Tulsi Gabbard, President Trump's nominee to serve as the director of national intelligence, will testify Thursday morning at a confirmation hearing before the Senate Intelligence Committee. The 43-year-old former Democratic congresswoman from Hawaii and combat veteran would oversee the nation's 18 spy agencies.

Democratic Hawaii Sen. Mazie Hirono's partisan streak at confirmation hearings continued Thursday as the lone 'no' vote in a committee hearing to recommend VA nominee Doug Collins for confirmation.

City prosecutors declined to file charges, but the incident led to calls to protect people acting in self-defense. Hawaiʻi’s farmers and ranchers have also talked about the need for a stand-your-ground law to deal with poaching and agriculture theft.

Democrats, including U.S. Sen. Brian Schatz, blame Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for contributing to a deadly measles outbreak in Samoa in 2019.

Even though a federal judge blocked the freeze temporarily, the future remains uncertain. Jodi Robinson is with the Hawaii Association of Nonprofit Organizations which provide man

From left, U.S. Sen. Brian Shatz, Gov. Josh Green and HUD Regional Administrator Jason Pu celebrate Hawaiʻiʻs receipt of a $6.6 million grant from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to support more affordable housing.

Republicans are sending signals that they might not back Trump’s nominee for director of national intelligence.

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Gabbard was questioned by Republicans and Democrats alike on her views of Snowden and whether she believes he was a traitor. She declined to say she believed he was a traitor, repeating that she felt he had broken the law and reiterating a point that she has made in the past, that he exposed practices that have resulted in the reform of 702.

Senate Intelligence members pressed Tulsi Gabbard, the nominee to be director of national intelligence, on her national security record.

Tulsi Gabbard is expected to face tough questions from lawmakers Thursday over past comments about Russia and a 2017 visit with Syria’s now-deposed leader.

Former Rep. Justin Amash (R-MI) had a scathing assessment of President Donald Trump's FBI director nominee Kash Patel after his confirmation hearing Thursday. Specifically, Amash took issue with Patel's admission to senators that he opposes a potential requirement to obtain a warrant to engage in surveillance under the controversial Section 702