Hawaii House and Senate conferees agree on a measure that calls for having some apartments ready as early as January.

Hawaii lawmakers agreed Wednesday on a bill setting the counties' share of the transient-accommodations tax revenue.

The funds approved by a joint House-Senate conference committee would resolve 23 claims against the state.

Hawaii legislators want to delay the start of unannounced inspections and nixed money for the long-term care ombudsman.

Hawaii lawmakers are set to give long-term care facilities extra money for Medicaid patients.

Facebook, Snapchat, Twitter. Next election, voters could share a photo of their marked ballot on social media.

Counties want bigger share of Hawaii's transient accommodations tax.

The Maui Democrat asked for donations of $1,000 smack dab in the middle of conference committee.

But Sen. Jill Tokuda and Rep. Sylvia Luke want the Ige administration to set benchmarks for progress and report back to the Legislature.

Honolulu Mayor Kirk Caldwell is the biggest single beneficiary of the longtime real estate and agriculture company's donations.