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Two new associate justices don bigger robes and the legislative session begins.

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Two new associate justices don bigger robes and the legislative session begins.

Civil Beat photojournalists focused on government happenings with Gov. Josh Green’s Supreme Court appointments and the Legislature reconvening with fanfare at the Hawaii State Capitol. We also traveled to Maui to document the U.S. Geological Survey sampling water runoff from Lahaina and a cute little endemic cephalopod only found in Hawaii waters.

Lisa Ginoza was sworn in as a Hawaii Supreme Court associate justice along with Vladimir Devens, not pictured. Gov. Josh Green nominated them in October, and they were confirmed by the Senate in November.聽(David Croxford/Civil Beat/2024)
Spectators including Gov. Josh Green, right, and House Speaker Scott Saiki, third from right, look on as Chief Justice Mark E. Recktenwald conducted a swearing-in ceremony for two new Supreme Court associate justices at Ali驶iolani Hale. (David Croxford/Civil Beat/2024)
U.S. Geological Survey scientist Renee Takesue from the Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center collects samples of silt in a drainage pipe below the burn area in Lahaina. Samples will be analyzed by independent labs to ascertain the levels of toxins present and provide data useful in the remediation of the area that was hardest-hit in the Maui wildfires. (David Croxford/Civil Beat/2024)
Department of Education superintendent Keith Hiyashi prepares to testify in front of the House of Representatives Education Committee Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2024, in Honolulu. (Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2024)
Department of Education Superintendent Keith Hayashi prepares to testify in front of the House Education Committee Tuesday in Honolulu. The DOE met with committee members to discuss financial needs, spending and the future of schools in West Maui after the Aug. 8 wildfires. (Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2024)
USGS scientist Renee Takesue from the Pacific Coastal and Marine Science Center also collects samples of water and silt near a drainage ditch outlet below the burn area in Lahaina. (David Croxford/Civil Beat/2024)
The House of Representatives opens the legislative session Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2024, in Honolulu. (Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2024)
The House of Representatives opened its legislative session Wednesday in Honolulu. Two newly appointed members May Besario Mizuno and Tyson Miyake were sworn in by Chief Justice Mark Recktenwald. (Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2024)
People wanting to attend opening day ceremonies Wednesday at the Legislature waited to pass through metal detectors before being allowed entry into the chambers and offices of the Capitol. The security measures were new this year. (David Croxford/Civil Beat/2024)
Hannah Osland catches an endemic Hawaiian bobtail squid Sunday, Jan. 8, 2024, in Honolulu. Osland is a master鈥檚 student at Alaska Pacific University. Her master鈥檚 project is on the 鈥淢orphometrics and genomics of the Hawaiian bobtail squid.鈥 She collected the native animals from four different sites around O鈥檃hu and Moloka鈥檌 and had them all profiled for an in-depth look at the species morphology. (Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2024)
Hannah Osland nets an endemic Hawaiian bobtail squid Sunday in Honolulu. Osland is a master鈥檚 student at Alaska Pacific University. Her master鈥檚 project is on the 鈥渕orphometrics and genomics of the Hawaiian bobtail squid.鈥 She collected the native animals from four different sites around Oahu and Molokai and had them all profiled for an in-depth look at the species morphology. (Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2024)
An endemic Hawaiian bobtail squid swims inside a net Sunday, Jan. 8, 2024, in Honolulu. The Hawaiian bobtail squid works with a bioluminescent bacteria which mimics the brightness of moonlight or light pollution. By creating the same amount of light, predators below are not able to see the silhouette of the small cephalopods. (Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2024)
A Hawaiian bobtail squid swims inside a net Sunday in Honolulu. The Hawaiian bobtail squid works with a bioluminescent bacteria that mimics the brightness of moonlight or light pollution. By creating the same amount of light, predators below are not able to see the silhouette of the small cephalopods. (Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2024)

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