Supporters say the current law focuses on crowd control but not the individual safety of officials. The new legislation would change that.
UH Beat
Civil Beat is teaming up with the University of Hawaii journalism program for coverage of the legislative session. Students will cover the session under the guidance of UH professor Brett Oppegaard and Civil Beat reporter Blaze Lovell and we’ll publish their work here. Stories will also be published in conjunction with Ka Leo, the UH student newspaper.
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Researchers Hope A New Hybrid Reef Will Help Save Coral In Hawaii
This project will create a part-natural, part-artificial reef to help reduce wave energy and host an engineered ecosystem.
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Lawmakers Consider Higher Bar For Labeling Hawaii Coffee
A bill upping the percentage of coffee beans that needs to come from Hawaii to be labeled as such got pushback from some coffee retailers.
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Hawaii Lawmakers Move Bill Honoring Kalaupapa Missionary
The new Joseph Dutton Day wouldn’t be a state holiday, meaning public workers wouldn’t get the day off.
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UFC In Hawaii? Lawmakers Hope To Attract More MMA Events
The measure is on its way to a final vote in the House.
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Tiny Homes Proposed For DHHL Lands In West Oahu
However, the chairs of the Senate and House Hawaiian affairs committees are proposing two different approaches to providing housing options to certain DHHL beneficiaries.
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Hawaii Pushes For Ban On Deep-Sea Mining
Lawmakers are concerned that mining could impact Hawaii’s shores.
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A New Recipe: This Program Puts Oahu Inmates In College Cooking Courses
Kapiolani Community College has offered courses to women at the Women’s Community Correctional Facility since 2008.
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Hawaii May Become The Next State To Ban The Sale Of Fur Products
A measure banning the sale and display of animal fur products has cleared the Senate.