Candidates for U.S. Senate face off tonight in a one-hour forum on MeTV, Oceanic Digital Channel 126, and on KITV.com.

U.S. Rep. Mazie Hirono and her primary opponent Ed Case will appear on the same stage for the first time tonight in a forum hosted by the Hawaii Lodging and Tourism Association in Waikiki.

The forum also features Republican candidate John Carroll.  KITV4 News will televise the one-hour forum in its entirety at 7 p.m. on our sister station MeTV, Oceanic Digital Channel 126 and streaming live at KITV.com.

Also, today campiagn staff for Ms. Hirono announced that she will officially file for the office at 1 p.m., tomorrow, in the State Office of Elections in Honolulu.