The lieutenant governor is walking back her request for a bailout from the state budget office.

Hawaii caseworkers struggle to keep up with federal requirements to meet with foster kids every month, data shows.

The overage comes as Luke, the former longtime House Finance chair, is poised to more than double her office budget to more than $2.3 million for the next fiscal year.

Hundreds of millions of dollars were dumped on the state Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism, which now has one year to spend most of it.

Bobby Aiu, the ex-husband of Sen. Donna Kim, disregarded procedures at the DEA, blasted his bosses to the governor, dressed down members of the public and even sued his brother over a horse.

What started out as the basis for a fun column ended up being an enriching journey into Hawaii’s history.

Gov. Green was given the power to restore funding to the Hawaii Tourism Authority, but some Democrats decried budget cuts to public schools and the University of Hawaii.

Lawmakers agreed to double tax credits for working families, limit guns in sensitive places and tax e-cigarettes but failed to reach consensus on HTA.

Lawmakers are considering funding requests for repairs as part of a big push this year to catch up on maintenance of state facilities.

Mike Hashimoto had continued practicing despite a 2019 order not to.