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Hawaii Gov. Josh Green (D) said the state of the island is “strong,” but there were issues that needed continued improvements during his State of the State address before a joint session of …

Hawaiian Electric President and CEO Shelee Kimura told House lawmakers the cause of the wildfire that spread to Lahaina has not been determined and pinpointing a cause could take several mon…

Senator Brian Schatz (D-HI) spoke on the chamber floor about the deaths from the August 8 wildfires in Maui, Hawaii, and the circumstances that led to the conflagration. He also commented on…

Homeland Security Adviser Liz Sherwood-Randall joined White House Press Secretary Karine Jean-Pierre for a briefing on the federal government’s response to Hurricane Idalia. Topics included …

President Biden delivered remarks on the government’s response to Hurricane Idalia as well as the Maui wildfires that killed more than 100 people in early August. He said, “Federal teams on …

President Biden delivered remarks on the Maui, Hawaii, wildfires that left more than a hundred dead. He and first lady Jill Biden were on the island paying their respects and surveying the d…

President Biden gave remarks at a community engagement event in Lahaina, Hawaii, which was recently devastated by deadly wildfires. “The nation stands with you,” the president said.

President Biden visited some the areas devastated by the deadly wildfires in Maui, Hawaii, and then later spoke with first responders on the ground.

“The president, FEMA, and the entire federal family will be there to support the people of Hawaii as long as we are needed,” said FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell as she joined White House…

FEMA Administrator Deanne Criswell provided an update on the federal response to the wildfires on the Hawaiian island of Maui, saying, “Nothing can prepare you for what I saw during my time …

During a bike ride in Rehoboth Beach, Delware, President Biden said, “We’re looking at it,” in response to a reporter’s request for a comment on the deadly fires on the island of Maui, Hawai…

Vice President Harris expressed her “deep concern” about the Maui wildfires that had thus far claimed the lives of at least 55 people, calling it a “tragedy.” She said the Biden administrati…

Sydney Iaukea, author of, The Queen and I: A Story of Dispossessions and Reconnections in Hawaii, used Curtis Iaukea’s memoires to explore the life of the Kingdom of Hawaii’s last ruling mon…

Josh Green, the new governor of Hawaii, gave an inaugural address at the Neal Blaisdell Arena near downtown Honolulu. Governor Green, who previously served as Hawaii’s lieutenant governor, t…

Hawaii Governor Josh Green (D) delivered his first State of the State address in Honolulu. One of his first actions as the new governor was declaring a housing crisis via emergency proclamat…

Johnson County Community College Professor Tai Edwards taught a class about the expansion of the United States during the Spanish-American War and the acquisition of Hawaii. She examined the…

Hawaii Governor David Ige made the 2022 State of the State address from Honolulu. Governor Ige spoke about the state’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the resiliency of Hawaii’s tourism i…

World War II historians Rob Citino and Richard Frank discussed the lead-up to the bombing of Pearl Harbor from the American perspective. This program was part of the 14th annual Internationa…

James Haley, author of Captive Paradise: A History of Hawaii, talked about the life of musician, composer, and author Liliuokalani, the last Queen of the Kingdom of Hawaii. Mr. Haley also to…

The Territory of Hawaii became the 50th state in August 1959. In her book Gateway State, Sarah Miller-Davenport explains the role Hawaii -- with its Asian-majority population -- played in im…