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Hawaii House Will Likely Delay Pay Raises Until 2023 Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2021

Hawaii House Will Likely Delay Pay Raises Until 2023

Speaker Scott Saiki uses “gut-and-replace” to try to postpone salary increases for state officials, but it’s unclear what the Senate might do.

Bill On Asian American Hate Crimes Expected To Pass Senate Nick Grube/Civil Beat/2018

Bill On Asian American Hate Crimes Expected To Pass Senate

The legislation from Sen. Mazie Hirono is described as having rare bipartisan agreement in a highly partisan Congress.

Hawaii Pauses Johnson & Johnson Vaccine, Following Federal Guidance Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2020

Hawaii Pauses Johnson & Johnson Vaccine, Following Federal Guidance

±«±Ê¶Ù´¡°Õ·¡:ÌýDr. Libby Char, the director of the Department of Health, said Hawaii remains on track to open vaccine eligibility to all residents by April 19.

New Law Expands Abortion Access For Non-Viable Pregnancies Screenshot

New Law Expands Abortion Access For Non-Viable Pregnancies

Advanced practice registered nurses now have the green light to assist patients with abortions during the first trimester.

Big Island Geothermal Agreement On Hold Pending Environmental Review Ormat Technologies Inc.

Big Island Geothermal Agreement On Hold Pending Environmental Review

Puna Geothermal Venture said it will answer questions Wednesday about a Public Utilities Commission decision putting a power purchase agreement on hold.

The Navy Has Promised Action On Mental Health And Suicide, But Sailors Are Still Dying Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2019

The Navy Has Promised Action On Mental Health And Suicide, But Sailors Are Still Dying

The death of a sailor from a self-inflicted gunshot at a luxury resort in Honolulu this weekend was the third gun death tied to the Pacific Fleet submarine force in just over 16 months.

Hawaii Is Working Out The Details Of A COVID-19 Vaccine Passport Screenshot

Hawaii Is Working Out The Details Of A COVID-19 Vaccine Passport

Soon, travelers may be able to upload vaccination documents to Hawaii’s online travel health form to skip the mandatory quarantine.

Police Shootings Board Is Still Doing Nothing As Cases Pile Up Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2019

Police Shootings Board Is Still Doing Nothing As Cases Pile Up

The eight-member board is now down three members and still has no clear plan on when to resume business.

Why One Developer Is Banking On More Digital Nomads Coming To Hawaii Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2019

Why One Developer Is Banking On More Digital Nomads Coming To Hawaii

With people flocking to Hawaii to work remotely, a local builder known for affordable green homes is creating a co-living space in an Ala Moana penthouse.

PODCAST: Two Ideas For How To Build More Housing For Hawaii Farmers Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2020

PODCAST: Two Ideas For How To Build More Housing For Hawaii Farmers

Efforts to build communal housing or make it easier to place tiny homes on farms have so far fallen flat, but advocates aren’t giving up.