Janae Perez and Ashleigh Utley were arrested on suspicion of second-degree murder and several other charges.

The state has rarely penalized passengers for not declaring banned plants or animals despite serious concerns about invasive species.

State officials say it will take $8.16 million, including $2 million in legal costs, to repair water leaks and get rid of mold that employees say is a health hazard.

State government has struggled to fill vacancies and nearly a third of its workers will be eligible for retirement in the next five years.

The repair bill could top $100 million, and that doesn’t include temporarily relocating lawmakers and state leadership.

But the overall outlook for tax collections in the years ahead is mostly unchanged.

Two prominent members of the state Salary Commission question whether lawmakers violated the state constitution in 2021 and 2022.

The governor is also budgeting $400 million in each of the next two years to settle claims from the Lahaina wildfire victims.

Rep. Kyle Yamashita has been talking about shifting millions of dollars in tax surcharge revenue from the counties back to the state.

Officials say higher salaries would help attract more qualified people to the jobs.