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Keohokalole Settles Investigation With Ethics Commission Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022

Keohokalole Settles Investigation With Ethics Commission

Updated: The Windward Oahu senator improperly deposited reimbursements for plane tickets and food.

State To Pay $250,000 To Cover Lawyers’ Fees In Lawsuit Over Covid-19 In Hawaii Prisons Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2021

State To Pay $250,000 To Cover Lawyers’ Fees In Lawsuit Over Covid-19 In Hawaii Prisons

A federal judge ruled the corrections system failed to follow its own protocols for coping with the pandemic, which has now been blamed for 10 inmate deaths.

A Pilot Program To Help Homeless People In Hawaii May Get Permanent Status Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022

A Pilot Program To Help Homeless People In Hawaii May Get Permanent Status

Hawaii legislators are weighing two bills that would extend the Ohana Zones program, which is otherwise due to expire next year.

Hawaii Seemed Poised To Adopt A Vape Flavor Ban. Then Came The Amendments Flicker: Lindsay Fox at EcigaretteReviewed.com

Hawaii Seemed Poised To Adopt A Vape Flavor Ban. Then Came The Amendments

The amendments were necessary, Rep. Ryan Yamane said, and were in no way influenced by thousands in donations from tobacco companies and lobbyists.

Rep. Nicole Lowen: Support Local Farmers By Fixing Hawaii’s Coffee Labeling Law Stewart Yerton/Civil Beat/2020

Rep. Nicole Lowen: Support Local Farmers By Fixing Hawaii’s Coffee Labeling Law

We should not allow our valuable geographic origin names to be used to market products as something they are not.

These 5 Bills Could Be Game Changers For Hawaii Residents Struggling To Afford A Place To Live Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2021

These 5 Bills Could Be Game Changers For Hawaii Residents Struggling To Afford A Place To Live

Hawaii lawmakers have proposed bills steering hundreds of millions of state and federal dollars toward a range of housing solutions.

This New Hawaii Commission Is Aimed At Open Government. So Why Has It Been Meeting In Secret? Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2015

This New Hawaii Commission Is Aimed At Open Government. So Why Has It Been Meeting In Secret?

The Legislature’s new anti-corruption commission is set to publish an interim report on policy recommendations March 31. Its chair says there was no time to set up public meetings.

Hawaii House Proposes 48 New Positions To Beef Up Child Welfare Services Hawaii News Now/2021

Hawaii House Proposes 48 New Positions To Beef Up Child Welfare Services

Public outcry over the disappearance of Isabella Kalua and concerns about CWS’ role in the case of a Big Island fifth grader raised concerns about the agency.

Council Anticipates Big Budget Boost But War In Ukraine Dampens Economic Future Cory Lum/Civil Beat/2022

Council Anticipates Big Budget Boost But War In Ukraine Dampens Economic Future

The Council on Revenues raised the growth of projected tax collections this year from 15% to 21%.