Hawaiʻi Republican Party

HPR reflects on the life of U.S. Rep. Pat Saiki, first Republican elected to represent Hawai’i in the House of Representatives since its statehood; after the hurricanes, HPR’s weekly segment Homeroom Hawaiʻi looks at the next thing taking schools by storm: homecoming week.

Pat Saiki played a significant role in the passage of legislation paying reparations to Japanese Americans incarcerated by the U.S. during World War II.

The Hawaiʻi Supreme Court has rejected Sen. Kurt Fevella’s challenge to his tiebreaker loss in this year’s primary election.

Votes are due by 7 p.m. on primary election day, which falls on August 8.

Shirlene Ostrov with the Hawaiʻi Republican Party spoke to The Conversation's Catherine Cruz about Hawaiʻi Republicans, immigration, and her priorities as party chair.

The Hawaiʻi Republican Caucus is rolling out what it calls a “listening tour” of weekly community meetings on Oʻahu. This allows politicians to hear constituent concerns firsthand, and act on them when drafting bills for the next year. State House Minority leader Rep. Lauren Matsumoto says these sessions are open to all regardless of party affiliation.

Dr. Kenneth Fink and his vision for the Hawaiʻi Department of Health; state's elected Republications cope with party divide; transporting ʻōhiʻa responsible for a devastating disease; teenage brothers organize sports equipment donation to Micronesia

This year's primary election positioned former Lt. Gov. Duke Aiona as the Republican candidate for governor and Seaula Tupai Jr. for lieutenant governor. Lynn Finnegan, head of the Hawaiʻi Republican Party, sat down with The Conversation to discuss the election results.

In a news release, Hawaiʻi Republican Party Chair Lynn Finnegan said Republicans won over 20% of the total vote. Finnegan said this is the highest percentage of total votes since Republican candidate Linda Lingle was elected. Finnegan said it’s an uphill battle for GOP candidates in the Democratic-dominated state.

The Republican Party of Hawaii elected a new state executive committee at its state convention over the weekend. More than 500 attended the virtual event…