Meanwhile, Kali Watson was approved to lead Hawaiian Home Lands while Keith Regan was confirmed as state comptroller.

Rep. Amy Perruso says she won’t advance a bill to fund the state’s first responders campus amid questions about the project’s relevance.

Lawmakers are concerned that mining could impact Hawaii’s shores.

The Legislature is considering a rash of vastly different strategies, while Gov. Josh Green’s bills are struggling for traction.

Green expects Sadayasu to get an up-or-down decision within days as he urges lawmakers to let him form his team.

The governor also signed a new law that will make it easier for prosecutors to bring felony charges.

Senate President Ron Kouchi said no members came forward to say they were coerced to vote against Scott Glenn’s nomination.

Sen. Ron Kouchi isn’t talking about whether longtime members of his caucus are bullying their peers over a political appointment.

The minority caucus agrees it needs more members to get things done, but there is disagreement on how to get there.

Proposed legislation would fund a pilot program with locations in urban Oahu.