House leaders have decided against pursuing most measures aimed at controlling the state auditor although investigation into that office continues.

Some highly publicized measures have been taken off the table but other significant proposals are still under discussion as the Legislature reaches the halfway mark.

But proposals to ban no-knock warrants and collect data on use of force appear to be moving this session.

The 10 students associated with the cluster have been moved to off-campus isolation rooms in a hotel.

But proponents hope the group could still be Hawaii’s best chance at building consensus over the future of a mountain considered sacred by many.

While the proposal would increase wages to $12 an hour by 2022, labor advocates also want to raise the wage to $17 by 2026.

The proposal follows House Speaker Scott Saiki’s call for the University of Hawaii to be ousted from its management role.

The deputy sheriff who shot Delmar Espejo is still employed by the state.

The Hawaiian Home Lands director had called proposed amendments to the measure a “glimmer of hope” but now says that flicker is dead.