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Hawaii Governor Vetoes Airbnb Bill, Six Others
UPDATED The Legislature called a special session to look at ways to amend a bill Ige vetoed that would benefit Maui union workers.
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Lawmakers May Call Special Session To Aid Maui Hospital Workers
UPDATED: Gov. Ige has said he might veto a current aid bill, calling $40 million in severance or pension bonuses to public employees “too generous.”
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Industrial Hemp Bill Now Law
It calls for a pilot program through the Hawaii Department of Agriculture.
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Care Home Rules Subject of Lawsuit
The suit seeks to reunite an elderly couple, but officials have warned against widespread exceptions in the law.
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Ige Signs Act Prohibiting Most Ivory Sales in Hawaii
Retailers of products made out of endangered species have one year to purge their inventory before the sales are banned.
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Threatened Veto Baffles Social-Media Bill Advocates
Gov. Ige said he’ll veto a bill to stop employers from accessing employee’s personal accounts, leaving supporters wondering: What went wrong?
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Airbnb Tax Bill Lands On Gov. David Ige’s Veto List
UPDATED: Ige plans to veto nine bills in all, but he has signed the Maui water-rights bill, and more than 100 others are now set to become law.
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Hawaii First State To Link Firearms Owners To FBI Database
Gov. Ige signed legislation authorizing county police departments to enroll firearms applicants and individuals registering firearms in a federal service that monitors criminal records.
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AG Asked To Check AC Bids
A state legislator worries if there is “a conspiracy to defraud taxpayers” by artificially inflating bids for the air conditioning of Hawaii classrooms.
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Legislature’s Multi-Million-Dollar Grant Program Remains ‘Mysterious’
Some nonprofits won and some lost out on state grants this year while lawmakers nixed legislation to reform the oft-criticized process.