Legislature 2026

String Of ‘Devastating’ Suicides In Hawaiʻi Prisons Continues Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2019

String Of ‘Devastating’ Suicides In Hawaiʻi Prisons Continues

Corrections officials are asking for millions of dollars this year to hire dozens of health care workers to improve mental health services inside.

Bill Would Turn Kids Into Published Authors At Kalihi Schools Hawaii DOE/2020

Bill Would Turn Kids Into Published Authors At Kalihi Schools

Lawmakers are pushing for the education department to create more hands-on and project-based learning opportunities for students.

Special Interests Are Fueling Gov. Josh Green’s Anti-RFK Jr. Super PAC David Croxford/Civil Beat/2025

Special Interests Are Fueling Gov. Josh Green’s Anti-RFK Jr. Super PAC

New filings with the Federal Election Commission include major donations from real estate investors, gambling interests and Turo, the car share company.

Hawaiian Royalty Burial Grounds: Lawmakers Punt On Oversight Woes Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2024

Hawaiian Royalty Burial Grounds: Lawmakers Punt On Oversight Woes

Lawmakers are hesitant to move quickly on the sensitive issue and want a task force to come back in two years with a proposal for how to oversee Mauna ‘Ala.

Neal Milner: Hawaiʻi Senators’ Response Is A Disservice To Michelle Kidani Senate Communications

Neal Milner: Hawaiʻi Senators’ Response Is A Disservice To Michelle Kidani

Not only is an elected official’s health the public’s business, her colleagues are misunderstanding aging and dementia.

Unlicensed Teachers Want To Work In Hawai‘i Schools For Longer Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2025

Unlicensed Teachers Want To Work In Hawai‘i Schools For Longer

The state has become increasingly reliant on emergency hires in recent years, but educational leaders are split on what role they should play in schools moving forward.

$35K Case: New Development Sparks Calls For Independent Probe David Croxford/Civil Beat/2025

$35K Case: New Development Sparks Calls For Independent Probe

New statements by Lt. Gov. Sylvia Luke make “no sense whatsoever,” a local attorney says, and deserve an investigation free of conflicts of interest.

Sylvia Luke Quietly Took Thousands From This Lobbyist Linked To Cullen Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2025

Sylvia Luke Quietly Took Thousands From This Lobbyist Linked To Cullen

The lieutenant governor is only now reporting money she received four years ago as a bribery scandal continues to roil the Hawaiʻi Legislature.

Bills To Address Dementia, Alzheimer’s Gain Traction At State Capitol Senate Communications

Bills To Address Dementia, Alzheimer’s Gain Traction At State Capitol

The legislation may be getting a boost by the revelation that a state senator is struggling with mental decline.

Circling The Wagons Around Sen. Michelle Kidani Is Not Serving The Public Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2024

Circling The Wagons Around Sen. Michelle Kidani Is Not Serving The Public

Some of the Senate’s most powerful members are protecting their longtime friend. That’s not what the public wants or expects.