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Former Hawaii Rep Colleen Hanabusa dies at 74

Former Hawaii Rep Colleen Hanabusa dies at 74

Former Rep. Colleen Hanabusa (D-Hawaii), the first Asian American woman elected as president of a legislative body, died on Friday following a private battle with cancer, according to multiple reports. Hanabusa, 74, was "a veteran lawmaker and attorney from Waianae who fought for local people for three decades as a Congresswoman and state Senate President,"...

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