UPDATED: Gov. Josh Green issued an emergency order as winds and flooding from a Kona low storm threaten major population centers.

The Senate wants to add a seventh position to the ICA. Court officials say it’s not needed.

House Republican Minority Floor Leader Diamond Garcia called the Democrats’ proposal a “slap in the face” to struggling working families.

Top lobbyists often have more influence than the lawmakers themselves who pass or reject their bills.

The former congresswoman served as president of the Hawaiʻi Senate and chair of the Honolulu rail authority.

Lawmakers combine forces to push measures helping women, kids and working families.

The legislation may be getting a boost by the revelation that a state senator is struggling with mental decline.

The 77-year-old lawmaker is trying to defuse concerns that she suffers from an illness that is affecting her performance.

Longtime Sen. Michelle Kidani may be leaving office early amid concerns about whether she is mentally fit.