Personality, not policy, set to define Hawaii governor race

In this Aug. 2, 2017, file photo, Hawaii Gov. David Ige talks at a groundbreaking ceremony for Hawaii's first public hydrogen fueling station in Honolulu. U.S. Rep. Colleen Hanabusa of Hawaii plans to challenge Gov. David Ige in the gubernatorial race.

The Latest: Hawaii Democrats’ gov showdown a repeat of ’14?

The Latest on U.S. Rep Colleen Hanabusa's plans to challenge Gov. David Ige in the Hawaii gubernatorial race : Former Hawaii Gov. Neil Abercrombie says a Democrat attempting to unseat a Democrat governor isn't unique in the state's history. But being successful at it is.

Ige promises action on Hawaii Island vacancies

Applications for candidates to fill one of the two Hawaii County seats on the University of Hawaii Board of Regents were due Sept. 30. The seat was vacated by the early September resignation of Barry Mizuno, who died Nov. 26. But a lack of a quorum on the Regents Candidate Advisory Council has left the applications still to be evaluated.

Former Hawaii lawmaker seeks bittersweet return to Congress

" U.S. Rep. Colleen Hanabusa didn't want to leave Washington when she gave up her House seat to run for the Senate two years ago. But she hoped to fulfill the dying wish of U.S. Sen. Daniel Inouye, a beloved Hawaii Democrat who spent five decades in office and wanted her to take his place.