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The proposal would also prevent insurers from charging co-payments or deductibles for drugs, appointments and procedures.

The measures propose slight increases to the minimum wage, more affordable housing, a streamlined school maintenance program and expansion of pre-school.

The auditor determined that none of the 63 special funds that legislators wanted to create this session met the high legal bar they set for themselves in 2013.

As hundreds of bills get set to cross between the House and Senate, hundreds more are now likely dead this session.

Senate Bill 3104 was restored to its original version and will go before the full Senate sometime next week.

Scott Saiki says a committee will be formed to help secure the state’s financial viability in light of COVID-19.

Four bills that would prohibit sales of flavored vaping products are moving through the state House and Senate chambers.

If also approved by the Senate and governor, Hawaii’s minimum wage would rise to $13 an hour by 2024.

The ride-hailing companies take issue with parts of a House bill that gives the state Department of Transportation more power to investigate them.

Only 25% of kids between 1 and 2 years old get tested, in part because it’s not required. A bill in the Legislature would require mandatory testing for the first time.