Yahoo News· 2 years agoOct. 19—North Korea has fired over 40 missiles this year, more than during any year since its leader, Kim Jong Un, took power in 2011. North Korea has fired over 40 missiles this year, more ...
