Federal Government

Green Proposes a Federal Affairs Office To Make  Hawaiʻi’s Case In DC Nick Grube/Civil Beat/2025

Green Proposes a Federal Affairs Office To Make Hawaiʻi’s Case In DC

The governor is asking legislators for $1.3 million to fund five new positions over the next two years.

A Conversation With Former Gov. David Ige: You Have To Keep Suing Trump Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2018

A Conversation With Former Gov. David Ige: You Have To Keep Suing Trump

The former governor recalls the first Trump administration and explains why he thinks this one is much worse.

Hawaiʻi Veterans Deserve Better Than Trump’s VA Cuts Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2020

Hawaiʻi Veterans Deserve Better Than Trump’s VA Cuts

The administration’s proposal to eliminate 80,000 VA jobs will hit Hawai‘i especially hard.

Honolulu Mayor’s Budget Boosts Homeless Funding And Addresses Federal Cuts Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2025

Honolulu Mayor’s Budget Boosts Homeless Funding And Addresses Federal Cuts

The city is bracing for federal cuts, but the mayor said there are no plans to increase property taxes.

Trump’s Actions Are Creating A Budget Problem For Hawaiʻi Lawmakers David Croxford/Civil Beat/2023

Trump’s Actions Are Creating A Budget Problem For Hawaiʻi Lawmakers

Halfway through the session, legislative priorities are emerging. But the new uncertainties mean lawmakers may need a special session to fine tune.

Honolulu Launches Its Own Effort To Hire Federal Workers Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2024

Honolulu Launches Its Own Effort To Hire Federal Workers

The mayor’s announcement comes a little more than a week after the governor launched a similar effort on the state level.

Major Fireworks Seizure At Honolulu Port Points To Federal Failure U.S. Coast Guard District 5 PADE

Major Fireworks Seizure At Honolulu Port Points To Federal Failure

An Oʻahu fireworks company got a federal license to import tons of fireworks even though it didn’t have a state license to possess them once they got here.

Hawaiʻi Agricultural Projects At Risk Amid Federal Funding Freeze (Courtesy: Kristina Holladay/2024)

Hawaiʻi Agricultural Projects At Risk Amid Federal Funding Freeze

Federal officials told Hawaiʻi nonprofits to delete references to climate change and Biden’s clean energy law from their websites.

If FEMA Didn’t Exist, Could States Handle The Disaster Response Alone? (FEMA/2023)

If FEMA Didn’t Exist, Could States Handle The Disaster Response Alone?

For a small state like Hawaiʻi, the 2023 Lahaina fires showed how FEMA can assist in responding to a disaster.

Data Dive: 24,000 In Hawaiʻi Call  Federal Government Their Boss, For Now

Data Dive: 24,000 In Hawaiʻi Call Federal Government Their Boss, For Now

Most federal employees in Hawaiʻi work in the defense sector, but about 5,000 work for other agencies that could be affected by cutbacks under the Trump administration.