The case highlighted tensions between Native Hawaiians and newcomers to Hawaii. The Hawaii Innocence Project plans to argue ...

That law—first known as 2015’s Bill 78 and introduced by former Council members Kymberly Pine and Ann Kobayashi—all but disappeared after the pilot measure’s five-year repeal clause took ...

That law—first known as 2015’s Bill 78 and introduced by former Council members Kymberly Pine and Ann Kobayashi—all but disappeared after the pilot measure’s five-year sunset clause took ...

The Hawaii State Judiciary needs money to design a new courthouse in Wai­mea, add a District Court judge in Kona and address a “critical shortage” of court-appointed counsel in criminal and ...

The person who decided to give me a chance was Sen. Ann Kobayashi, and I am forever grateful to her. I developed a deep respect for the Legislature — a respect that continues to this day.

HONOLULU (KHON2) — Former Honolulu City Councilwoman Ann Kobayashi discussed the challenges that incoming officials face, from the Honolulu rail to the new plans for Aloha Stadium. Hawaii ...

Ann Kobayashi served as a Hawaii state senator from 1980 to 1994. [2] She was on the city council for the city of Honolulu from 2002 to 2008, but gave up her seat in 2008 to run for mayor. [3] In ...

This Saturday, Ann Kobayashi, Joey Manahan, Ron Menor and Kym Pine will bid farewell to Honolulu Hale. During their time on the council, these members had to address some of the most challenging ...

Community Voice Committed Leadership Essential To Hawaii’s Quality Of Life Reflecting on the public service of Ann Kobayashi and other island notables in a time of pandemic.

Honolulu City Councilor Ann Kobayashi said the move was “frustrating” because Robbins is “very capable.” “Now is not the time to bring in somebody new. We’re at a very critical part of this whole ...

Council member Kobayashi added that as far as money goes, Hawaii is dependent on the federal government. The Federal Unemployment Insurance $600 weekly checks are scheduled to expire July 31.

A bill designating Honolulu as a sanctuary city died on Thursday, prompting the question: how progressive is Hawaii? States, counties and cities across the country have adopted sanctuary policies to ...