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Hawaii lawmakers express frustration about the lack of specifics when it comes to the utility companies’ future business plans.

State of the Judiciary address touts accomplishments, highlights goals.

Podcast host Chad Blair and Civil Beat reporters Anita Hofschneider and Nathan Eagle discuss the biggest issues facing Gov. Ige and the Hawaii Legislature.

The Office of Information Practices objected to legislation requiring government agencies to maintain public records better.

The Hawaii Legislature opens debate over Honolulu proposal with a three-hour briefing as other county mayors seek their own GET surcharge.

Meanwhile, environmental and cultural groups are already criticizing Hawaii’s new governor for his nominee to head the Department of Land and Natural Resources.

The governor had picked her to head the Department of Labor and Industrial Relations but had to withdraw the nomination due to residency restrictions.

Twenty-one representatives signed onto a bill to finally bring dispensaries to the Aloha State. Senate Health Committee Chairman Josh Green plans to introduce a similar bill.

A bill has been introduced to restore protections for journalists since the Shield Law was axed in 2013.

Hawaii lawmakers introduce two bills to remove a tax break for real estate investment trusts that own over $13 billion worth of property in Hawaii.