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Legislation Introduced To Halt Separation Of Immigrant Families

US Senator Brian Schatz of Hawaiʻi joined Sen. Dianne Feinstein of California today in introducing legislation to halt the separation of immigrant children from their parents at the border.

Non-Interference Policy on Marijuana Reversed

Rep. Tulsi Gabbard denounced Attorney General Sessions’ actions to rescind the Obama-era non-interference policy relating to federal marijuana laws.

Kenji Price as Interim US Attorney for District of Hawai‘i

Kenji Price today was appointed as Interim United States Attorney for the District of Hawaiʻi.  The announcement was made by Attorney General Jeff Sessions

Hawai‘i Joins 16 States in Lawsuit to Preserve DACA

Hawaiʻi joined a coalition of 16 states in filing a lawsuit to protect Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals grantees, a program which was brought to an end…

Trump Terminates DACA, Hawai‘i Senators Defend Program

The Trump administration today announced the end of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program in the US. An estimated 800,000 young undocumented…

Schatz Slams Sessions Over “Offensive Comments” About Hawaiʻi

“This is an insult to the people of the State of Hawai‘i,” Sen. Schatz said in response to his comments about Hawaiʻi being “an island in the Pacific.”

Mayor Arakawa to Speak at Ninth Circuit Judicial Conference

The conference is being held despite controversy earlier this year in which US Senators Chuck Grassley of Iowa and Jeff Sessions of Alabama criticized Ninth Circuit’s selection of Maui as the location for the conference.

Judicial Conference on Maui Criticized

Two Republican senators say they are concerned that an annual judicial conference on Maui is inconsistent with the nation’s financial crisis.