A measure to ensure that driving under the influence of marijuana remains illegal also addresses other substances.

The unauthorized facilities proliferated while the Health Department failed to establish rules on which ones needs licenses.

Lawmakers may expand the power of the Agribusiness Development Corp. even as its officials try to stave off a review of its operations.

Recesses in a public floor session to talk privately about the legislative maneuvering slow down “second crossover” day at the Hawaii Capitol.

The state Senate is scheduled to vote Tuesday on a teachers’ union-backed bill that would cap mandatory tests for students at four per year.

Key Hawaii legislators in both chambers also support workplace protections for employees who consume medical cannabis.

UPDATED: The Legislature debated the issue for years before approving a bill that Gov. David Ige signed Thursday.

More and more dramatic last-minute changes in bills are being made with a minimum of public notice this legislative session.

The Humane Society supported the bill to maintain cat colonies, but opponents pointed to the damage they do to other species.

UPDATED: Every state except Hawaii already does so, but a measure that passed the House has been gutted in the Senate.