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After a grueling doubleheader in front of Senate and House committees, Honolulu Mayor Kirk Caldwell doesn’t get what he wants.

A review of HART’s records on the surcharge suggests lawmakers trying to decide if taxpayers should cough up billions of dollars more in taxes will be hard-pressed to follow the rail project’s fuzzy arithmetic.

Adult care home inspection reports will be online by mid-March, officials tell Hawaii lawmakers.

Hawaii House, Senate Republicans launch Hawaii Open Budget Initiative.

A Senate committee decides the proposed constitutional amendment was flawed and expects a new version next session.

Among other measures, Hawaii lawmakers are advancing bills to address the influence of super PACs and other outside money.

Despite pressure from its supporters, the Hawaii senator refuses to call a hearing for a bill to require buffer zones around schools.

The Senate money committee is taking up a bill Wednesday that would extend funding for a conservation easement that’s taking longer than expected to complete.

Several medical marijuana and decriminalization bills remain alive in the Hawaii Legislature, but outright legalization bills didn’t make it.

Legislators should reject a measure to add state, county and educational penalties to federal punishment for not registering with Selective Service.