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Will Former Lawmakers’ Bribery Charges Lead To Broader Government Reform? Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022

Will Former Lawmakers’ Bribery Charges Lead To Broader Government Reform?

The Legislature made some progress this year in increasing government transparency, but leading politicians say there is still much more work to be done.
Big Ticket State Budget Items Begin To Make Good On Decades-Old Commitments Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022

Big Ticket State Budget Items Begin To Make Good On Decades-Old Commitments

Much of the new spending supports Native Hawaiians and working people while boosting the rainy day fund.
Election-Year Scramble Looms As Veteran Hawaii Lawmakers Retire PF Bentley/Civil Beat/2014

Election-Year Scramble Looms As Veteran Hawaii Lawmakers Retire

Updated: Longtime Maui Sen. Roz Baker is one of three veteran senators and several House members who are departing this year.
Chad Blair: A Conversation With House Speaker Scott Saiki Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022

Chad Blair: A Conversation With House Speaker Scott Saiki

The chamber's top leader explains what it took to make legislative history.

Should Astronomers Be Worried About Changes At Mauna Kea? Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2019

Should Astronomers Be Worried About Changes At Mauna Kea?

The governor is considering a bill to transfer management of Hawaii's tallest mountain from UH to a new governing authority.
Legislature Closes Historic Session For Housing And Hawaiians Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022

Legislature Closes Historic Session For Housing And Hawaiians

Hawaii lawmakers passed almost every proposal they said they would in a rare session bolstered by billions of dollars in extra revenue.
Barack Obama Landmarks, A New State Tree, Cooler Classrooms Among Proposals Clearing The Legislature Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022

Barack Obama Landmarks, A New State Tree, Cooler Classrooms Among Proposals Clearing The Legislature

Dozens of bills flew under the radar in the last two weeks of the 2022 legislative session as lawmakers hashed out details on hundreds of measures.
Lawmakers Fail To Expand Access To Assisted Suicide In Hawaii Flickr.com

Lawmakers Fail To Expand Access To Assisted Suicide In Hawaii

The House and the Senate could not agree on allowing APRNs and physician assistants to prescribe the lethal drug.
Legislature Gives Final Approval To Minimum Wage, Mauna Kea And Teacher Pay Bills Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022

Legislature Gives Final Approval To Minimum Wage, Mauna Kea And Teacher Pay Bills

Other measures approved Tuesday would settle claims by Hawaiians on the homelands waitlist, and require judges to release some petty, non-violent offenders without bail.
Lawmakers Pass Ban On Flavored E-Cigarettes Despite Intense Opposition Flickr/vaping360.com

Lawmakers Pass Ban On Flavored E-Cigarettes Despite Intense Opposition

Touted as an antidote to the youth vaping epidemic, the bill lost the support of advocates worried about a loophole in the ban.