Jill Tokuda

The federal government shut down Tuesday night after the U.S. Senate was unable to agree on funding. HPR’s Ashley Mizuo reports on the local impacts — and how members of Hawaiʻi’s congressional delegation are responding to the Trump administration.

The 10-campus system brought in over $730 million in extramural funding in fiscal year 2025, but 90% of this is funded through the federal government, putting some at risk of being cut.

Advocacy groups and lawmakers gathered to rally against President Donald Trump’s tax bill outside the federal building in Honolulu on Thursday. HPR's Ashley Mizuo reports.

U.S. Rep. for Hawaiʻi Jill Tokuda said a proposed $313 billion cut from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program over the next decade will hurt working families, rural communities and millions of people across the country.

An Allies in Resistance rally was held on Saturday to protest cuts to DEI programs and to honor the legacy of Patsy T. Mink. Lt. Gov. Sylvia Luke and U.S. Rep. Jill Tokuda spoke before the crowd.

After taking office last week, President Donald Trump signed a slew of executive orders. The Conversation talked to U.S. Rep. Jill Tokuda about what Trump's executive orders could mean for Hawaiʻi.

U.S. Rep. Jill Tokuda talks about confirmation hearings and Trump's executive orders; New University of Hawaiʻi president shares how she's been adjusting to the job and possible federal funding impacts from the Trump administration

The federal government shutdown could happen at midnight as Congress has been unable to come to an agreement on a stopgap spending bill. The bipartisan bill included $1.6 billion that would go directly to Maui County to rebuild homes lost in the 2023 fires.

President-elect Donald Trump has made bold claims about slashing the federal budget. Hawaiʻi's congressional leaders, who are all Democrats, are bracing for what that could mean for the federal funding Hawaiʻi receives.

Following the outcome of the presidential election, there could be a push to pass a new federal Farm Bill before President-elect Donald Trump takes office in January. Hawaiʻi U.S. Rep. Jill Tokuda, who sits on the U.S. House on Agriculture, said even Republican lawmakers in agriculture are motivated to get the bill passed.