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UPDATE: After negotiators failed to strike a deal Friday night, legislative leaders removed Senate Committee Chairman Josh Green and pushed the deadline to Monday.

Legislators’ last-ditch effort could maintain current funding levels. Little else was accomplished this session for early childhood education.

UPDATED: A panel will reconvene Monday to consider the bill after Senate leadership kicked Sen. Josh Green off the conference committee.

Rail tax, Alii Place, Turtle Bay and autism bills advance. Payday loans, adult care home reform, school bullying and public housing bills die.

The measure might have brought married couples together, but risked displacing Medicaid recipients in favor of private-pay clients.

Hawaii will continue plugging the multi-billion-dollar hole by steadily increasing payments to fully pre-fund employee health benefits.

A conference committee approves a five-year extension of the GET surcharge for rail, adding a provision that the state retains “air rights.”

UPDATE: Rep. Della Au Belatti and Sen. Josh Green couldn’t reach agreement, but deadline has been extended.

Rep. Justin Woodson wanted to maintain the current maximum interest rate, while Sen. Rosalyn Baker was adamant about lowering it.

If “Luke’s Law” can get past floor votes, Hawaii would join 39 other states and D.C. in requiring insurance companies to help with treatment.