Former US Rep. Colleen Hanabusa Dead At 74
Honolulu Civil Beat • • nation
Key Points:
- Colleen Hanabusa, a prominent Hawaiʻi politician and former U.S. House representative, passed away at age 74; she served in Congress from 2011-2015 and 2016-2019 and was the first woman to serve as President of the Hawaiʻi State Senate.
- Gov. Josh Green ordered flags at half-staff across the state to honor Hanabusa, recognizing her decades of public service and barrier-breaking leadership.
- Hanabusa narrowly lost a 2014 Democratic primary for the U.S. Senate seat and later ran unsuccessfully for Hawaiʻi governor in 2018 and Honolulu mayor in 2020.
- She recently chaired the Honolulu Authority for Rapid Transportation, where she was credited
