Here's how $50 million got into the new state budget for a facility that had been rejected earlier in the session.
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There are legitimate reasons to oppose term limits, but we shouldn’t pretend they somehow already exist.
The Hawaii House and Senate judiciary committee chairs talk about sunshine and process reform at the Hawaii Legislature.
The Honolulu City Council chair says he doesn't plan to let council members vote on the substantial raises put forward by the salary commission.
