Some lawmakers are questioning the administration's plan to fund the projects through a combination of the new fee and bonds.

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Other states impacted by similar disasters are reforming their insurance laws. Legislators here are teeing up bills to follow ...

The Department of Hawaiian Home Lands will need billions in additional revenue to provide homes for the roughly 30,000 Hawaiians on its waitlist.

The 77-year-old lawmaker is trying to defuse concerns that she suffers from an illness that is affecting her performance.

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If Kidani retired by May 8, the last day of session, Gov. Josh Green likely would make an interim appointment. A special ...

All property owners in Hawaiʻi have until 2050 to get rid of their cesspools under state law. But daunting cost challenges ...

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State agencies in Hawai’i (the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs and the Public Utilities Commission) have clear ...

The county is seeking an amendment to create a voluntary buyout program with some of its $1.6 billion fire recovery grant ...