#Working Families

Mazie Hirono, 2010 incumbent candidate for Congress-District 2, Transcript: Introduction:  Aloha, I’m Congresswoman Mazie Hirono, and I represent all of you in Congress in the 2nd Congressional District.  It’s certainly my privilege to serve you in Washington D.C.  I’m running for re-election, and I want you to know that I’m very, very focused on jobs and […]

The passing of U.S. Senator Robert C. Byrd means the President pro-tempore post goes to U.S. Senator Daniel Inouye of Hawaii instead.  That means Inouye is thrid in line behind for presidential succession behind Vice President Joe Biden and Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi. Byrd of West Virginia, was the longest serving member of […]

(Posted by Wendy Osher) The 13,000 member United Public Workers Union announced the endorsement of Maui Mayor Charmaine Tavares on Tuesday in her bid for re-election. The endorsement is the second from a union after the mayor secured support from the ILWU on March 3, 2010. UPW State Director Dayton Nakanelua called Tavares’ leadership “smart […]