Anita Hofschneider

The state considers new rules that would give it some of the equity when workforce units are resold. Opponents say that’ll do more harm than good.

In county documents, former legislator Derek Kawakami didn’t mention his involvement in a company challenging the dispensary license awards.

A woman files suit saying she lost her job after repeatedly reporting misuse of pesticides on the company’s North Shore farm.

The state legalized the use of cannabis as medicine 17 years ago, but patients still have no place to legally buy it.

The Legislature adjourned last week without coming to a decision about how to fund the nearly $10 billion project.

They claimed the hotel’s cleaning company paid them far less than union members — in violation of a union contract.

UPDATED: Honolulu Mayor Kirk Caldwell hopes for a special session, but the Legislature is done for now after a final day shake-up in leadership.

The expected shakeup in House leadership comes as the Senate is undergoing its own significant reshuffling.

UPDATED: The move against Tokuda came as the House and Senate remained deadlocked over how to fund the Honolulu rail project.

UPDATED: The Council Budget Committee passes a resolution allowing the city to use any revenue for rail, including property taxes.

The Legislature also approved the state budget with billions of dollars for capital improvement projects statewide.

UPDATED: After the tourism industry raised concerns about a hotel tax increase, the Senate shifted back to a 10-year extension of the GET surcharge. But the House rejected that proposal.