Advocates say providing free menstrual products in public schools is a health issue that needs to be addressed.

A strategy is developing to use centralized kitchens to replace processed food imports currently served in student meals with fresh, local ingredients.

Let’s talk about raising the minimum wage. But it’s critical to bring down the cost of living in Hawaii through tax reform and other measures.

The Legislature has money available for almost any policy initiative imaginable, and every member of the House and Senate is up for reelection.

Technology experts say such a position is necessary to help government and the public better access and share critical information.

Ranchers are fed up with waiting two decades for the departments of Agriculture and Land and Natural Resources to sort out legally mandated land transfers.

The department has asked the Legislature for millions of dollars to ramp up staff and keep essential services running smoothly while the pandemic takes center stage.

The open air rotunda provides an ideal place for social distanced meetings with legislators.

The economic outlook is sharply improved from last year’s legislative session, when the theme was staving off job cuts or teacher furloughs.

The budget boost would help the department hire more people in order to better maintain state parks and trails, officials said.