Jill Tokuda

Congress voted narrowly Wednesday night to end the government shutdown. HPR's Ashley Mizuo reports on what that means for people in Hawaiʻi.

Republican state Sen. Brenton Awa announced his run for Congress, putting him in the race for the second congressional district against incumbent Rep. Jill Tokuda, a Democrat.

Hawaiʻi is joining over 2,000 other “No Dictators” or “No Kings” demonstrations scheduled around the country on Saturday to protest President Donald Trump and his administration.

U.S. Rep. Jill Tokuda spoke to The Conversation's Catherine Cruz about air traffic controllers and other federal workers during the government shutdown.

U.S. Rep. Jill Tokuda meets with Hawaiʻi's air traffic controllers, who are working without pay during the shutdown; Labor leader Randy Perreira responds to comments from the Trump administration that federal workers may not receive back pay

If the federal government shutdown continues through this month, funding loss may impact flights to rural Hawai’i communities. HPR’s Catherine Cluett Pactol has the details.

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.