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Colleen Hanabusa Honored
- Colleen Hanabusa, a former U.S. Congresswoman from Hawaii, died March 5, 2023, at 74 after battling cancer.
- She was the first Asian American woman to lead Hawaii's State Senate (1998–2010).
- She served in the U.S. House from 2011 to 2015 and briefly in 2016.
- Governor Josh Green ordered flags at half-staff in her honor.
- She advocated for native Hawaiian rights and helped secure federal funding for the Honolulu rail project.
