The Hawaii State Judiciary needs money to design a new courthouse in Waimea, add a District Court judge in Kona and address a “critical shortage”…
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A new bill this legislative session seeks to amend penalties for sex trafficking in Hawaii, proposing fines ranging from $50,000 to $100,000 and a prison…
A new round of bills have been introduced — or are pending introduction — at the newly convened state Legislature, with the goal of continuing…
The leaders of three unions representing more than 5,000 nurses joined forces Thursday at the state Capitol to rally for legislation ensuring safer standards of…
Hawaii workers will begin 2025 with a little extra take-home pay starting this month when their state tax withholdings begin shrinking. The state Legislature in…
The call for stricter fireworks laws was immediate in the aftermath of the deadly New Year’s tragedy at a Keaka Drive home in Aliamanu. Starting…
LIHUE — In honor of the life and legacy of President Earl Carter, Jr. the thirty-ninth President of the United States, who died on Sunday,…
The Hawaii Ethics Commission plans to create a uniform fine schedule — similar to standardized traffic fines — and voted unanimously Wednesday to have a…
Gov. Josh Green’s proposed state budget calls for no increase to the state’s $1.5 billion rainy day fund, but Green does want to dedicate all…
Gov. Josh Green plans to ask the upcoming Legislature for the power to divert $60 million in each of the next two fiscal years from…