HONOLULU (KHON2) -- Many Hawaii residents made the trip to Washington D.C. for President Donald Trump's Inauguration, such as several house republican members, the state's RNC chair, as well as Sen. Brian Schatz and Congressman Ed Case. Get Hawaii's latest morning news delivered to your inbox, sign up for News 2 You Congresswoman Jill Tokua said there was a short window to fly home and do work for her community so she decided to come back to Hawaii instead of attend the Inauguration. Rep. Tokuda said she hopes to do things in a bipartisan fashion with the new administration and with Congress. "Especially bringing down those costs that are sending our kids away from these islands. I'm absolutely right there," she said. "While I saw a dais of billionaires at the inauguration hanging out at the lunch, let's make this about the very day American people who need help right now. They’re not billionaires, they can’t afford to live in this place we call home and it’s absolutely unacceptable to me." Sen. Mazie Hirono was also not in attendance at Trump's Inauguration. Tamara McKay, Hawaii Republican Party State chair, said over 100 people from Hawaii went to D.C. for Inauguration Day but spread out once the outdoor event was canceled. She said people were able to watch all the events inside instead. "Overall it's a good feeling, you can feel the excitement and joy in the air and some relief," McKay told KHON2 as she was waiting in a long line to attend the Liberty Ball on Monday night. "Everyone enjoyed his message after he was sworn in, people seem friendlier, less stressed, hopeful and we're looking forward to the future." She said the economy and the border are top of mind for many people and Congressman Ed Case agreed calling immigration a crisis. "I think Trump is right to say our immigration system is broken and our border needs to be far more secure," said Rep. Ed Case. "I may disagree with his methods of going about that but I'm in the camp of most Americans including most of my constituents who believe that is a major challenge that is getting worse. That’s an area where clearly I’m prepared to work with this administration on reasonable policies to deal with this real, and I’ll use the word crisis, because I think it is." He estimated anywhere between 30,000 and 50,000 illegal immigrants are in Hawaii. "If the president is serious about deporting illegal immigrants I think it's going to definitely have an impact on our industries in Hawaii that are employing illegal immigrants which is also illegal to do," he continued. "I met with Governor Green and some of the mayors to alert them to what may actually be coming down the pike in terms of this particular issue, I think that's an area we will definitely see some disruption." Congressman Case did attend the Inauguration and said he will support what he thinks is best for Hawaii residents including tackling inflation and security. "Top of mind for me is the Indo-Pacific at large, our relationship with counties in the Indo- Pacific," Case continued. "This presidency is a critical presidency for our country’s security, for our relationship with the Indo Pacific and I'm focused very much on that." He said he will be fully supportive of bringing down inflation as well. Rep. Diamond Garcia, the state's minority floor leader said it's a good day for the country. "It's a new day for America, it's also a new day for Hawaii, we have a new Commander in Chief who is in charge of armed forces because we house IndoPACOM and making sure there is peace in the Pacific," he said. "Per his executive orders today the southern border is closed and we are going to stop drugs pouring into the country," he added. He said there will be many positive impacts for Hawaii families from inflation coming down and energy prices. Find more Hawaii, Oahu, Maui and Kauai news here "What I seen is we need to pull together regardless of party lines," said McKay. "The message is clear, we have our differences as to what our needs and wants are per state but the same thing that applies is this is our country, and we need to start learning to work together and living together."