Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2019
Legislative Leaders Counting Votes In Case They Try To Override Vetoes
UPDATED: There’s no solid plan for a special session Tuesday, but a Senate memo lists measures lawmakers may try to enact even if Gov. David Ige rejects them.
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Ige Signs First-In-Nation Law On Clearing Prostitution Convictions
The bill removes a requirement that a person be a victim of sex trafficking to have a prostitution conviction erased.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat
Gov. Ige Should Rethink Some Of His Veto Targets
Many good bills will become law. But a few measures on the chopping block deserve a second look.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat
Ige Signs All-Mail Voting, Automatic Recount Bills
The two voting reform measures were a top priority for the Legislature this year.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat
Ige Set To Veto $56 Million In New Taxes On Real Estate Trusts And Vacation Rentals
But bills to decriminalize the use of pot, allow mail-in balloting, create a new state prison oversight commission and provide funds to replace aging Aloha Stadium will all become law.
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Ige Likely To Veto Vacation Rentals, REIT Tax Bills
The two measures are among 20 bills total Hawaii’s governor indicates he will not allow to become law.
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Chad Blair: It Looks Like All-Mail Voting Is Finally On Its Way
The Office of Elections is already working to implement a measure that is still sitting on the governor’s desk.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat
Most Of Legislature’s Major Bills Are Still Sitting On Ige’s Desk
The governor must decide on taxing vacation rentals and real estate investment trusts, decriminalizing possession of small amounts of pot and all-mail voting.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat
Spending Big On Lobbying Didn’t Guarantee Success At Legislature
UPDATED: Opponents of taxes on real estate trusts and vacation rentals couldn’t kill the bills last session, while a retirement savings program was rejected despite AARP support.
Cory Lum/Civil Beat
Alexander & Baldwin Had A Tough Legislative Session Despite Its Lobbying
The development company was one of the opponents of a tax on real estate investment trusts, which nevertheless was approved and is now on the governor’s desk.