Developing & cultivating local food sources for the future, community members met in Kahalu'u, near Kahekili Highway on Saturday, planting 70 ulu bread fruit trees & mountain apple trees.

Oahu farmer Daniel Anthony said, "It's always been in our hands, our food security - if your hands aren't dirty, you're not food secure and so this is something that's become more and more prevalent."

Sen. Brenton Awa was able to get permit approval to make the project happen working with many departments.  Dept. of Transportation's Ed Sniffen also played a major role.

Faced with growing food insecurity among Hawaii families, an Oahu senator is advocating for a more sustainable approach to providing food: planting trees.

Senator Brenton Awa is stepping up to challenge U.S. Rep. Jill Tokuda for Hawaii's 2nd Congressional District seat.

State Sen. Brenton Awa has been fined nearly $1,000 by the Hawaii State Ethics Commission for a social media post that violated campaign law.

Last year, Sen. Awa (R-Windward Oahu, North Shore) made a farewell video for his then-staffer, Samantha DeCorte, who was leaving to run for state Senate.

Oʻahu North Shore Sen. Brenton Awa said he will be the new Senate minority leader next legislative session.

This comes just hours after he narrowly won reelection in the general election, beating Democratic challenger Ben Shafer by a few hundred votes — as of Wednesday afternoon.

The Instagram video was slick and quick, shifting from one Democratic state senator’s shrugging cameo to another while asking, “Where is Brenton Awa?”

All set to the sleuthing theme song from “The Pink Panther.”

Awa wasn’t in a State Capitol conference room. Nor his office. But finally — “Found Him” — he turns up at a Big Island hula festival.

“Bruddah missed voting on 66 bills for Merrie Monarch,” the video concludes.

That wasn’t entirely accurate — the Republican senator only went to the festival for one day earlier this year, hardly long enough to miss all the votes of a two-week conference committee period.

Republican state Sen. Brenton Awa announced his run for Congress on Monday, putting him in the race for the second congressional district against incumbent Rep. Jill Tokuda, a Democrat.

Awa announced his run on his Instagram account and said his campaign centers around making Hawaiʻi affordable for Hawaiians.

State Sen. Brenton Awa and Rep. Diamond Garcia traveled to Virginia to try to convince conservative activist Edward Blum not to challenge Kamehameha Schools’ admissions policy.

State Sen. Brenton Awa, R-Windward Oahu, reflects on the 2025 legislative session, plus news on his potential political future.

State Sen. Brenton Awa is throwing his hat into the ring to run for Congress. He is the current Minority Leader in the Senate where he has served since 2022. The former television journalist confirmed that he has filed his papers to run for the GOP nomination for the 2nd Congressional District seat.