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State Aims To Develop 22,500 Affordable Rental Housing Units
Hawaii House and Senate conferees agree on a measure that calls for having some apartments ready as early as January.
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State To Give Counties $103 Million In Hotel Tax Money
Hawaii lawmakers agreed Wednesday on a bill setting the counties’ share of the transient-accommodations tax revenue.
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Lawmakers OK Claims Worth $11 Million
The funds approved by a joint House-Senate conference committee would resolve 23 claims against the state.
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Lawmakers Hesitant To Toughen Oversight Of Elder Care Facilities
Hawaii legislators want to delay the start of unannounced inspections and nixed money for the long-term care ombudsman.
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More Money For Medicaid Patients
Hawaii lawmakers are set to give long-term care facilities extra money for Medicaid patients.
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Hawaii Lawmakers Send ‘Ballot Selfie’ Bill To Governor
Facebook, Snapchat, Twitter. Next election, voters could share a photo of their marked ballot on social media.
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House, Senate Far Apart On Hotel Tax Bill
Counties want bigger share of Hawaii’s transient accommodations tax.
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Speaker Souki Raises Cash In Session
The Maui Democrat asked for donations of $1,000 smack dab in the middle of conference committee.
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Hawaii Lawmakers Recommend $12M For Homeless Initiatives
But Sen. Jill Tokuda and Rep. Sylvia Luke want the Ige administration to set benchmarks for progress and report back to the Legislature.
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A Decade Of Influence: A&B Has Given More Than $600K To Politicians
Honolulu Mayor Kirk Caldwell is the biggest single beneficiary of the longtime real estate and agriculture company’s donations.