Daniel Inouye

She headed two major foundations, established a Japanese-American museum and, the widow of a senator, quietly helped lift Detroit out of bankruptcy.

By Katharine Q. Seelye

Out There

A new telescope in Hawaii takes aim at our nearest star and its mysteries.

By Dennis Overbye

On the Ground

With President Obama’s time in the White House almost up, a tour of Honolulu found residents proud of their native son but wistful about the coming loss of attention.

By Thomas Fuller

First Draft

Gillibrand’s Weight Watcher Revealed, and a Presidential Nominee Is Sunk

By Carl Hulse

After nearly four decades in elected office, Gov. Neil Abercrombie was dealt a stunning defeat in his bid for re-election, becoming the first governor in the state’s history to lose in a primary race.

By Ian Lovett

Neil Abercrombie’s decision to defy one of the most popular politicians in Hawaii history has come back to rock the governor and the Democratic Party.

By Adam Nagourney

President Bill Clinton and Oprah Winfrey will be among the 16 recipients of the nation’s highest civilian honor.

By Ashley Southall

After the death of Senator Daniel K. Inouye, and the retirement of the state’s other senator, Daniel K. Akaka, Hawaii will lose all of its seniority in the Senate.

By Jeremy W. Peters

Fourteen candidates had sought to fill the Senate seat of the late Daniel K. Inouye, who represented Hawaii in Congress for half a century.

By Jeremy W. Peters

Democrats and Republicans paid tribute to Daniel K. Inouye, the long-serving senator from Hawaii who died on Dec. 17 at 88.

By Jeremy W. Peters