Legislature 2019

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Ige Decides Not To Renominate Two Cabinet Members Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Ige Decides Not To Renominate Two Cabinet Members

The heads of Hawaiian Home Lands and Budget and Finance will not be nominated for new terms.

Hawaii Considers Flavored E-Cigarette Ban To Curb Teen Vaping AP

Hawaii Considers Flavored E-Cigarette Ban To Curb Teen Vaping

Students testified to legislators that their classmates were vaping in bathrooms and isolated corners of campuses.

Some Hawaii Taxes And Fees Are Almost Certain To Rise Jim Simon/Civil Beat

Some Hawaii Taxes And Fees Are Almost Certain To Rise

The leaders of the Legislature’s money committees say more revenue is essential, and there’s a raft of proposals to raise more cash.

Planning For New Stadium Assumes It Would Be Built In Halawa Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2018

Planning For New Stadium Assumes It Would Be Built In Halawa

The current site of Aloha Stadium is the preferred site for construction of a new facility that would include an adjacent business district.

Push To Increase Spending On Schools Loses Momentum Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Push To Increase Spending On Schools Loses Momentum

Policymakers say more transparency about current spending is needed before more public money is earmarked for schools.

Bill Could Make It Easier To Pursue Sexual Harassment Claims In Court Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2018

Bill Could Make It Easier To Pursue Sexual Harassment Claims In Court

The bill aims to end secret, mandatory arbitration proceedings for claims brought by employees against their employers.

Lawmakers Move Swiftly On Spending Plan, But That’s Not The End Of The Debate Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Lawmakers Move Swiftly On Spending Plan, But That’s Not The End Of The Debate

The budget is expected to be approved a month earlier than normal, but thorny funding decisions like Big Island disaster relief and pre-K expansion remain undecided.

 

 

Denby Fawcett: Don’t Destroy State Capitol’s Openness With Security Barriers Cory Lum/Civil Beat

Denby Fawcett: Don’t Destroy State Capitol’s Openness With Security Barriers

The architectural wonder of the Capitol building with open access to the public is beneficial to everyone except for the few sneaky lawmakers who want to hide.

State Ohana Zone Money Is Beginning To Produce Housing, Services Cory Lum/Civil Beat

State Ohana Zone Money Is Beginning To Produce Housing, Services

Catholic Charities is getting $7.5 million to develop a 78-unit facility to serve the homeless on the Leeward Coast.

Pod Squad: Hawaii’s ‘Vaping Epidemic’ Chad Blair/Civil Beat

Pod Squad: Hawaii’s ‘Vaping Epidemic’

Public health advocate Trish La Chica talks about legislative efforts to keep young people healthier.