By GWEN MURANAKA
Rafu English Editor in Chief
Al Muratsuchi talks about his candidacy for the 66th Assembly District during an interview at The Rafu Shimpo on Tuesday. (MARIO G. REYES/Rafu Shimpo)
With...
By TRISHA MURAKAWA
(First published in The Rafu Shimpo on Feb. 8, 2012.)
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Newt Gingrich wants to be president, and from all accounts, it seems like there are enough American voters who want him as commander-in-chief...
Rep. Patsy Takemoto Mink and President Lyndon Johnson wave to the crowd in Hawaii before boarding Air Force One in 1966. (Photo courtesy of Gwendolyn Mink)
By Naomi Tacuyan
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(Throughout March, the Democratic...
Following the death of 92-year-old Senator Robert C. Byrd of West Virginia early Monday, Hawaii Senator Daniel Inouye was sworn in as the Senate president pro tempore, a largely ceremonial position long...
By GWEN MURANAKA
RAFU ENGLISH EDITOR
History could be made next Tuesday as James Lau seeks to be the third consecutive Asian American to represent the 53rd Assembly District, which includes Torrance, Redondo...
Colleen Hanabusa speaks at the Jonathan Club in Los Angeles on Feb. 20. Hanabusa, president of Hawaii’s State Senate, will face Republican Charles Djou and Democrat Ed Case in a special election on...