Animal activists banded together at the Capitol on Thursday to release a new report and support two bills to regulate the ivory trade.

Bills advance that would tax and regulate e-cigarette products and prohibit smoking in a motor vehicle with a minor present.

House lawmakers reconsidered a bill that the governor says more accurately calculates how much electricity comes from renewable sources.

A legislative committee adopted the same terms that state energy regulators are using in the NextEra Energy-Hawaiian Electric merger case.

But a measure to make the state attorney general an elective position is still moving forward.

A court for nonviolent misdemeanor cases involving the homeless might help unclog dockets.

People convicted of misdemeanor stalking or sexual assault would not be allowed to possess firearms and ammunition.

The measures would set guidelines for use of body cams and establish boards for training and to review police use of force.

A proposal pushed by the teachers union would have raised $850 million per year. Another bill would have helped pay for caregiver services.

Another bill to help low-income renters also is rejected. Sen. Jill Tokuda said the measures were too expensive.