A trope is a figure of speech. The most common legislative figure of speech is “it needs more study” and its first cousin, ...

New bill establishes state insurance and loan programs after years of false starts, allowing the government to serve as the ...

Instead of asking ratepayers to absorb the full 115% increase over 10 years, we’re proposing a more strategic and balanced ...

After replacing Finance Committee chair Kyle Yamashita, Chris Todd promises to reform how the House handles money bills.

For years, law enforcement agencies said the law held them back from effective fireworks prosecutions. A reform measure ...

A new database will track Hawaiʻi lawsuits against executive orders and other actions taken by the second Trump ...

Advocates for working families are concerned that bad things are coming with federal cuts and hoped the Legislature would do ...

HIMAST, a statewide advocacy organization representing Hawaiʻi's mid- and short-term rental community. A professional property manager and experienced policy leader, she holds a J.D. and an M.B.A. in ...

More than 16,000 chemicals are used to produce plastics — and some are silently killing us.

On Jan. 1, 2026, Hawaiʻi will see another increase to the transient accommodations tax, raising the rate by 0.75% through legislation passed in Senate Bill 1396. The bill aims to fund disaster ...

Lawmakers say Democrats were disappointed with his leadership, especially with the Hawaiʻi Legislature facing financial ...

Does public funding of a religious school violate the establishment clause of state and federal constitutions?