The latest fundraising numbers posted by the Campaign Spending Commission tell an interesting story, both locally and state-wide. The first big question I have is:…
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WASHINGTON — U.S. Sen.Brian Schatz introduced last week new legislation to improve road-safety standards and make streets safer for pedestrians and cyclists. “For too long,…
LIHU‘E — A bill intended to squash the dreams of luxury camping developments in open- and agriculture-zoned areas has been further deferred by the Planning…
HONOLULU — The state Senate convened in a special veto-override session on Tuesday that will continue today at 3 p.m. regarding several of the 26…
LIHU‘E — The county will move into Tier 5 and end its resort bubble program on Thursday. The county is able to move to Tier…
LIHU‘E — Since March 2020, the county has tapped into at least 40% of its reserve fund. Since the onslaught of the pandemic until now,…
WASHINGTON — Congressional negotiators and the White House appear open to striking a roughly $1 trillion deal on infrastructure. But they are struggling with the…
WASHINGTON — The White House said Monday it views the Senate’s work on an elections bill overhaul and changes being offered by Sen. Joe Manchin…
WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court’s latest rejection of a Republican effort to dismantle “Obamacare” signals anew that the GOP must look beyond repealing the law…
WASHINGTON — The Justice Department’s internal watchdog launched an investigation Friday after revelations that former President Donald Trump’s administration secretly seized phone data from at…