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The downfall of a longtime lawmaker should shake up the culture that has been protecting bad behavior for too long.

Several department heads and the University of Hawaii urged the Senate to restore Gov. David Ige’s proposed spending increases.

The 86-year-old longtime Maui lawmaker insisted Wednesday he’s never acted badly toward women even though he’s resigning.

Amid the backdrop of a sexual harassment scandal, lawmakers and advocates discussed bills calling for more government accountability.

Several women had filed ethics complaints against Joe Souki, a longtime lawmaker from Maui.

The internal process for resolving sexual harassment complaints in the House doesn’t anticipate what happens if the speaker is the one being accused.

People increasingly bring untrained animals into public accommodations claiming they are service animals, say measure supporters.

For the fifth straight year, there’s a bill to end the exemption for officers to a public records law that applies to everyone else.

The governor nominates Jennifer Potter to replace Lorraine Akiba as of July 1 on the Public Utilities Commission.

Sen. Roz Baker shepherded the measure through her health committee with comparatively little fanfare.