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Hawaii State Agencies Work To Implement New Nepotism Law Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2021

Hawaii State Agencies Work To Implement New Nepotism Law

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The new law against hiring, supervising or contracting with relatives doesn’t apply to the Legislature or the court system.

Hawaii Gov Takes Dramatic Action To Solve Housing Crisis. But Is He Going Too Far? David Croxford/Civil Beat/2023

Hawaii Gov Takes Dramatic Action To Solve Housing Crisis. But Is He Going Too Far?

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Critics question the decision to suspend laws to streamline the approval process for development.

Plan To Install Metal Detectors At Hawaii Capitol Is Delayed Chad Blair/Civil Beat/2022

Plan To Install Metal Detectors At Hawaii Capitol Is Delayed

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Officials blamed supply chain and technical issues.

Hawaii Governor Signs Tax Relief And Budget Bills David Croxford/Civil Beat/2023

Hawaii Governor Signs Tax Relief And Budget Bills

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Not everything he originally proposed made it into the tax relief bill. He said those omissions will be revisited in the future.

Hawaii’s Critical Data Is At Risk From Flooding. So Why Wait To Move It? Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2023

Hawaii’s Critical Data Is At Risk From Flooding. So Why Wait To Move It?

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Hawaii’s IT agency has been asking for funding to move but some state officials think it’s better to wait years for a new proposed tech center to be built.

Hawaii LG Sylvia Luke Finds Cash To Cover Shortfall: ‘I Expect Better Of Myself’ Kevin Fujii/Civil Beat/2023

Hawaii LG Sylvia Luke Finds Cash To Cover Shortfall: ‘I Expect Better Of Myself’

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The lieutenant governor is walking back her request for a bailout from the state budget office.

Foster Child Abuse Case Highlights Concerns About Lax State Oversight April Estrellon/Civil Beat/2023

Foster Child Abuse Case Highlights Concerns About Lax State Oversight

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Hawaii caseworkers struggle to keep up with federal requirements to meet with foster kids every month, data shows.

Hawaii Lt. Gov. Sylvia Luke Has Already Overspent Her Budget — On Staff Raises David Croxford/Civil Beat/2023

Hawaii Lt. Gov. Sylvia Luke Has Already Overspent Her Budget — On Staff Raises

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The overage comes as Luke, the former longtime House Finance chair, is poised to more than double her office budget to more than $2.3 million for the next fiscal year.

The Last-Minute Budget Scrum At The Capitol May Cause An Odd Problem: Too Much Cash Chad Blair/Civil Beat/2023

The Last-Minute Budget Scrum At The Capitol May Cause An Odd Problem: Too Much Cash

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Hundreds of millions of dollars were dumped on the state Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism, which now has one year to spend most of it.

This State Investigator Has A Long History Of Questionable Behavior. And He’s Still At It Screenshot/Civil Beat/2023

This State Investigator Has A Long History Of Questionable Behavior. And He’s Still At It

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Bobby Aiu, the ex-husband of Sen. Donna Kim, disregarded procedures at the DEA, blasted his bosses to the governor, dressed down members of the public and even sued his brother over a horse.