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If the measure for the terminally ill crosses over to the House of Representatives, the vote could be close, lawmakers say.

The city should find its own money for the project, Ways and Means Chair Jill Tokuda tells Honolulu Mayor Kirk Caldwell.

A proposal to reduce the use of and length of inmate isolation is headed for a vote of the full Hawaii Senate.

The Department of Hawaiian Home Lands comes under fire for not providing any new housing units last fiscal year.

The proposal would make recounts automatic if a race’s victory margin is less than 250 votes or less than 1 percent of votes cast.

Rep. Beth Fukumoto says the Legislature needs to act on housing issues to help low- and middle-income buyers.

Almost all options for saving the over-budget project are still on the table as the House and Senate consider extending the GET surcharge.

The proposal, which didn’t even receive a hearing last year, has cleared one committee and its prospects seem good in a second.

After a federal court shot down the efforts of individual counties, advocates of more regulation have only the Legislature to turn to.

Supporters call the current wage woefully inadequate in such an expensive state. Businesses argue $15 would be devastating.