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A national nonprofit is cheering Hawaii's new law that prohibits people from holding cellphones and other portable electronics while driving.

St. Joseph Elementary School third-grader Aiden Tyrin is the grand prize winner for Hawaii in the 14th annual nationwide Dr.

CQ Roll Call Defense and Foreign Policy Editor Kevin Whitelaw alerts us to the Navy's announcement that one of its next destroyers will be named for the late Hawaii Sen.

In Thursday's Farm Team column , Roll Call reports that former Hawaii Reps. Ed Case, a Democrat, and Charles K. Djou, a Republican, may be looking to come back to Congress this cycle in the Aloha State's 1 The seat is being vacated by Democratic Rep.

Greenwood, who is retiring from the university in September, referred to Kim's telephone call in an interview broadcast by Hawaii News Now on Monday in which she described her deteriorating relationships with the state Legislature and Gov.

Gov. Neil Abercrombie on Monday signed the two measures into law. One establishes a statewide ban on the use of cellular phones and other mobile devices while driving, and another requires that the driver and all passengers in a vehicle be restrained by a seat belt assembly or child passenger restraint while on public roads.

The Today show played tourist in Hawaii Monday, offering viewers a view of the Islands, packing in nearly every cliche - from dashboard hula girls to grass skirts - during the three-hour broadcast.

With representatives of the state Departments of Transportation and Health, county police departments and traffic safety advocates standing in support, Gov.

Organizers of an annual conference for people who manage more than $3 trillion in public sector pension funds say administrators are skipping this year's meeting in Hawaii to avoid the perception they're wasting money by heading to the island paradise.

Hawaii Gov. Neil Abercrombie is ordering state flags to be flown at half-staff alongside the national flag in recognition of Peace Officers Memorial Day.

A bill sitting on Gov. Neil Abercrombie's desk could increase competition for Hawaii pharmacies and make it easier for some residents to receive their medications.

Teams from King Kekaulike and Molokai high schools will be competing in the "It's Academic Hawaii" quiz program, which will be televised on KFVE, Channel 5, beginning this month.

A bill sitting on Gov. Neil Abercrombie's desk could increase competition for Hawaii pharmacies and make it easier for some residents to receive their medications.

"Back then as a freshman, you were meant to be seen and not heard, you know, you were put in the corner," the 80-year-old Maui native said in a recent interview with The Maui News.

Gov. Neil Abercrombie says he will work with the University of Hawaii's Board of Regents to "chart our next steps" to choose a new president for the 10-campus system following President M.R.C. Greenwood 's announcement that she will retire in September.

EMILY's List is endorsing Rep. Colleen Hanabusa in her bid to unseat Sen. Brian Schatz , giving her a potentially big boost in the race.

Hawaii Gov. Neil Abercrombie is in the midst of a three-island jaunt to start his campaign for re-election in 2014.

Many people were surprised when the 2010 Census revealed that 120,000 people in Hawaii identified themselves as having Hispanic heritage, about 9 percent of the state's residents.

With the groundbreaking for a new Aloha Air Cargo facility, the state Department of Transportation today celebrated the start of approximately $750 million in improvement projects for the Honolulu International Airport, as part of the statewide Hawaii... With the groundbreaking for a new Aloha Air Cargo facility, the state Department of ... (more)

U.S. Rep. Colleen Hanabusa of Hawaii says she plans to run against fellow Democrat and incumbent U.S. Sen.