My LGBTQ+ Statement Aloha. In my past I said and believed things that were wrong, and worse, hurtful to the LGBTQ+ community and their loved ones. Many years ago, I apologized for my words and, more importantly, the negative impact that they had. I sincerely repeat my apology today. I…

Syria is once again faced with an inevitable battle and tragedy — this time in Idlib, a northwestern Syrian city that is a major al-Qaeda stronghold. …

In the last two weeks, two neocon warhawks have been chosen by President Trump to fill key cabinet positions. First, it was CIA Director Mike Pompeo selected to replace Rex Tillerson as Secretary of State. Now, National Security Advisor H.R. …

December 1, 2017 will forever mark a dark day for Hawai‘i, for our country, and the world. Today marks the first day of a new era, in which the lives and future of the people of our state have indelibly changed, as they’ll be reminded every month with nuclear warning…

Veterans Day is special to me. It’s a day when I often get to spend time with fellow veterans from many different generations, share stories, and remember our brothers and sisters who never made that long trip home. We will never forget. Senator Mazie Hirono and I worked together for…

A little over two years ago, I was disinvited from the first Democratic presidential primary debate after publicly disagreeing with the Chair’s decision to limit rather than expand the number of Democratic primary debates. Throughout the presidential primary, we saw deep divides within the Democratic Party that went far beyond…

At a time of growing divisiveness in America, where too many are “other-izing” those who may look different, worship different, or hold different political views, it is more important than ever to live aloha, to love and treat all others with respect, to be inclusive rather than exclusive. …

From California wildfires that have reduced entire neighborhoods to ash, to the US Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico, where people are still suffering over a month after a catastrophic hurricane, to 672,000 gallons of oil being dumped into the Gulf of Mexico from a burst pipeline, it has never been…