Cory Lum/Civil Beat Health officials are expressing concern over a recent spike in cases, but say Hawaii has the capacity it needs to scale back the travel quarantine.
The bill now goes to Gov. David Ige who can approve it, veto it or let it become law without his signature.
A record number of COVID-19 cases were confirmed Tuesday.
It comes at a time when both roles will play a crucial part in the state’s financial planning.
“My big idea is that we reinvent a segment of our economy by investing in a Hawaii Food & Conservation Corps.”
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Cory Lum/Civil Beat It’s time to put Hawaii first again and show a little self-respect for ourselves by making tourists pay their fair share.
Ronen Zilberman/Civil Beat Building trust and better communication between citizens and police should start with a separate, independent civilian oversight board to review concerns of misconduct.
Moana Bjur But it requires Hawaii legislators to vote “no” on transferring DLNR lands to the DOA for pasture.
“We need to reinvent the way we think about solutions to chronic problems that we have in our state, and start to focus on community-based solutions instead.”
“We can rebuild a budget and state government that is responsive to the needs of real people, not profits and corporate kickbacks. “
“This economic crisis is the perfect time to leverage public land along the rail corridor for genuinely affordable housing.”
“I would start with a budget cut of 10% across the board.”
“I would evaluate the possibility of privatizing many of the departments in government with accountability, transparency and an annual report card.”
“Everyone benefits from the betterment of conditions of the Hawaiian people.”
“We could spend less time in courtrooms and spend more time investing in and developing our community.”
“We need to demand and receive fair compensation for military use of our lands, and compensate us for the ‘war machine’ that puts us all at ground zero.”
“Build and desecrate elsewhere, not in Hawaii.”
The police chief has repeatedly said the department doesn’t need broad-based reform.
The Democrat has to sit it out while on active National Guard duty, but he doesn’t face much of a threat anyway — something that has dumbfounded political observers.
People want to help or just stretch their legs, and groups are organizing events with safety guidelines in mind.
Civil Beat The COVID-19 pandemic has brought a lot of single-use plastics back into our lives and onto our beaches.
Anthony Quintano/Civil Beat Race relations in Hawaii are different than many other places in the country, but that doesn’t mean that racism hasn’t affected the health of communities of color.
Nathan Eagle/Civil Beat A group wants to reopen waters around the Big Island for commercial aquarium fishing, raising questions about the environmental impact of the multimillion-dollar industry.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat These six graphs show how Hawaii’s trash circled the globe last year.
We Can Have It All: Ag, Public Access And Forest Protection