The measure would also suspend some excise tax exemptions for various industries to generate extra tax revenue.

The actor and environmentalist says that shark populations “are critical to ocean health and resiliency.”

Senate Bill 1034 would still allow for physical meetings, but there are worries that one provision in the bill could limit meeting access to some individuals.

Even after a $1.6 billion federal bailout, a key lawmaker says the state might need more money.

The state representative is charged with drunken driving and is also the subject of two complaints.

The higher state capital gains tax rates would initially raise more than $57 million extra next year.

The Office of Hawaiian Affairs says it does not plan to cooperate with the group if two resolutions pass the Legislature.

Advocates say something as simple as a state ID card can make all the difference for released convicts.

Hawaii paid hundreds of unemployed tourism workers to learn new job skills last year. Now state lawmakers want to create a permanent jobs corps — but no one knows how to fund it.

The Hawaii House Speaker wants public officials to get substantial salary increases even as the state continues to struggle through a pandemic-induced economic crisis.