Cory Lum/Civil Beat Gov. David Ige has requested emergency funding for state agencies as the COVID-19 threat grows.
UPDATED How much does Hawaii pay its public servants? You’ll find information here on fiscal years 2011-2020.
Social media is bolstering political activism and allowing Native Hawaiians to control their own narrative.
The new 13-year, $918 million deal with Hitachi is nearly $100 million more than the one signed in 2011. It will cover just over half of the costs to run the rail system.
Hawaii lawmakers have several bills lined up for votes that look to curb access to guns and ammunition in the state.
Flickr: Gage Skidmore Unfortunately, rumor has it that the party establishment may prevent Bernie Sanders from being the nominee.
Flickr: GovernmentZA / GCIS Case in point: Mike Bloomberg the former mayor of New York running for president.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat It’s no surprise why so many high school seniors elect to leave Hawaii after school.
PF Bentley/Civil Beat Being paid and treated as equals is good for the bottom line in Hawaii but also for all people in America.
Attorneys are asked to resubmit surveys intended to help justices and judges improve judicial performance.
Nearly 70% of the U.S. population receives fluoride through public water systems. Hawaii remains an outlier, thanks to long-standing opposition.
The measure to give Hawaii’s families more affordable preschool and childcare options is now primed for a full House vote.
The Legislature is paving the way to provide funding to the Department of Health for monitoring, quarantines and equipment, should it be needed.
Four bills that would prohibit sales of flavored vaping products are moving through the state House and Senate chambers.
The mayor made at least $342,070 last year between his city job and other income.
The city wants to lease out all of the iconic pavilions to beach service vendors, although officials won’t say it’s to chase out the chronic homeless.
In the U.S. intolerable suffering and an incurable medical condition alone are not enough to qualify someone for an aided death.
The establishment of a popular Hawaiian immersion program several years ago has had an impact on the broader community, says the Hana High & Elementary principal.
Candidates are already lining up to replace longtime Rep. Calvin Say but there’s still time for more.
Lawmakers need to find the money to continue paying for the state’s prevention program, too.
People need to start voting younger in 2020 because there is so much more at stake that impacts them much earlier.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat The USS Arizona and USS Utah have leaked thousands of gallons of oil in Pearl Harbor since the 1941 attack and there’s no plan to stop the flow anytime soon.
Claire Caulfield/Civil Beat One way is through compost. And that’s affecting our farmers.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat There isn’t a definitive list of priorities at the state level, but legislation is under consideration and Oahu is preparing its plans for local action.
Everyone wants to throw away their trash, but no one wants a landfill in their backyard. Yet dumps across the state are rapidly filling up.
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