Legislature 2026

Beth Fukumoto: Hawaiʻi Needs To Deal With Exploding Technology This Session Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 2.0

Beth Fukumoto: Hawaiʻi Needs To Deal With Exploding Technology This Session

We need to decide how to pay for infrastructure, how to keep systems reliable and how to protect people.

Could Hawaiʻi Be The First State To Dump Landfills? Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2024

Could Hawaiʻi Be The First State To Dump Landfills?

Honolulu’s only waste incinerator needs fresh investment to bring it up to international standards, council vice-chair says.

Early Learning Sites Could Close Soon In Hawaiʻi Amid Federal Funding Chaos Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2026

Early Learning Sites Could Close Soon In Hawaiʻi Amid Federal Funding Chaos

Providers are preparing for the possibility of closing down dozens of early learning sites across the state as uncertainty swirls around federal funding and the expiration of grants.

Governor Wants New Laws To Protect Immigrants — Fast AP Photo/John Locher

Governor Wants New Laws To Protect Immigrants — Fast

Lawmakers were surprised by his comments, which came after a rally at the Capitol where hundreds protested ICE and the killings of protesters.

Hawaiʻi Governor Pledges To Build On Tax Cuts, Homelessness, Cost Of Living

Hawaiʻi Governor Pledges To Build On Tax Cuts, Homelessness, Cost Of Living

Gov. Josh Green talked up the wins so far in his first term during his State of the State address.

Beth Fukumoto: Hawaiʻi Isn’t The Only State Struggling With Federal Policy Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2017

Beth Fukumoto: Hawaiʻi Isn’t The Only State Struggling With Federal Policy

Fiscal and policy pressures are impacting everything from the budget to health care to social and legal issues.

Alexander Silvert: ‘Our Work Is Not Done Yet’ Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2026

Alexander Silvert: ‘Our Work Is Not Done Yet’

The fact that the AG is now investigating the $35,000 potential bribe is a good thing. But it doesn’t let the Legislature off the hook.

Hawaiʻi Lawmakers Are Full Of Ideas For Improving Schools. Few Will Pass Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2025

Hawaiʻi Lawmakers Are Full Of Ideas For Improving Schools. Few Will Pass

Lawmakers are prioritizing free meals for students and stronger protections for school employees this session, but less than 10% of education bills become law each year.

House GOP Caucus Wants Voters To Pick Chief Election Officer Chad Blair/Civil Beat/2026

House GOP Caucus Wants Voters To Pick Chief Election Officer

Election integrity is a key initiative in the minority party’s legislative package for the 2026 session.