Colleen Hanabusa, first woman to be president of Hawaii state senate, dies aged 74

Source: US news | The Guardian · Bias: Center Left

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Former US representative who broke barriers as first woman president of state senate dies after five-month cancer battleFormer US representative Colleen Hanabusa, who was the first woman to serve as president of the Hawaii state senate, has died. She was 74.Hanabusa died early on Friday after a five-month battle with cancer, said Mike Formby, her friend and former chief of staff in the US House. Continue reading...

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Colleen Hanabusa, first woman to be president of Hawaii state senate, dies aged 74
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Colleen Hanabusa, first woman to be president of Hawaii state senate, dies aged 74

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Former US representative who broke barriers as first woman president of state senate dies after five-month cancer battleFormer US representative Colleen Hanabusa, who was the first woman to serve as president of the Hawaii state senate, has died. She was 74.Hanabusa died early on Friday after a five-month battle with cancer, said Mike Formby, her friend and former chief of staff in the US House. Continue reading...