Colleen Hanabusa, first woman to be president of Hawaii state senate, dies aged 74

The Guardian - World NewsEN 2 min read 100% complete by Associated PressMarch 7, 2026 at 02:13 AM

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Colleen Hanabusa, former US Representative and the first woman president of the Hawaii State Senate, died at age 74 after battling cancer. Hanabusa, a lawyer from Waianae, served in the Hawaii State Senate from 1999 to 2010, representing the Waianae Coast and Leeward Oahu. She served in the US House and unsuccessfully ran for US Senate in 2014 after Senator Daniel Inouye's death, despite Inouye's stated wish for her to succeed him. Hanabusa later returned to the US House in 2016 before an unsuccessful run for governor in 2018. In 2021, she was appointed to Honolulu's rail line board.

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