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House Bill 361 would affect all county mayors and the governor after 2022.

The proposal would also prevent insurers from charging co-payments or deductibles for drugs, appointments and procedures.

Lawmakers want to work with state officials to make sure Hawaii can weather potential impacts from the virus.

The measures propose slight increases to the minimum wage, more affordable housing, a streamlined school maintenance program and expansion of pre-school.

The auditor determined that none of the 63 special funds that legislators wanted to create this session met the high legal bar they set for themselves in 2013.

As hundreds of bills get set to cross between the House and Senate, hundreds more are now likely dead this session.

It’ll be half a percent for five years at least, and it could have more ornaments than a Christmas tree.

Senate Bill 3104 was restored to its original version and will go before the full Senate sometime next week.

The cost of poi remains inaccessible to Hawaii families most in need of this staple starch, lawmakers say.

Scott Saiki says a committee will be formed to help secure the state’s financial viability in light of COVID-19.