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Women have helped shape our world, yet still do not receive the recognition and compensation they deserve.

- Colleen Hanabusa

Deserve, Still, Receive, Our World

As we move beyond Women's History Month, I am committed to advancing legislation to raise the minimum wage and ensure women are paid equally for equal work.

- Colleen Hanabusa

Committed, Move, Ensure, Women Are

Our experience in Hawaii has shown that we can place common sense limits on gun sales, demonstrate our respect for gun owners, and, most importantly, help ensure the safety of our residents.

- Colleen Hanabusa

Gun, Hawaii, Ensure, Common Sense

During times of emergencies, civil crisis, or natural disasters it is important for persons to remain free to exercise their constitutional rights in a lawful and appropriate manner, and I believe it is important that we provide individuals with specific reassurance that we value those rights.

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Appropriate, Lawful, Reassurance

I am certain that there are extremists on both sides of the gun control debate in Hawaii, as in the rest of the nation. However, it has been our willingness and ability to develop mutually respectful and effective gun control laws that have kept our community safe.

- Colleen Hanabusa

Gun, Been, However, Respectful

Hawaii's own Patsy Mink served as the first congresswoman of color and first Asian American woman in the House; she later sought the Democratic Party presidential nomination.

- Colleen Hanabusa

Woman, Color, Hawaii, Presidential

Dr. Margaret Oda, a true trailblazer in education, served as Honolulu school district superintendent and was the driving force behind the middle-school concept and the first chairwoman of the Japanese American National Museum.

- Colleen Hanabusa

Education, Behind, Concept, Margaret

Background checks, waiting periods, reports of transfers, and access to mental health records have not stopped the legal sale of firearms to legitimate buyers.

- Colleen Hanabusa

Access, Reports, Stopped, Checks

I don't think people in Hawaii like negative ads, whether it's done by an independent group or whether it's done by the campaign itself.

- Colleen Hanabusa

Think, Hawaii, Independent, Ads

I'm president of the Senate. I'm not a neophyte when it comes to understanding political alignments and misalignments.

- Colleen Hanabusa

Political, Understanding, Senate

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