Colleen Hanabusa: Trailblazer, advocate for educators and labor, dead at 74

2026-03-06T14:58:17-10:00March 6, 2026|Categories: News|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , |

Colleen Hanabusa, a trailblazing lawmaker and longtime champion of public educators, the Hawaiʻi State Teachers Association, and unionized labor, died after a five-month battle with cancer early Friday. She was 74.