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Legislature Kills Measures To Protect Parental Rights In Child Welfare Cases Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2019

Legislature Kills Measures To Protect Parental Rights In Child Welfare Cases

Critics say Hawaii's current policy flouts federal precedent and leaves it vulnerable to lawsuits.

New Aloha Stadium May Be Smaller As Green Rejects Original Development Plan David Croxford/Civil Beat/2023

New Aloha Stadium May Be Smaller As Green Rejects Original Development Plan

The Hawaii governor says the estimated $400 million cost of a public-private partnership is too high.

New Punahou Program Mixes In Hip-Hop To Get Hawaii’s Students Active In Civics David Croxford/Civil Beat/2023

New Punahou Program Mixes In Hip-Hop To Get Hawaii’s Students Active In Civics

The details of how the initiative will be rolled out in the state's public schools are still being ironed out.

Should Hawaii Tighten Its Work-From-Home Policies For State Employees? Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2019

Should Hawaii Tighten Its Work-From-Home Policies For State Employees?

Some senators want to ensure the remote workers are properly supervised and are productive.

Hawaii Ordered An Acupuncturist To Stop Practicing. Three Years Later, He Still Was John Hill/Civil Beat/2019

Hawaii Ordered An Acupuncturist To Stop Practicing. Three Years Later, He Still Was

Mike Hashimoto, an architect of the state's regulation of acupuncture, asked the state to intervene in a billing dispute last year despite his agreement to not treat patients.

Hawaii Is Struggling To Meet A Deadline To Reduce Leased Office Space Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022

Hawaii Is Struggling To Meet A Deadline To Reduce Leased Office Space

Despite a new law mandating a 10% reduction by 2026, the amount of office space leased by the state has increased.
Green Appoints Two Veteran Lawmakers To Transportation, Human Resources Jobs Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2015

Green Appoints Two Veteran Lawmakers To Transportation, Human Resources Jobs

Reps. James Tokioka of Kauai and Ryan Yamane of Mililani will resign their seats in the Legislature and start in their new positions next week.
Lee Cataluna: It’s An Emergency! How Proclamations Cut Through Hawaii Bureaucracy David Croxford/Civil Beat/2022

Lee Cataluna: It’s An Emergency! How Proclamations Cut Through Hawaii Bureaucracy

No, the state is not facing Armageddon. But governors' reliance on emergency proclamations is a sign of dysfunction.
Green’s First Budget Proposal Focuses On Hawaii’s Health Care System David Croxford/Civil Beat/2022

Green’s First Budget Proposal Focuses On Hawaii’s Health Care System

The governor also announced that $50 million in state grant funds will finally be released to Hawaii nonprofits that have waited months for the money.