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Senate President Ron Kouchi stays at the helm but taps a new vice president.

Other than Slom and Pouha, incumbents fared well in legislative races. Rhoads, Gates, Holt and Nakamura won open seats.

With few exceptions, Democrats are winning the money game against Republican opponents in key state House and Senate races.

One ballot measure would change how extra money is handled, another boosts the threshhold for a jury trial.

The Capitol won’t lose its blue hue, as 25 candidates are unopposed and six Democrats have no Republican challenger.

Amid allegations of abuse, legislators express surprise that the state doesn’t collect more information when it licenses fishermen.

State legislative committees plan to hear from a group of stakeholders Wednesday and ask questions.

Once a leader, Hawaii has fallen behind on ways to identify doctors who overprescribe as well as patients who shop around for opioid pain pills.

As special interest groups, labor unions and the media try to nail them down on issues, office-seekers decide which groups to respond to.

The Hawaii Government Employees Association did well backing Democratic incumbents, but got mixed results in other races.