The commission is expected to have bill proposals ready ahead of the 2023 legislative session.

But the state senator in charge of budgeting said positions that were eliminated have been vacant for years.

The package would cost the state about $250 million, and would provide the first substantive state tax refunds or credits of their kind since 2007.

She succeeds Clare Connors, who is now the U.S. attorney for the District of Hawaii.

If the bill clears a final floor vote in the House, it heads to the Senate where it faces potential opposition, including from the chair of a key Senate committee.

For nearly two decades, the Maui legislator was secure in his Hawaii Senate seat. Then came his sudden retirement, followed by a bribery scandal.

J. Kalani English and Ty Cullen admitted they took tens of thousands of dollars to promote or kill legislation favorable to a contractor.

The co-chairs of a working group tasked with fixing an almost 19-year-old problem are taking two different approaches.

Updated: Senate Bill 2282 also opens up abortions to individuals regardless of their gender identity.

Law enforcement could be forced to provide detailed reports on felony arrests, use of force incidents and traffic stops every year.