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Hawaii's 2024 House elections will see if voters in the state stick to the centrist wing of the Democrat party.

Some Kailua residents say they are fed up with vandals who continue to graffiti the Kailua Town sign after volunteers clean it up.

Rep. Ed Case and Sen. Brian Schatz easily won their respective reelections, with little push back from Republicans.

Voters in Hawaiʻi’s 2nd Congressional District will elect a new congressperson on Tuesday after the incumbent, U.S. Rep. Kaialiʻi Kahele, decided not to seek reelection. Republican Joe Akana and Democrat Jill Tokuda are facing off in the district covering rural Oʻahu and the rest of the Hawaiian Islands.

The state House will likely have 16 new members and a total of six Republicans, while the Senate will have five new members.

Many people driving through the Kailua area said the raised sidewalks are not serving their purpose instead they are making the roads more prone to accidents.

Jill Tokuda, the frontrunner for Hawaii's 2nd Congressional District, raised another $331,000 for her campaign in the last quarter, more than any other federal candidate from the state.

The Department of Transportation is extending raised crosswalks onto the windward side of Oahu. Construction will begin Monday, Sept. 26 in Kailua and Kaneohe.

The Department of Transportation is extending raised crosswalks onto the windward side of Oahu. Construction will begin Monday, September 26th in Kailua and Kaneohe.

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