HAWAIʻI — U.S. Representative Jill N. Tokuda (HI-02), alongside U.S. Senator Raphael Warnock (D-GA), the Ranking Member of the Senate Finance Subcommittee on International Trade, Customs, and Global Competitiveness, and Representative Brad Sherman (CA-32), the Ranking Member of the Financial Services Committee Subcommittee on Capital Markets, led a letter to the Government Accountability Office (GAO) requesting an audit of refunds for Trump's illegally collected tariffs. In the letter, the l… Continue Reading
Hawaiʻi — U.S. Representative Jill N. Tokuda (HI-02) met with University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa leadership, faculty, and students to address the Trump Administration’s recent effort to rescind nearly $1 billion pocket rescission package, which included almost $70 million in cuts to Title VI international education programs that have historically supported Pacific and Asian studies, foreign-language education, and related international education programs at UH Mānoa. UH Mānoa applied for $2.8 mi… Continue Reading
— U.S. Representative Jill N. Tokuda (HI-02), joined by Representative Ed Case (HI-01), introduced a resolution supporting the designation of September 2026 as Hawaiian History Month and reaffirming the Federal trust responsibility to the Native Hawaiian Community. Senators Brian Schatz and Mazie Hirono introduced a similar resolution in the Senate. “Honoring Hawaiian History Month is not just about honoring the past, but protecting what generations of Native Hawaiian leaders, historians, schol… Continue Reading
HONOLULU (KHON2) — The conflict in Iran continues Monday as oil prices have skyrocketed to over $100 per barrel, and Iran named Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei to succeed his late father as supreme leader. Hawaii Representative Jill Tokuda says the Trump administration’s policies that have led to this point are unacceptable. “The question every American should ask themselves is, do I feel safer today than I did before this all started? Higher gas prices, literally tens of thousands of Americans fle… Continue Reading
US Rep. Jill Tokuda (HI-02) voted against House Republicans’ Farm Bill on Thursday, arguing it falls short for Hawaiʻi farmers and families. As the only member of the Hawaiʻi congressional delegation serving on one of Congress’s agriculture committees, Tokuda fought during the committee’s markup to ensure the bill reflected the realities facing Hawaiʻi’s local agricultural communities, following her recent Ag Listening Sessions across the state. Kula Ag Listening Session (1.29.26) PC: Office… Continue Reading
HONOLULU (KHON2) — The United States Congress gets back in session today as the vote on a war powers resolution is expected to happen to assert congressional authority to declare war as Iran expanded its targets Tuesday, striking the U.S. Embassy in Saudi Arabia. “Well, first of all, more, we shouldn’t be questioning which objective it is,” Hawaii Representative Jill Tokuda said. “There needs to be certainty. There needs to be an achievable end goal we are seeking. And one day, the President ma… Continue Reading
December 09, 2025
From the volcano-lined communities of Ka‘ū to the corn belt of the Midwest, one truth is clear: rural America is being asked to survive a health care system that is flat-out failing us. My constituents ask me why their life expectancy is nearly a decade shorter than people living in urban areas. Why a simple doctor’s visit requires hours of driving — or a plane ticket. Why hospitals are closing, clinics are stretched thin, and providers are burning out faster than we can recruit them. They ask … Continue Reading
April 28, 2025For too long, communities across America and Hawaiʻi have lived with the fear that today could be the day gun violence shatters everything. Built for combat, not communities, assault weapons like the AR-15 have become the deadly tool of choice for criminals, extremists, and mass shooters. These firearms shoot rounds at four times the velocity of a handgun and are far more destructive to human tissue and organs. Rounds fired by an assault weapon can even pierce law enforcement body armor. This … Continue Reading
March 19, 2024Every five years, Congress has the opportunity to tackle key challenges agricultural producers face and, in doing so, improve the lives of millions of Americans. By renewing critical federal nutrition programs, ensuring a stable food supply, and supporting producers across the country, we determine the future of agriculture in America. This chance to help farmers and feed families that only comes twice every decade, is known as the Farm Bill. Last year, in anticipation of the Farm Bill, I went… Continue Reading
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