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Critics contend the state’s analysis underestimates the amount of money that could be gained from requiring real estate investment trusts to pay corporate income taxes.

A bill at Hawaii’s Legislature would require a child to receive at least one dosage of the vaccine by middle school, and allow pharmacists to prescribe it to those between 11 and 17 years of age.

Measures appropriate funds to support anti-bullying and suicide prevention efforts in Hawaii’s public schools.

A bill at the Hawaii Legislature proposes prohibiting use of funds to purchase single-serving bottles, with some exceptions.

The Ige administration is looking at various financing options for building a new Oahu Community Correctional Center in Halawa Valley, lawmakers are told.

The measure is deferred, but another making it illegal to smoke in a car containing minors is passed by the Senate Transporation and Energy Committee.

The proposals come in response to recent high-profile incidents involving police officers. Other caucus priorities at the Hawaii Legislature are domestic violence and sex trafficking.

The high costs of prisons may finally lead legislators to look seriously at an alternative to incarceration that’s widely used elsewhere.

A teachers union proposal to raise taxes for wide-ranging education improvements is a long shot, but just about everyone is talking about more air conditioning.

Attorney General’s office releases opinion as state lawmakers consider bills to regulate fantasy sports contests.