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Hawaii has contributed more than 30,000 offender profiles to a federal DNA database.

More than 50 people rallied at the Capitol to call on lawmakers to reject House Bill 2501.

The former Honolulu City Council member who was fined thousands of dollars for ethical violations will be the TV news station’s assignment editor.

Bills that passed the House on Tuesday caught the attention of Gabrielle Giffords, the former congressman who survived being shot in the head.

The House passes a funding bill, but doesn’t fill in the blank for what it thinks the state should pay pursuant to a court order.

The Finance Committee approved the House draft of the overall state budget bill, setting it up for a House vote next week.

Surviving measures deal with higher vehicle taxes, cooler classrooms, gun control, medical marijuana and a whole lot more.

Republican Sam Slom, after a brief hospitalization, is back in true form at the Capitol.

Hawaii Legislature narrows its focus for the 2016 session.

Some owners of long-term care facilities object to the legislation, which is set for consideration by the full Senate on Tuesday.